Shadowing Practice: Lima's Red Hot Chilli - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Lima's Red Hot Chili Written by David Mills Illustrated by Derek Brazell When Lima got home from school,
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she felt hungry.
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I feel hungry, she said.
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Plenty of food in the kitchen, shouted her mother.
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But don't eat the red-hot chilli!" So Lima went to the kitchen for a nibble.
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She found a hairy brown coconut.
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But it was just too hard.
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The shiny samosas were just too cold.
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The can of spaghetti was just too difficult.
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And the sticky sweets were just too high up for Lima.
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Then she saw it.
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The most delicious, shiny, red thing.
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The red hot chilli.
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Quietly and secretly, Lima popped it into her mouth.
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Crunch.
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not keep her secret very long,
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Lima's face got hotter and hotter and hotter and fireworks flew out of her mouth.
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Her mother came to help.
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Water, water, try some water.
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So Lima swallowed a whole glass of cold, cold water, which was nice,
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but her mouth was still too hot.
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Then her dad came to help.
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Ice cream, ice cream, try some ice cream.
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So Lima ate dollops of freezing ice cream, which was lovely.
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But her mouth was still too hot.
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Then her auntie came to help.
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Jelly, jelly, try some jelly.
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So Lima ate mountains of wobbly jelly, which was yummy.
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But her mouth was still too hot.
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Then her grandad came to help.
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Mango, mango, try some mango.
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So Lima ate a whole juicy mango, which was delicious.
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But her mouth was still too hot.
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At last her grandma came to help.
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Milk, milk, try some milk.
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So Lima drank a huge jug of cool milk.
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Then slowly… Lima smiled a milky smile.
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Ah, said Lima, no more red hot chili.
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Phew, said everyone.
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Now, said Lima's mum, are you still hungry?
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No, said Lima, holding her belly just a bit full.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 41 sentences and 309 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:03. The speaker talks slowly, about 76 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 73% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| jelly noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛli/ | A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and… |
| chili noun | /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ | The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. |
| mango noun | /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/ | Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| quietly adverb | /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ | Producing little or no noise. |
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| grandma noun | /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ | Grandmother. |
| belly noun | /ˈbɛli/ | The abdomen (especially a fat one). |
| 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. |
| secretly adverb | /ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/ | In secret, covertly. |
| coconut noun | /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/ | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| swallow verb | /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ | To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. |
| hairy adjective | /ˈhɛɹ.i/ | Having a lot of body hair. |
| sticky adjective | /ˈstɪki/ | Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, 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 jelly, chili, mango.
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.