Shadowing Practice: Lesson 19- Presentation - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Glaciers shape the earth.
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Nature's bulldozers.
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Did you know glaciers can carve valleys, create lakes and leave behind towering piles of dirt?
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These icy giants act like nature's sculptures, shaping the earth in incredible ways.
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Let's see how they've transformed landscapes over time glaciers are the largest moving objects on earth scraping rocks
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and soils from their paths like giant bulldozers we can see
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the effect of glaciers in many places for example California's Yosemite
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Valley was once filled by a glacier over 3,000 feet deep
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this glacier carved a giant u-shaped valley in the rock
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and left behind ridges of dirt and gravel called moraines in other places
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erosion by glaciers resulted in the creation of lakes the great
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lakes formed from basins scooped out by the passage of a glacier when the ice melted these basins filled with water
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Lesson 19- Presentation”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: glacier, lakes, giant, valley, earth. This video has 12 sentences and 141 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:12. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| glacier noun | /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/ | A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill. |
| bulldozer noun | /ˈbʊlˌdoʊzɚ/ | A tractor with caterpillar tracks and an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building… |
| carve verb | /kɑɹv/ | To cut meat in order to serve it. |
| basin noun | /ˈbeɪsɪn/ | A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall. |
| dirt noun | /dɝt/ | Soil or earth. |
| moraine noun | /məˈɹeɪn/ | An accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier. |
| scrape verb | /skɹeɪp/ | To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure. |
| erosion noun | /ɪˈɹəʊʒən/ | The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face. |
| scoop noun | /skup/ | Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material. |
| gravel noun | /ˈɡɹævəl/ | Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast. |
| sculpture noun | /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/ | A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting). |
| melt verb | /mɛlt/ | To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. |
| transform verb | /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/ | To change greatly the appearance or form of. |
| ridge noun | /ɹɪd͡ʒ/ | The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped. |
| pile noun | /paɪl/ | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leave behind verb | To abandon. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | they've transformed |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the largest |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: glacier /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/, erosion /ɪˈɹəʊʒən/
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 glacier, bulldozer, carve.
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.