Shadowing Practice: LITTLE FOX - SINGLE STORIES 1 to 23 - LEVEL 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I see.
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I see a rock.
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I see an ant.
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I see a flower.
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I see a butterfly.
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I see a bee.
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I see a tree.
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I see a cat Oh, run!
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Happy birthday!
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Balloons
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Huts Cookies and candies
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Cups and plates
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gifts and cards a cake candles
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Surprise!
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Happy birthday!
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Greedy Monkey I want an apple.
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I want a banana.
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I want a pear.
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I want an orange.
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I want a peach.
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I want a strawberry.
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I want a watermelon.
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Oh, poor monkey.
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Balloons One balloon.
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Two balloons.
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Three balloons.
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Four balloons.
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Five balloons.
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Six balloons.
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Seven balloons.
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Eight balloons.
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Nine balloons.
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Ten balloons.
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Oh, I am going up, up, up!
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Rainbow Car Red car Pink car Orange car
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Yellow car Green car Blue car Brown car
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Purple car Rainbow car
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Dreams In my dreams
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I can fly.
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I can drive.
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I can cook.
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I can run.
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I can play music.
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I can swim.
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Sweet dreams!
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One cloud, many clouds.
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One cloud.
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Many clouds.
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One drop.
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Many drops.
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One umbrella.
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Many umbrellas.
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One kid.
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Many kids.
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Me too!
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Daddy builds.
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I build too.
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Mommy cooks.
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I cook too.
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Daddy paints.
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I paint too.
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Mommy drives I drive too
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Daddy sleeps I sleep too
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It's snowy It's foggy
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It's chilly
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It's cloudy It's windy
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It's stormy.
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It's snowy.
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It's sunny!
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Now I can play outside Christmas is coming
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We hang We shop We wrap.
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We share.
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We bake.
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We eat.
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We sing We speak Merry Christmas!
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The End The End The End Teddy's Day Teddy is happy.
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Teddy is angry.
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Teddy is sad.
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Teddy is sad.
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Teddy is thirsty.
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I want water.
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Teddy is tired.
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Teddy is hungry.
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Teddy is sleepy.
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Good night.
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Morning, afternoon, evening, night.
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It is morning.
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We eat breakfast.
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It is afternoon.
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We eat lunch.
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It is evening.
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We eat dinner.
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It is night.
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We go to bed.
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Good night.
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Snowball This is Snowball.
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I love her.
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I feed her.
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I pet her.
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I play with her.
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I wash her.
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I chase her.
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Come back, Snowball!
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Cute!
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Meow!
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The kitten is cute!
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Meow!
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Meow!
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Meow!
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Meow!
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The puppy is cute.
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The duckling is cute.
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The chick is cute.
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The piglet is cute.
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The lamb is cute.
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The calf is cute.
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I love them all.
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Red light, green light.
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Green light, go!
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Red light, stop!
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You're out!
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Green light, go!
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Yellow light, go slow!
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You're out Red light, stop You're out Green light, go
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Hooray!
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I win! Where is Fluffy? Where is Fluffy?
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Not under the bed. Where is Fluffy?
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Not under the sofa. Where is Fluffy?
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Not under the table. Where is Fluffy?
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Not under the car. Where is Fluffy?
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She's under the tree!
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Musical Chairs 1, 2, 3,
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4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Eight Chairs
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I'm out.
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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
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Seven chairs.
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I'm out.
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One, two, three, four, five, six.
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Six chairs.
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I'm out.
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One, two, three, four, five
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Five chairs I'm out One,
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two, three, four Four chairs.
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I'm out.
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One, two, three.
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Three chairs.
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I'm out.
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One, two.
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Two chairs.
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I'm out.
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One.
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One chair.
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I win.
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I win.
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Winter Frost on the window Dark sky
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Snowflakes Snowsuit and boots Mittens
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Snowman Hot chocolate Fireplace Oh, winter! At school.
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I like to say hello.
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I like to listen.
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I like to talk.
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I like to dance.
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I like to sing
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I like to play
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I like to eat I like to say goodbye
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Splat Splat
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Buzz Oof!
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Splash!
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Boom!
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Vroom Drip drop Click
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Vroom Slam!
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Pass the pie, please.
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Pass the bread, please.
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Pass the butter, please.
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Pass the chicken, please.
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Pass the rice, please.
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Pass the corn, please.
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Pass the milk, please.
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Pass the pie, please.
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Thank you Look left, look right
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Look, wait Look left, look right Okay,
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cross Look, wait Look left,
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look right Okay, cross Look!
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Wait!
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Look left!
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Look right!
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Okay!
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Cross!
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Wait!
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Stop!
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We're here!
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The ant.
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Crawl down the wall.
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Climb over the sofa.
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Crawl under the table.
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Climb over the slippers.
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Crawl past the cat.
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Climb up the chair.
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Crawl onto the plate A piece of pie!
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Yum, yum, yum!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “LITTLE FOX - SINGLE STORIES 1 to 23 - LEVEL 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: balloon, chair, Teddy, cute, pass. This video has 199 sentences and 681 words to shadow. The speech runs for 28:49. 69% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
balloon noun/bəˈlun/An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
cloud noun/ˈklaʊ̯d/A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
crawl verb/kɹɔːl/To move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm or insect, or on one's hands and knees, like a human baby.
daddy noun/ˈdædi/Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
climb verb/ˈklaɪ̯m/To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
monkey noun/ˈmʌŋki/A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails…
umbrella noun/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
sofa noun/ˈsoʊ̯fə/An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
chase verb/t͡ʃeɪs/To follow at speed.
flower noun/ˈfloʊɚ/A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
butter noun/ˈbʌtɚ/A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).
boom verb/bum/To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
purple noun/ˈpɝ.pl̩/A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come back verbTo return to a place.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 balloon, cloud, crawl.

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.

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