Shadowing Practice: Learn English Easy Method - Basic Vocabulary! (Comprehensible Input) 英語初心者を学ぶ - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This is a grey dog.
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So this is a grey dog.
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Is it a blue dog?
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No, it's not a blue dog.
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It's a grey dog.
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And this grey dog is sitting.
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It is sitting down.
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So this is a bone.
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It is a white bone.
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And here, the dog is chewing on the bone it's chewing on the bone here
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so the dog is chewing on the bone the dog is using its teeth its teeth
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so the dog is using its teeth to chew to chew on the bone here
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so this gray dog is using its teeth to chew on the bone this is a cat
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and and it's a yellow cat here
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so this is a yellow cat is it a brown cat
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no it's not a brown cat it's a yellow cat
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and the cat is very scared the cat is scared why is the cat scared why is the cat scared
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because of the grey dog
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because the grey dog is barking see the grey dog is
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barking the grey dog is barking at the yellow cat
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so this grey dog is barking at the yellow cat
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and this is why the yellow cat is scared the yellow cat is scared
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because the grey dog is barking this is the yellow cat
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and the yellow cat is still scared very scared
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and the grey dog is here and the grey dog is still barking
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so the grey dog is barking and
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that is why the yellow cat is scared the yellow cat is scared
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because the gray dog is barking
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and the gray dog is chasing the yellow cat the gray
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dog is chasing the cat mm -hmm it's chasing it the yellow the yellow cat is running is running
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but the gray dog is also running the grey dog is running as well
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so the grey dog is chasing chasing the yellow cat here
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and the yellow cat is scared
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because the grey dog is chasing it grey dog is chasing it and that's why the yellow cat is scared.
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This is a light.
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This is a light here and this is a light switch.
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It's a light switch.
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Actually there are two switches.
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There is a green switch and there is a red switch.
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The green switch is to turn on the light.
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The red switch is to turn off the light
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so the green turn on the red turn off somebody turns on the light
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so somebody turns the light on somebody turns on the light here but then somebody turns off the light
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so they turn the light off first they turn it on
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and then they turn it off see look at this picture
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look at this picture is the light turned off no the
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light is not turned off the light is turned on look
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at this picture is the light turned on no the light
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is not turned on here the light is turned off the light is turned off
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because somebody has turned off the light with the red switch this is a river
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so this is a river here
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and there are trees how many trees can you see here
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is one tree two trees maybe three three trees here
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so there are three trees in this picture
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and there is a river here there is a river with water there is water in the river here
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so there's a river here with water
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now look at this picture there is a bridge so this is a bridge and the bridge goes over
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the water the bridge goes over the river here see there
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is a river with water in it there's a river
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but the the gray bridge the gray bridge goes over the water over the water like this
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so now there is a gray bridge going over the water going over the river here over the river
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and here we can see there is a woman
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so the woman is crossing the river the woman is crossing the bridge she is crossing the bridge
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and she is crossing the river
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so the woman is crossing the bridge here we can see a boy the boy is riding a bicycle
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so the boy is riding a bicycle
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and he is riding a bicycle over the bridge he is riding a bicycle across the bridge.
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So the boy is crossing.
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He is crossing the bridge on his bicycle.
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He's crossing the bridge on his bicycle.
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Is the boy walking across the bridge?
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Is he walking across the bridge?
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No, he's not walking.
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He's not walking.
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He is riding his bicycle across the bridge here.
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He's riding his bicycle in this picture we can see this
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man is driving he is driving a motorbike it is a small
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small motorbike and the man is driving across the bridge here he is driving across the bridge
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and across the river driving across the river
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and over the bridge here is the man walking across the
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bridge no he's not he's not walking across the bridge he
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is driving he is driving his motorbike across the bridge here
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he's not walking he's driving now we can see we can
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see a car there is a car on the bridge here the bridge
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which goes over the river here there is a car
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and the car is crossing the bridge the car is crossing the bridge
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and of course somebody is driving they are driving the car over the bridge
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or across the bridge so they are driving across the bridge the bridge
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which goes over the river this is a radio this here
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you can see this is a radio the radio plays music
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plays music the radio now the radio is playing music see we can see
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that the radio is playing music
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because the radio is turned on the radio is turned on
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is the radio turned off is it turned off no the
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radio is not turned off the radio is turned on you
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can see here we have a dial this is called a dial
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and you can turn the dial like this you can turn it turn it
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there is zero here and it goes to 10
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so we have zero and 10 this is a dial
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and it is the volume it is the volume
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so zero is very quiet zero is quiet and ten is very loud
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so zero is a low volume and ten is a loud volume
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so this is the volume
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and in this picture you can see the volume is high it is very loud very loud radio
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because the volume is at 10 it is nearly at 10
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so the the volume is very loud and the radio is very loud now
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because the volume is very high
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because somebody has turned they have turned the dial they have turned up the volume to be very loud
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that is the end of the video thank you for watching i will see you in the next video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn English Easy Method - Basic Vocabulary! (Comprehensible Input) 英語初心者を学ぶ”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bridge, dog, cat, grey, yellow. This video has 109 sentences and 1177 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:14. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| grey adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Commonwealth standard spelling of gray. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| gray adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness. |
| bicycle noun | /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ | A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s… |
| bark noun | /bɑɹk/ | The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree or of various other woody plants. |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| chew verb | /tʃuː/ | To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. |
| dial noun | /ˈdaɪ.əl/ | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). |
| motorbike verb | /ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/ | To ride a motorbike; to travel by motorbike. |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| switch noun | /swɪt͡ʃ/ | A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow. |
| loud adjective | /ˈlaʊ̯d/ | Of great intensity. |
| zero noun | /ˈzɪɹoʊ/ | The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. |
| quiet adjective | /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/ | With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turn off verb | To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.). |
| go over verb | To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze. |
| going over noun | An inspection, examination, review, or investigation. |
| light off verb | To light the fire on a gas boiler to turn it on. |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
| turn up verb | To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is not turned · is turned · is called |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has turned |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is sitting · is chewing · is using |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like grey, scare, gray.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.