Shadowing Practice: 🐺 Mini Wolf - Mini Play | EPISODE 2 | SEASON 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What I love best about my grandparents going on vacation is when they come back, they always bring home a ton of gifts for their beloved Mini Wolf.
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Don't be so glum, Mordecai.
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They're coming.
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Put him down, sweetie.
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Dad!
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Dad!
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Look!
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They're here!
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There they are!
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Hello, everyone.
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Hey, Grandma!
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Grandpa!
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Okay, where are the gifts?
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Where are they?
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Oh, Mini-Wolf, where are your manners?
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At least let your Grandma and Grandpa come in first.
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There.
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Now, now, Mini-Wolf.
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There's no need to sulk.
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Here, have a look in this bag.
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There's something in it for you.
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But some of the gifts are for your little sister, of course.
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Here, these are for you, Leeloo.
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Oh, a rattle.
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Yay, a remote-controlled helicopter.
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Whoa.
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Thanks, Grandma.
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Thanks, Grandpa.
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Is that all?
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Where's my second gift?
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Oh, kids.
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They never have enough.
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Okay, well, I need to cut some more wood.
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Let me help you.
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Hello!
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You're just in time, Anderson.
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Minnie Wolf received a nice gift.
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Okay, it's nap time now.
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Oh, wow!
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Your helicopter is pretty sweet.
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Sleep tight, Leeloo.
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It's not fair.
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Guess how many turns the propeller makes in one minute?
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I don't know.
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All I know is that I only got one gift Well, Leeloo, she got two, right?
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I get it.
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Anyway, your helicopter is great.
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If I were you, I'd be so happy.
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Oh, you never understand anything anyway.
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Hey, if you really want to have two gifts, let's do a trade.
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Look!
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Oh, yeah!
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Okay, great.
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But we'll go to my room to play.
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Grr, grr!
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I am the terrible Dinowolf!
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No, you will not pass, Dinowolf!
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I, Mordecai, will conquer you!
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Woo-hoo!
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One thousand degree turns!
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Returns Transport operation takes now to two o'clock special mission urgent ninja transport
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I'm having fun too dino wolf on the attack
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Water-kai I'll get you ultra dangerous maneuver warning enemies in sight return to the base immediately you need help Roger
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Rappond Roger here.
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No, thank you.
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Hey Anderson the toys you traded with me are great.
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I hope you don't regret it. Do you?
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Because if you really want to, I can trade them back to you for the helicopter.
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Yeah, I get it.
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Now that you see me playing with the helicopter, you want it back, right?
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No, that's not why.
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But if you want to, I'll even agree to trade you three toys for it instead of two, or even four toys.
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Even if you offered me ten toys, I wouldn't trade it because I don't want to.
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Or maybe you could trade Mordecai.
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Huh?
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Okay, now you're dreaming.
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I would never trade Mordecai, never!
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I love him!
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He's my favorite!
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My father brought him back from Japan for me.
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I don't care.
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I love this helicopter, and I'm keeping it.
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Okay, but can I play with it a little?
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Not right away.
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First, I want to go try it outside.
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Yeah, big snout.
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I'll lend it to you right after.
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Sure, sure, he's had it for at least 45 minutes.
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Landing!
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Woo-hoo!
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Who wants some delicious cherries?
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Who wants some?
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Whoa-ho-ho!
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Mmm, delicious!
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Who wants my delicious cherries?
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Okay, it's your turn.
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Can I have some cherries?
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Can I have some, please?
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Oh, look how cute those two are.
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They're sharing the cherries.
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They're perfectly ripe.
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Eat and enjoy.
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And a little turn to the left.
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But Daddy, the helicopter's not for adults.
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I would have liked to have one like that at your age.
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You're really lucky.
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Grandma and Grandpa had trouble finding it.
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They searched so many stores.
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Come on, I'll let you play.
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Here.
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I believe you were playing with it, Anderson.
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Thank you, sir.
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It's my turn!
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Come on, it's my turn!
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Come on!
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Enough!
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Give it back to me right now!
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Don't touch it, Big Snail!
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But it's mine!
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No, giving is giving, and taking back is stealing, okay?
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Too bad.
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If you're gonna be like that, I'm going home, and I'm taking the remote control.
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Mini-wolf!
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Wait a second, Anderson, please.
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So, are you having fun with your helicopter?
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It took Grandma and I a fair bit of time to find it.
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But once we saw it, we knew it would make you happy.
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So what would make us really happy now would be if you could give us a little demonstration.
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Uh...
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It's just that I'm willing to lend it to him.
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Yes, he will lend me my helicopter because I lent it to him.
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We lend each other lots of stuff because we're friends.
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Well, very good, children.
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We will wait for you under the pergola.
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Okay, Grandpa, we'll be there in a minute.
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Anderson's almost finished trying it.
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We're so glad you're having so much fun with it.
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Don't worry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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Don't be angry, Mordecai.
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Here, Anderson, here.
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Here, I'll trade it for.. for my...
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What?
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You're willing to trade Mordecai to get your helicopter back?
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Well, because it was a gift from my grandpa and my grandma.
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You can keep your Mordecai.
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What?
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Yeah, and the helicopter.
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You can keep it too.
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You can keep it for life.
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What?
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For the rest of my life?
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It's true?
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You mean forever?
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All the way until...uh...uh...until we're old and it's our turn to become Grandpa's.
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Come on, let's go.
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You'll show them.
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Oh, Grandma's cake.
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Hurry up, pilots.
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We are about to serve the cake.
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Get up and fall!
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Mordecai wants to climb aboard the chopper!
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It took me a while, but today I realized that sometimes one thing is worth even more than two things.
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Or even ten.
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Or one hundred.
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Well, that's not true when it comes to a piece of cake, of course.
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One more piece!
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One more piece!
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One more piece!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 170 sentences and 976 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:27. The speaker talks at a natural 151 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 81% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| helicopter noun | /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ | An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and… |
| wolf noun | /wʊlf/ | Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily. |
| grandma noun | /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ | Grandmother. |
| grandpa noun | /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ | grandfather. |
| lend verb | /ˈlɛnd/ | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| cherry noun | /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/ | A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| remote adjective | /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ | At a distance; disconnected. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| regret verb | /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ | To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. |
| ultra noun | /ˈʌltɹə/ | A political extremist, in particular |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
| take back verb | To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement). |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 39 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/, demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like helicopter, wolf, grandma.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If I were you, I'd be · if you want to, I'll even |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | we'll go · will not pass · will conquer |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | They're coming · I'm having · you're dreaming |
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.