Shadowing Practice: LV3 013 Wonderful Water - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Wonderful Water Water is wonderful.
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Do you know why?
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We all need water to wash our hands and faces.
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Water is wonderful.
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Mommy needs water to make lemonade.
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Water is wonderful.
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Farmers need water to grow fruits and vegetables.
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Water is wonderful.
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Dams need water to make electricity.
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Water is wonderful.
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Firefighters need water to put out fires.
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Water is wonderful.
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Water is wonderful.
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People need water to be healthy.
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Water is wonderful.
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We need water to swim.
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Water is wonderful.
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Fish need water to breathe.
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Water is wonderful.
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Water helps us in many ways.
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So, we need to keep our water clean.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “LV3 013 Wonderful Water”. This video has 21 sentences and 103 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:27. The speaker talks slowly, about 71 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
electricity noun/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now…
breathe verb/bɹiːð/To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
swim verb/swɪm/To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
dam noun/ˈdæm/A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water…
farmer noun/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.
vegetable noun/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
firefighter noun/ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/A person who has been trained to put out fires.
fruit noun/fɹut/A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically
wonderful adjective/ˈwʌndəfl̩/Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.
clean adjective/kliːn/Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
fish noun/ˈfɪʃ/A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod.
grow verb/ˈɡɹəʊ/To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
healthy adjective/ˈhɛl.θi/Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
put out verbTo blind (eyes).

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, healthy /ˈhɛl.θi/
  • Long words — get the stress right: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/

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 electricity, breathe, swim.

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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