Shadowing Practice: Making a Pumpkin Pie with Grandma - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Okay, honey, tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Let's make the pie!
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Great! This is my first pumpkin pie!
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First, we need pumpkin, eggs, sugar, and milk.
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And the spices, right? Cinnamon and ginger?
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Yes! You remembered. Your mom loved those spices too.
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Now, open the can and put the pumpkin in the bowl.
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Okay. Wow, it's so orange and soft!
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Good. Next, add two eggs and the sugar.
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Two eggs, and one cup of sugar. Done!
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Now mix it slowly. Don't hurry, honey.
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Hmm, can I taste it? Just a little?
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Wait... why is it so salty?
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Salty? Oh no. Show me that jar, please.
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Oh, honey. This is the salt, not the sugar.
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Oh no... I'm so sorry, Grandma.
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Ugh, the two jars look the same!
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Don't worry. We have one more can of pumpkin.
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Let's start again. It's easy!
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You know, I made the same mistake once.
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Really? You? When was that?
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It was fifty years ago, in my mother's kitchen.
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She just laughed and laughed. Then we made another one!
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Wow, I love that story, Grandma.
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Now, the pie goes in the oven for one hour.
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This time, I'll set the timer. No more mistakes.
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Wow, it smells so good! Is it ready?
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Yes, it's ready. Look at that beautiful color!
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Can we eat a piece now? Please?
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Ha, no! It's for tomorrow, honey.
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Okay, okay. Next year, I'll make it for everyone!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Making a Pumpkin Pie with Grandma”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: pumpkin, honey, sugar, pie, eggs. This video has 30 sentences and 234 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:03. The speaker talks at a steady 114 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 12 of its 30 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| pumpkin noun | /ˈpʌm(p).kɪn/ | A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon. |
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| spice noun | /spaɪs/ | Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food. |
| salty adjective | /ˈsɔlti/ | Tasting of salt. |
| fifty noun | /ˈfɪfti/ | A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50. |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| oven noun | /ˈʌ.vn̩/ | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| ginger noun | /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚ/ | The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative. |
| jar noun | /d͡ʒɑː/ | An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial. |
| timer noun | /ˈtaɪmɚ/ | A device used to measure amounts of time. |
| sugar noun | /ˈʃʊɡə/ | A food consisting of small, sweet crystals, principally of sucrose, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used as sweetener and preservative. |
| mistake noun | /mɪˈsteɪk/ | An error. |
| laugh verb | /læf/ | To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and… |
| soft adjective | /sɔft/ | Easily giving way under pressure. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Hmm, can I taste it?
- It was fifty years ago, in my mother's kitchen.
- This time, I'll set the timer.
- Can we eat a piece now?
- Next year, I'll make it for everyone!
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 honey, pumpkin, egg.
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.