Shadowing Practice: Orca Oxford Bookworms Starter - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Oxford Bookworms Starters.
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Orca by Philip Burrows and Mark Foster.
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Read by...
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Katinka Wolf.
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Copyright.
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Oxford University Press 2004
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Music you Chapter 1 Let's do it!
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Jack Griggs stands on his boat.
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The wind is strong.
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and his boat moves quickly over the sea.
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A big white bird goes past and makes a noise.
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Kia!
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It cries.
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Jack smiles and says, Hello bird.
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How are you today?
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Jack's friends laugh.
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and gives some fish to the bird.
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Ah says Jack.
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Hungry, I see.
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Jack's friends are Max and Sasha.
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and his wife's name is Tonya.
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I am hungry too.
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says Jack.
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Sandwiches and drinks, everybody.
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Tonya.
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Can you steer?
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Half an hour later, they are eating.
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What are we going to do now?
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Asks Jack.
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Oh!
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I am going to read my book.
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Then I'm going to sleep says Tonya.
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No. What about tomorrow?
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next month.
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Next year?
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Jack looks at everyone.
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We have lots of money from our old business, but...
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We can start another business, says Max.
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A sailing business?
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says Sasha.
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I don't want to work anymore.
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says Tonya.
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We don't need to work.
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Okay.
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Listen to me.
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says Jack.
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I am thinking about sailing around the world.
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Max, Tonya and Sasha look at Jack.
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What?
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From here to Australia?
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says Tonya, Of course.
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"'Says Jack.
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He is getting very excited now.
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Max.
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What do you think?
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I think we must talk about it says Max.
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They talk for hours.
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It is night.
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when Max, Sasha and Tonya Say excitedly, OK.
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Let's do it!
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They have to do a lot before they leave.
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Jack talks to a man who knows about sailing around the world.
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He tells Jack that it is hard work.
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Does the sea frighten you?
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Your boat is very small.' Do you know your friends well?
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Are they good at sailing?
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He asks.
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We know each other well.
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They are the best people in the world.
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says Jack.
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The four friends look at lots of maps.
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Sasha wants to see a whale.
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Max wants to see Africa.
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'I want to sit in the sun and catch fish to eat,' laughs Tonya.
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It is exciting for all of them.
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And at first, Everything is easy.
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The big day arrives.
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They are leaving.
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Some of their friends and family come to watch.
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Their friends stand by the water and say goodbye.
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Good luck!
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One of them says.
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Don't forget us!
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says Sasha's sister.
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Write to me every day.
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Says Tonya's friend.
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Give the letters to a bird.
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Sasha begins to cry.
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What are we doing?
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Do I really want to go?
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She thinks.
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Max takes her hand.
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All of them are quiet, excited, and a little unhappy.
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Bye.
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says Jack quietly.
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Chapter 2 Sailing South The wind is strong and the boat moves faster and faster.
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Jack, Max, Sasha and Tonya are happy at sea,
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There is a lot to do on the boat.' The wind is behind them and soon they cannot see England.
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They are not unhappy now.
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They are sailing south.
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In France, they stop at Lorient.
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and bear it.
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in Spain They visit La Coruna.
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and in Portugal they stop in Lisbon.
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The sun gets hotter, and they feel good.
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Sasha catches a big fish and they eat it for tea.
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Soon?
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They are sailing past Africa.
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Here, Everything is different.
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They stop in Gambia.
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and people look at them.
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Small children bring beads and shells and cloth Tonya buys a green hat.
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There is a lot of colour and noise and excitement.
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They sail for weeks and weeks past Africa.
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They stop at many small towns and villages by the sea.
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Africa is so interesting!
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So big! says Sasha.
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It goes on and on.
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I look at it on the map, but...
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This is why we are here.
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says Jack.
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talking to different people.
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seeing different things.
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the boat, The sea...
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The wind.
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Nothing is better than this, is it?
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Some days later, they see a big fishing boat.
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It is moving very fast.
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Hello!
