Shadowing Practice: Learn English Naturally While Making Tea - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello and welcome back to another video.
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This is going to be a slow English vlog to help you learn English naturally while I make a cup of tea.
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There are a couple different ways to make tea and so I will go over both of those.
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The first way that I like to make tea is probably the easiest way
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and it's using a tea bag
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so in this container I have all of my tea bags
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I have a lot of different types of tea in here
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these are all the different types of tea bags I have right now so one of them is a chai tea
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fenugreek tea
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chamomile tea which I love to drink this before I go to bed dandelion tea
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which is a great tea to help with digestion
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and also support your liver and raspberry leaf tea which is really great for women and their hormones.
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So I could make tea using a tea bag.
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Another way to make tea is by using loose leaf tea.
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So this is a bag of black tea
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and it doesn't come in individual bags like the ones I was showing you
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but it's just a big bag with all the tea leaves inside
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and so I'm going to be making loose leaf tea this morning
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and so I'm going to be using two things to make this cup of tea.
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I will first need a kettle to boil the water.
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I will also need a strainer so I can put the loose leaf tea inside while I'm brewing my tea.
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So let's get started.
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So this is the kettle and I will need to add some more water inside.
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So I'm going to put some water inside, put the lid back on,
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and turn on the kettle and I like to boil my tea at 180 degrees.
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As the water is heating up I can put the tea into the strainer so it's ready.
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I have a teaspoon that I will use.
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I like my tea to be strong so I will use two teaspoons of black tea.
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One teaspoon into the strainer and two teaspoons.
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Now the water has finished heating up
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so we can pour it into our cup
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and I will just stir
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the tea grounds in the cup to mix it
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and now we will wait a couple minutes to let the tea finish brewing.
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Okay so it's been a couple minutes so the tea is finished brewing
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so I'm going to remove the strainer and place it down
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and now I will prepare my tea the way I like it.
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like to add milk to my tea
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so I will add a little bit like that
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and then I will We'll give it a stir and now we have a lovely cup of tea.
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If you like your tea sweet, you can always add sugar to it.
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I like mine unsweet so I'm not going to add any sugar to mine.
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I hope this video was helpful to you and your English learning journey.
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If you have any video recommendations, feel free to share them in the comments.
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Until next time, I will see you guys in the next video.
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Bye!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn English Naturally While Making Tea”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tea, bag, add, cup, strainer. This video has 46 sentences and 540 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:03. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| brew verb | /bɹuː/ | To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water. |
| kettle noun | /ˈkɛ.təl/ | A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. |
| stir verb | /stɝ/ | To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it. |
| boil verb | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. |
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| helpful adjective | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| pour verb | /poɹ/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| recommendation noun | /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ | An act of recommending. |
| container noun | /kənˈteɪ.nəɹ/ | An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported. |
| hormone noun | /ˈhoɹmoʊn/ | Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity. |
| strainer noun | /ˈstɹeɪnɚ/ | A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain… |
| teaspoon noun | /ˈtiˌspun/ | A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass. |
| camomile noun | /ˈkæ.məˌmaɪl/ | Matricaria chamomilla, German chamomile or Hungarian chamomile, with fragrant flowers used for tea, and as an herbal remedy. |
| dandelion noun | /ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/ | Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| heat up verb | To heat, to cause to become hotter. |
| go over verb | To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | finished heating · finish brewing · finished brewing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will go · will first · will also need |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | is going to be · I'm going to be · I'm going to put |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm brewing · is heating |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, doesn't, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, dandelion /ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/
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 leaf, brew, kettle.
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.