Shadowing Practice: Look Outside! A Snowy Morning - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Daddy, look! Everything is white!
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Wow! It's snow! So much snow!
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Can we go outside? Please?
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Yes! Let's find your boots.
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What can you see out there?
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I can see big white trees.
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And the cars are white too!
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Look, there's a red bird on the fence.
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Oh, it's so small and cute!
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Brr! It's very cold!
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Here, put your hat on.
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My hat is pink. Your hat is blue.
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Ha! Yes, and my nose is red!
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Let's make a snowman!
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Yes! A big, big snowman!
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Roll the snow. Make a ball.
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Oh no. My ball is too small.
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That's okay. It can be the head!
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He needs eyes. Two black stones!
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And a nose. Here's a carrot.
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He has a long orange nose!
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Uh-oh. What's in your hand?
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It's a snowball! Catch, Daddy!
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Hey! That's cold!
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Sorry, Daddy! Are you okay?
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I'm fine. But now it's my turn!
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Come inside now. Your hands are cold.
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Can I have hot chocolate?
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Of course. With marshmallows!
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This is the best snowy day!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 30 sentences and 172 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:29. The speaker talks at a steady 116 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fence noun | /fɛns/ | A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. |
| boot noun | /but/ | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |
| carrot noun | /ˈkæɹət/ | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus. |
| snowman noun | /ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ | A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and… |
| marshmallow noun | /ˈmɑɹʃˌmɛl.oʊ/ | Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain. |
| snowball noun | /ˈsnoʊbɔl/ | A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow… |
| snowy adjective | /ˈsnoʊi/ | Marked by snow; characterized by snow. |
| snow noun | /snoʊ̯/ | The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation… |
| nose noun | [nəʊ̯z] | A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell. |
| cute adjective | /kjuːt/ | Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair… |
| bird noun | /ˈbɜːd/ | An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of… |
| orange noun | /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/ | An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit). |
| pink noun | /ˈpɪŋk/ | A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. |
| chocolate noun | /ˈtʃɔk.(ə.)lɪt/ | A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| see out verb | To accompany a guest to the door when he or she leaves (also used figuratively). |
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 fence, boot, carrot.
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.