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They shout at the boat.
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The men on the boat Look at them angrily.
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Max looks carefully at the boat through his binoculars.
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There is something wrong with their fishing net.
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he says.
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Max moves the binoculars and sees something in the sea.
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I can see some net over there.
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He points to their left.
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Why are they leaving it?
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Let's have a look.
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They get nearer to the net, and Tonya takes the binoculars.
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What in the world?
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says Tonya.
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What's that?
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There is something in the net.
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It's alive?
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But what is it?
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Very slowly, they moved nearer to the net.
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The thing in the net is big.
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and it is making a lot of noise.
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I can see it now.
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says Tonya.
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It's an orca.
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A killer whale.
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you And it's hurt.
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There is blood in the water.
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What can we do?
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How can we help it?
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I can see it too.
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It is a baby.
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But we must be careful.
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says Max.
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Jack is in the water.
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He is carrying a long paddle.
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I am going to help it.
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'I can get the net off its fin,' he says.
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Where's its mother?
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asks Sasha.
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She looks at the sea.
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I can't see any other whales.
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but they are near here, I think. Be careful, Jack!
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Jack gets the net.
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Off the baby killer whale.
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there is a big cut on its fin.
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but it swims away.
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Suddenly, There are other killer whales near the boat.
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Jack!
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Tonya shouts.
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Get in quickly!
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Jack swims to the boat, As fast as a fish. That baby killer whale?
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I am going to call it lucky.
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He says.
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Music.
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Chapter 3 The big wave.
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It begins to rain as they move away from the killer whales.
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Suddenly, It is raining very hard.
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and there is a lot of wind.
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The sky is black.
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Jack says, This is bad.
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We must get away from the wind.
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I can see a town over there.
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Let's go.
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I'm frightened.
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says Tonya.
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It is difficult to hear her because of the wind.
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We're all frightened.
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says Jack.
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But everything is OK.
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The town gets nearer.
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but the waves get bigger, and bigger.
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Suddenly, A very big wave hits the boat.
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There is water everywhere. Is everyone okay?
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shouts Jack.
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Max Yes?
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says Max.
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Sasha?
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My arm hurts.
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But I'm okay.
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says Sasha, Tonya?
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Tonya!
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Where's Tonya?
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Shouts Jack.
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She's not in the boat.
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says Sasha.
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She's in the water. But where?
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They look in the cold, dark water for hours.
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"Tonya !" Say something, Tonya.
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Where are you?
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Shouts Max.
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The wind gets stronger.
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and the boat is full of water.
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Another big wave hits the boat.
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Sasha's arm hurts a lot now.
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Jack!
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We must stop.
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Do you want us all to die?
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says Max.
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He puts his arm around Jack.
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We can't do any more.
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Tonya is wearing a life jacket.
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and she can swim very well.
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Let's sail to the town.
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Jack puts his head in his hands.
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This can't happen.
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It can't!
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He says.
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Max begins to steer the boat.
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But the wind is too strong.
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Some time later, The boat hits a beach.
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The three friends get out.
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They are very tired.
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They stop there.
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Max and Sasha sleep on the beach.
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But Jack sits near the water.
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He looks at the sea.
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Thinking about Tonya.
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Music Chapter Four Tonya.
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Tonya is five hundred metres away out in the sea.
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She begins to swim.
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but the waves are too big and the water is too cold.
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She finds some wood.
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and puts her arms around it.
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Tonya is thinking, I must be strong.
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I am not going to die.
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I want to see the sun again.
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Jack is going to find me.
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Tonya sees a boat.
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far away.
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She called to it.
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Help!
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Help me!
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I'm over here!
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She moves her arms and shouts, but nobody hears her.
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The wind moves her away from the boat.
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Oh, Jack!
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I'm sorry.
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she says.
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Her head goes down onto the wood.
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In the arms of the sea, She sleeps.
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Suddenly, Tonya is not sleeping.
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There is no wind.
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and she can see the sun.
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She looks everywhere.
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There is a beach in front of her.
