Shadowing Practice: Listening English ▶ Listening Practice Through Dictation 2 ▶ Unit 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 3.
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Save the Turtles.
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Have you heard about the plan to save turtles in Mexico?
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No. What is the story?
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Turtles are in danger of becoming extinct around the world.
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Every year, thousands of turtles lay eggs on the beach.
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After the turtles lay their eggs in the sand, people come along and take them.
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I suppose the people like eating turtle eggs.
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Exactly.
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Turtles are beginning to stay away from certain places now.
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There are fewer and fewer of them left.
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There is a new project in Mexico to save these eggs.
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Then turtles will not become extinct.
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I think it's a very good project.
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Is there anything we can do to help?
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I'm going to call the Environmental Protection Hotline.
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They might have some information about the project to help save turtles in Mexico.
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They might even have a brochure.
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Let's find the website on my computer.
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Oh, here it is.
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The address is www .enviro .com.
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There's plenty of information here.
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Great!
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Let's see what we can do to help save turtles in Mexico.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 24 sentences and 177 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:09. The speaker talks at a natural 154 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| turtle noun | /ˈtɝtl̩/ | Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise. |
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| fewer | /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ | Less; a smaller amount of something non-integral commonly expressed as an integer |
| extinct adjective | /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ | Of feelings, a person's spirit, a state of affairs, etc.: put out, as if like a fire; quenched, suppressed. |
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| brochure noun | /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/ | A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes. |
| enviro noun | An ecofreak. | |
| danger noun | /ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | Exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury. |
| suppose verb | /səˈpoʊz/ | To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe. |
| beginning noun | /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/ | The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort… |
| computer noun | /kəmˈpju.tɚ/ | A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large… |
| unit noun | /ˈjuː.nɪt/ | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| beach noun | /ˈbiːt͡ʃ/ | The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. |
| address noun | /əˈdɹɛs/ | A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style. |
| plenty noun | /ˈplɛnti/ | A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude; a great deal. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come along verb | To accompany. |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like turtle, egg, fewer.
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.