Shadowing Practice: Lots of Hearts - All Aboard Reading - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Lots of Hearts by Mary Ann Koka-Leffler I am making cards.
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I have paper, tape, and paint.
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My dog wags her tail.
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She wants to help, but I say no. I make lots of hearts.
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I make a card for my dad.
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It has a pink heart and red roses on it.
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I hide it in his book.
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I make a card for my mom.
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It has a red heart and pink bows on it.
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I hide it in her boot.
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I make a card for my fish.
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It has a blue heart and a yellow shell on it.
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I tape it to the fish bowl.
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And I make a card for my dog.
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It has a green heart and a big bone on it.
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I hide it in her doghouse.
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Now I say to Dad, Look in your book.
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You will find a card.
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Dad looks, But there is no card.
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I say to Mom, Look in your boot.
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You will find a card.
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Mom looks.
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But there is no card.
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I go to the fish bowl.
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There is no card for the fish.
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I go to the dog house.
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Here are the cards.
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My dog has all the cards.
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And my dog also has a big surprise for me.
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My dog had puppies.
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What a happy Valentine's Day.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Lots of Hearts - All Aboard Reading”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: card, dog, fish, hide, dad. This video has 33 sentences and 225 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:47. 79% 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
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tape noun | /teɪ̯p/ | Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape. |
| boot noun | /but/ | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| shell noun | /ʃɛl/ | The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. |
| tail noun | /ˈteɪ̯l/ | An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something. |
| bow noun | /ˈboʊ̯/ | A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows. |
| puppy noun | /ˈpʌpi/ | A young rat. |
| doghouse noun | Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog. | |
| wag verb | /wæɡ/ | To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief. |
| bowl noun | /boʊl/ | As much as is held by a bowl. |
| pink noun | /ˈpɪŋk/ | A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| paint verb | /peɪnt/ | To apply paint to. |
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 tape, boot, bone.
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.