Shadowing Practice: Oxford Phonics World 3 - Unit 1: Long a (a_e, ame, ake, ate, ave) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Page 4 Unit 1 Long A A E A Listen and Learn
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This is tape.
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What's the middle sound in the word tape?
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A That's right.
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A tape page 4 b listen,
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point, and read 1 t-a-p tape t-a-p
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tape 2 c-a-p cape C-A-P-Cape
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3 C-A-N-Cane C-A-N-Cane
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4 M-A-N-Main m-a-n-main
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Page 5 See Listen, point, and read 1.
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Tap Tape Tap Tape 2.
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Cap Cape cap cape 3 can
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cane can cane 4
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man mane man mane page 5
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D. Listen, read, and circle.
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1. Cane, cane 2.
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Cape, cape 3.
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Main, main 4.
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Tape.
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Tape.
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Page 5.
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E. Listen and chant, then read.
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Tape.
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Tape.
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Tape.
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Tape.
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The man cane-cane tape-cane-tape tape-tape
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cane-cane tape-tape cane-cane The man
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The man The man has tape The man has tape the man has tape The man has tape and a cane.
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This is tape.
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What's the middle sound in the word tape?
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A. That's right.
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A. Tape.
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T. A.
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P. Tape.
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T. A.
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P. Tape.
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C. A.
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P. Cape.
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C. A.
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P.
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cape c a n cane
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m a n main
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Tape tape tape tape Can cane cane cane cane Kane cane tape cane tape
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Tape tape tape tape tape Can cane tape tape tape Can cane
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The man.
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The man.
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The man has tape.
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The man has tape.
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The man has tape and a cane.
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The man has tape.
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The man has tape.
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The man has tape and a cane.
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The man has tape and a cane.
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The man has tape and a cane.
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The man has tape and a cane.
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Page six.
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long A A-M-E A-K-E A.
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Listen and learn.
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This is a game.
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What's the middle sound in the word game?
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A. That's right.
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A. Game.
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This is a cake.
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What's the middle sound in the word cake?
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A. That's right.
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A. Cake.
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Page 6.
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B. Listen, point, and read.
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1. G.
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A. M.
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Game.
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G. A.
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M. Game.
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2. C-a-c-cake 3.
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N-a-m-name 4.
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l-a-k, lake Page 7.
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See, listen and number 1.
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Cape, cape 2.
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Game, game 3 cake, cake 4 name, name
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5 lake, lake
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6 main, main Page 7 D.
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Listen and write, then match the words that rhyme.
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1. Lake 2.
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Name 3.
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Game Game Four Cake Cake Page 7
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E Listen and chant, then read.
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Name Cake Game Name, cake, game, lake.
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Name, cake, game, lake.
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Game Lake Name Lake Game Cake Name Lake Game Cake
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Name Cake Game Lake
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This is a game.
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What's the middle sound in the word game?
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A. That's right.
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A. Game.
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G. A.
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M. Game.
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G-A-M-game N-A-M-name
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N-A-M-name
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Name, cake, game, lick Name cake game lake Name Cake Game Lake Name Cake Game Lake
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Name Cake Game Lake Name Cake Game Lake Name,
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lake Game, cake Name cake, game lake
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Name cake, game lake
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This is a cake.
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What's the middle sound in the word cake?
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A. That's right.
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A. Cake.
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C. A.
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C. Cake.
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C. A.
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C. Cake.
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L-A-K, lake L-A-K, lake Name,
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cake, game, lake Name, cake,
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game, lake Name, Cake, game,
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lake Name, Cake, game, lake
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Name, Cake Game, lake Name,
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Lake Game cake Name lake Name lake Game cake
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Name cake game lake Name cake game lake Page 8
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Long A.
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A-T-E.
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A-V-E.
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A. Listen and learn.
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This is a gate.
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What's the middle sound in the word gate?
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A. That's right.
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A. Gate.
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This is a wave.
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What's the middle sound in the word wave?
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A. That's right.
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A. Wave.
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Page 8.
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B. Listen, point, and read.
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1. G.
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A. T.
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Gate.
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G. A.
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T. Gate.
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2. W-A-V-Wave 3.
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S-C-A-T-Skate 4.
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C-A-V-Cave C-A-V-Cave
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See.
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Listen and circle the ones that rhyme.
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1. Gate Tape
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2 cave 3 cave 4 wave
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5 cane Page 9.
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E. Listen and chant, then read.
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KATE CAVE CAVE CAVE CAVE
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CAVE CAVE CAVE CAVE CAVE CAVE CAVE CAVE CAVE CAVE CAVE CAVE CAVE
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I see a skate in a cave.
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This is a gate.
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What's the middle sound in the word gate?
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A. That's right.
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A. Gate.
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G. A.
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T. Gate.
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G. A.
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T. Gate.
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S. K.
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A. T.
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Skate.
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S. K.
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A. T.
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Skate.
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Skate I
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see a skate in a cave.
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This is a wave.
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What's the middle sound in the word wave?
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A. That's right.
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A. Wave.
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W. A.
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V. Wave.
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W. A.
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V. Wave.
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C-A-V-Cave Skate,
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skate, skate, skate Cave, cave, cave, cave I see a skate cave,
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skate, cave, skate skate, skate,
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cave, cave I see
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I see a skate. In a cave.
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Page 10.
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Long A.
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A, E A, M, E A,
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K, E A, T, E A,
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V, E Now try these.
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S, A, M, same Were you right?
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Page 11.
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Story.
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B. Look and listen.
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Read along.
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Kate's Skates.
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It is winter.
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Kate and her dad skate on a lake.
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1. My cane is new.
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My skates are old.
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Two.
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Look!
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My name is on the gate.
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Three.
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Your name is on the cave, too.
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Four.
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And your name is on the cake.
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New skates!
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New words Winter Kate Sight words Her Old New Look
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tape, cake, cave, lake, cane. This video has 204 sentences and 871 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:39. 55% 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

12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
tape noun/teɪ̯p/Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
cave noun/keɪv/A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
cane noun/keɪn/The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae.
skate noun/skeɪt/A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
gate noun/ˈɡeɪ̯t/A doorlike structure outside a house.
cape noun/keɪp/A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
chant verb/t͡ʃænt/To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
rhyme noun/ɹaɪm/Rhyming verse (poetic form).
lick verb/lɪk/To stroke with the tongue.
cake noun/keɪk/A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
wave verb/weɪv/To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
circle noun/ˈsɜɹkəl/A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
read along verbTo read together with another person, or with another presentation (TV etc)

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • What's the middle sound in the word tape?
  • What's the middle sound in the word game?
  • What's the middle sound in the word cake?
  • What's the middle sound in the word gate?
  • What's the middle sound in the word wave?

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like tape, cave, cane.

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.

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