Shadowing Practice: Oxford Discover 2 - Unit 4: Let's make Ice Cream - Learn English Speaking with Video
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page 36 unit 4 get ready words a listen and point to the words listen again and say the words cream
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sugar salt pour plastic bags mixture open
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closed freezer
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cream sugar salt
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pour plastic bags mixture open
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closed freezer page 38 read let's make ice cream
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Today is our school party.
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Let's go to the cafeteria and get the ice cream you bought yesterday.
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It's in the freezer.
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Oh, no!
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It's liquid!
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Yuck!
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That was our ice cream.
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Was the freezer door open?
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Yes, it was.
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It was open all night.
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Now there's no ice cream for the party.
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What's wrong?
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Why is everyone so sad?
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It was our job to bring the ice cream for the party, but it melted.
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Now we can't have ice cream.
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Sure you can.
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You can make ice cream.
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I can teach you.
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Yippee!
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Okay, kids.
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Get big and small plastic bags, cream, sugar, vanilla, and salt.
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Then, come to my classroom.
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Ready, Mr. Jenkins?
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My freezer was closed all night, so I have ice.
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Now, let's make ice cream.
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Yes, let's make ice cream.
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Mix the sugar and vanilla and cream.
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Mix the sugar and vanilla and cream.
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Done!
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Pour the cream, sugar and vanilla mixture into the small bag.
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Pour the cream, sugar and vanilla mixture into the small bag.
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Done!
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Put the salt and the ice cubes into the big bag.
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Put the salt and the ice cubes into the big bag.
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Done!
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Now, put the small bag in the big bag.
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Put the small bag in the big bag.
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Done!
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Now shake, shake, shake.
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What do you have?
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Hey, look!
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We have ice cream, and we didn't use a freezer.
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How is the ice cream, Mr. Jenkins?
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It's great!
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Can I have some more?
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Page 41.
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Grammar in use.
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D. Listen and sing along.
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Making Ice Cream Where were you yesterday?
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We were at a party.
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It was fun to make ice cream with all our friends.
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Was the ice cream in the freezer?
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No, it was quick to make.
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Was the ice cream in a bag?
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Yes, shake, shake, shake. Where were you yesterday?
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We were at a party.
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It was fun to make ice cream with all our friends.
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Page 42.
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Communicate.
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Words.
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A. Listen and point to the words.
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Listen again
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and say the words coffee tea salad fruit vegetables pasta
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coffee tea salad fruit vegetables
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Pasta Page 42.
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Communicate.
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Listening.
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See.
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Listen.
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What liquids and solids do we heat?
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Hello, everyone.
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Today we're making some great foods and drinks.
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Is everybody hungry?
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1. Some people drink coffee in the morning, but some people like this drink more.
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We boil the kettle and get the cup ready.
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We put leaves in the cup and add the hot water.
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Be careful, this can be very hot.
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2. We wash the cucumbers and the tomatoes, and then we cut them.
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Put them together, add some avocado, and mix them.
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we can put in other vegetables
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or even fruit yum this food is very good on a hot day three we heat tomatoes
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and onions and other vegetables and then we add the sausages
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and cook this mixture for a short time then we put another food into very hot water
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and cook it okay it's ready
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and we put it on a plate then we put the tomato sauce sausages
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and onion mixture on top of it that smells good
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d listen again and check the ingredients you hear then circle the correct food
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hello everyone today we're making some great foods and drinks is everybody hungry 1.
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Some people drink coffee in the morning, but some people like this drink more.
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We boil the kettle and get the cup ready.
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We put leaves in the cup and add the hot water.
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Be careful, this can be very hot.
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2. We wash the cucumbers and the tomatoes, and then we cut them.
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Put them together, add some avocado, and mix them.
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We can put in other vegetables or even fruit.
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Yum!
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This food is very good on a hot day.
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3. We heat tomatoes and onions and other vegetables and then we add the sausages and cook this mixture for a short time.
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Then we put another food into very hot water
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and cook it okay it's ready
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and we put it on a plate then we put the tomato sauce sausages
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and onion mixture on top of it that smells good
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page 43 communicate speaking e take turns to ask your partner about the school party yesterday.
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Use the words in the boxes to help.
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Tell me about the party.
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My friends were there.
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The ice cream was tasty.
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The games were fun.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Oxford Discover 2 - Unit 4: Let's make Ice Cream”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: cream, ice, bag, mixture, hot. This video has 114 sentences and 774 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:54. The speaker talks slowly, about 87 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| mixture noun | /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ | The act of mixing. |
| freezer noun | /ˈfɹizɚ/ | An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit). |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| 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… |
| tomato noun | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| vanilla noun | /vəˈnɪl.ə/ | Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in… |
| pour verb | /poɹ/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| onion noun | /ˈʌn.jən/ | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| sausage noun | /ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/ | A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic… |
| communicate verb | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. |
| wash verb | /wɑʃ/ | To clean with water. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| liquid noun | /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those… |
| sauce noun | /sɔːs/ | A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Yes, let's make ice cream.
- What do you have?
- Can I have some more?
- Where were you yesterday?
- What liquids and solids do we heat?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, can't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, wash /wɑʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, avocado /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/, cafeteria /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/
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 mixture, freezer, shake.
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.