Shadowing Practice: Level 3 Book 1 S1 - Fish in the Street - Learn English Speaking with Video
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One Story a Day.
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Published by DC Canada Education Publishing.
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Book 1 for January.
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Story One.
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Fish in the street.
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It rained.
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It rained all day.
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It rained all night.
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It rained and rained and would not stop.
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it rained for three days the water was everywhere close to
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the city there was a fish pond it was full of fish The rain filled the pond with water.
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The water rose higher and higher.
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Then the walls of the fish pond broke.
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The water rushed out of the pond.
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The fish rushed out of the pond, too.
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They spilled into the streets nearby.
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There was almost half a meter of water in the streets.
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"Look, there are fish in the street," a young girl exclaimed.
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I can see them swimming right here in our street.
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Thank you.
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Kids from the neighborhood got their fishing poles.
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They put on their raincoats and their boots.
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They went out and started to fish.
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Hey, shouted a boy.
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I have a fish.
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I caught a fish.
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The fish were everywhere.
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Some kids caught fish.
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Others had fun trying to catch one.
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Parents came out to help them too.
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The street became busy and noisy.
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It was filled with laughter.
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Everyone was having a good time.
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It stopped raining after a while.
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The owner of the fish pond fixed the hole.
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People heard on the radio where the fish had come from.
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They helped the owner collect the fish and put them back into the pond.
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The street was just a normal street again.
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But the children said, We will never forget this day, the day we fished in the street.
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It was the best day ever.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Level 3 Book 1 S1 - Fish in the Street”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: fish, pond, rained. This video has 40 sentences and 281 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:21. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pond noun | /pɑnd/ | An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. |
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
| pole noun | /pəʊl/ | Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| boot noun | /but/ | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |
| laughter noun | /ˈlæftɚ/ | The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound. |
| shout verb | /ʃaʊt/ | To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc. |
| spill verb | /spɪl/ | To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. |
| metre noun | /ˈmiːtəɹ/ | The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in… |
| noisy adjective | /ˈnɔɪzi/ | Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound |
| exclaim verb | /ɛkˈskleɪm/ | To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion. |
| raincoat noun | /ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/ | A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, shout /ʃaʊt/
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 pond, rush, collect.
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.