Shadowing Practice: LIONS 🦁 Animals FOR KIDS - Episode 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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smile
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and learn hey there today i'm here to tell you about
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one of the fiercest animals the lion do you want to
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know some incredible things about lions here we go the lion is a vertebrate animal
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that is it has an internal skeleton it belongs to the mammals group
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and it's carnivorous so it eats It's other animals that live in the same habitat, the savannah.
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Lions usually reach a height of 8 feet and weigh between 400 and 550 pounds,
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although males can reach up to 840 pounds.
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Wild lions live in a pride and are very social animals.
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Did you know that lionesses are in charge of hunting?
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They go out in groups, and their favorite prey are usually large animals, such as wild boars, buffaloes, or zebras.
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Females hunt and care for cubs together.
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In fact, they live in the same pride their entire lives.
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Males are very easy to distinguish by their mane, which can be brown or black.
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Their roar is so loud that it can even be heard from five miles away.
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Sometimes young males abandon the group or are expelled from it and have to live alone or establish their own herd.
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Today lions live in various regions of Africa such as Kenya, Tanzania, Gambia and Senegal.
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as well as in India.
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Although they are known as the kings of the jungle, the truth is that their habitat is the savannah, a landscape characterized by large tracts of land,
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low vegetation, and few trees.
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The Lion Pride territory can cover more than 150 square miles.
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When hunting, lionesses run very fast, up to 50 miles per hour.
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Although they sometimes hunt during the day, most lionesses prefer to hunt at night.
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Meanwhile, the males defend their domain from intruders and make sure that no other animal disturbs the group.
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This is my favorite part.
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Lions are real sleepers.
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They can sleep as much as 20 hours a day.
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Since they hunt mostly at night, they sleep during most of the daylight hours.
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In the last 30 years, the numbers of lions living on our planet has dropped by half.
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Several scientific studies indicate that the number of lions will continue to decrease if we don't ban hunting.
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Well, you've learned several things already about these fascinating animals.
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Now I'm off in a hurry.
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Let's hope they don't get hungry!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 37 sentences and 429 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:57. The speaker talks slowly, about 108 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% 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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| lion noun | /ˈlaɪən/ | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| pound noun | /ˈpaʊ̯nd/ | A unit of weight in various measurement systems. |
| habitat noun | /ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/ | Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live. |
| meanwhile adverb | /ˈmiːnwaɪl/ | During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place. |
| defend verb | /dɪˈfɪnd/ | To ward off attacks against (something or someone). |
| establish verb | /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ | To make stable or firm; to confirm. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| belong verb | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | To have its proper place. |
| landscape noun | /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ | A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features. |
| indicate verb | /ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/ | To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known. |
| domain noun | /ˌdəʊˈmeɪ̯n/ | A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization. |
| decrease verb | /dɪˈkɹiːs/ | Of a quantity, to become smaller. |
| buffalo noun | /ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/ | An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis. |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| jungle noun | /ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ | A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has dropped · you've learned · we've learned |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be heard · are expelled · are known |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/, vegetation /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: vegetation /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/, carnivorous /kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/, characterize /ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz/
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 lion, pound, habitat.
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.