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Unit 12 Bang Yi Once upon a time, there was a poor, kind man named Bang Yi.
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He had a rich but greedy brother.
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One day, Bang Yi asked his brother to give him some grain seeds to grow.
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His greedy brother gave Bang Yi some poisoned seeds.
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Only one plant grew from the poisoned seeds, but Bang Yi was very happy.
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He took good care of the plant.
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Then one afternoon, a bird came and stole the plant.
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Bang Yi chased the bird into the forest.
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In the forest, he saw two monsters using a magic stick to turn rocks into food.
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Bang Yi hid behind a big rock and watched the monsters.
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The monsters ate a lot of food.
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Soon, they became very sleepy.
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When the monsters had fallen asleep, Wang Yi took their magic stick.
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He became very rich.
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Wang Yi's greedy brother went to the forest to find a magic stick for himself.
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The angry monsters saw him.
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They chased him deep into the forest.
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The greedy brother was never seen again.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 18 sentences and 175 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:20. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 71% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

  • greedy /ˈɡɹiːdi/ (adjective) — Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
  • seed /siːd/ (noun) — Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
  • chase /t͡ʃeɪs/ (verb) — To follow at speed.
  • poison /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ (noun) — A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
  • steal /stiːl/ (verb) — To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
  • asleep /əˈsliːp/ (adjective) — In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
  • grain /ɡɹeɪn/ (noun) — The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice.
  • sleepy /ˈsliːpi/ (adjective) — Tired; feeling the need for sleep.
  • monster /ˈmɑnstɚ/ (noun) — A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or fictional kind.
  • bird /ˈbɜːd/ (noun) — An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of…
  • angry /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ (adjective) — Displaying or feeling anger.
  • forest /ˈfɔɹəst/ (noun) — A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
  • plant /plɑːnt/ (noun) — An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a…
  • magic /ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/ (noun) — The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order…
  • stick /stɪk/ (noun) — A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

  • hide behind (verb) — To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or something as a shield.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like greedy, seed, chase.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwas never seen

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →