Shadowing Practice: My Great Body - Learn English Speaking with Video
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My Great Body by Carolyn Kosilski, illustrated by Nina Di Polonia.
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Words to know before you read.
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ears, eyes, fingers, hands, head, mouth, nose, toes.
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I have one head.
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I can wear a hat.
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I have two eyes.
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I can see my friends.
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Hello!
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I have two ears.
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I can hear the birds.
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I have one nose.
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I can smell the flowers.
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Sweet!
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I have one mouth.
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I can taste the ice cream.
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Yummy!
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I have two hands.
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I can clap to music.
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Clap, clap.
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I have ten fingers.
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I can feel my teddy bear.
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I have two legs.
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I can run and jump.
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Boing, boing.
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I have ten toes.
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I can wiggle them.
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What happened in this book?
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Look at each picture and talk about what happened in the story.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 28 sentences and 131 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:12.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| clap verb | /klæp/ | To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound. |
| finger noun | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other… |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| toe noun | /təʊ/ | Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| illustrate verb | /ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/ | To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison. |
| yummy adjective | /ˈjʌm.i/ | Delicious. |
| boing | /bɔɪŋ/ | A representation of the sound of something bouncing. |
| wiggle verb | /ˈwɪɡəl/ | To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle. |
| nose noun | [nəʊ̯z] | A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell. |
| jump verb | /d͡ʒʌmp/ | To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne. |
| leg noun | /ˈlɛɡ/ | A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land. |
| 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… |
| cream noun | /kɹiːm/ | The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder. |
| smell verb | /smɛl/ | To sense a smell or smells. |
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 clap, finger, ear.
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.