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but she cannot swim to it.
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I am too cold and too tired.
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She thinks.
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I must see a boat soon.
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She looks at the sea.
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There are no boats.
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no people but some birds.
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Can the birds help me?
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She thinks sleepily.
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Thank you.
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Tonya listens to the sea.
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She likes the noise.
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Then she hears something different.
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Is it a baby crying?' she thinks.
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and looks up.
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Ten meters in front of her, is a big fin.
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A very big fin.
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Under the fin, is a killer whale.
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The whale is making the noise.
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But it is not a baby.
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It is five meters long.
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Behind it, is another whale.
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and another, and another.
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Killer whales eat people.
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I am going to die.
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thinks Tonya.
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The killer whales come nearer and nearer.
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Tonya can't feel her legs.
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It's okay.
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They are cold.
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That's all.
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She thinks.
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she starts to swim away from the big fins.
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Help me!
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She shouts, Help!
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Help!
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Help!
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The killer whales are all around her.
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She closes her eyes. and waits.
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But she does not die.
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The biggest killer whale, is under her.
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Suddenly, She is on his back.
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What is happening?
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Perhaps they are not hungry.
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Tonya thinks.
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The killer whale moves slowly to the shore.
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He is taking Tonya to the beach.
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Tonya puts her hands on the fin in front of her.
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This is a very big fish.
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'Too big for my tea!' she thinks.
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She smiles.
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and puts her head on his big back.
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"'Soon,' She is sleeping again.
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Music Chapter 5 Tonya?
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Is that you?
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Jack sits on the beach.
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The sun is in the sky.
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Behind him Max and Sasha sleep.
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I must do something.
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He thinks.
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I can't take my boat.
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But I must look for Tonya.
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He begins to walk along the beach.
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There is a town near here.
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I can get a new boat.
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Then, I can look for Tonya.
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Just then, Jack sees something on the beach.
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He walks nearer.
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It is a woman.
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Jack runs to the woman on the beach.
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Tonya!
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He shouts.
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Tonya, Is that you?
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Tonya moves her head slowly.
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Jack!
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Oh, Jack!
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You're okay.
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Jack puts his arms around Tonya.
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He kisses her face and cries.
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He can't speak.
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He is too happy.
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Tonya says, What about Max? And Sasha...
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Are they OK too?
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Everyone is okay.
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answers Jack.
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They sit on the beach, and look at the sea.
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Jack says...
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We are very Very lucky.
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Tonya sits up.
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and sees a small fin in the water.
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It has a cut on it.
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The fin waves slowly, and moves out to sea.
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It is waving goodbye.
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thinks Tonya.
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Lucky.
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Yes.
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Lucky She says quietly to Jack.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Orca Oxford Bookworms Starter”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Tonya, Jack, boat, Max, Sasha. This video has 371 sentences and 1841 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:55. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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 |
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| whale noun | /ˈweɪl/ | Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises. |
| killer noun | /ˈkɪlɚ/ | One who or that which kills. |
| sail noun | /seɪl/ | A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination… |
| shout verb | /ʃaʊt/ | To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| quietly adverb | /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ | Producing little or no noise. |
| meter noun | /ˈmitəɹ/ | A device that measures things. |
| unhappy adjective | /ʌnˈhæpi/ | Not happy; sad. |
| steer verb | /stɪɹ/ | To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel). |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| shell noun | /ʃɛl/ | The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| shore noun | /ʃɔɹ/ | Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| go past verb | To elapse. (said of time) | |
| look up verb | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | To have better prospects. |
| sit up verb | To assume a sitting position from a position lying down. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are we going to do now?
- Does the sea frighten you?
- Do I really want to go?
- How can we help it?
- Can the birds help me?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · The biggest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are eating · am thinking · is getting |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to work · must talk · have to do |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | am going to read · I'm going to sleep · am going to help |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shout /ʃaʊt/, shell /ʃɛl/, shore /ʃɔɹ/
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 whale, killer, sail.
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.