Shadowing Practice: (Oxford RnD - Level 1) At The Beach - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Oxford Read and Discover Level 1
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At the Beach by Rachel Bladen Read by Christopher Ragland Published and copyright Oxford University Press 2012 Introduction
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At the beach, the ocean meets the land.
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Many amazing plants and animals live there.
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What can you see at the beach?
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What animals live there?
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Discover!
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Now, read and discover more about the beach.
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Chapter 1.
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The Beach Every day the ocean goes up the beach at high tide,
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and it goes down the beach at low tide.
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The ocean moves with the wind, too.
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The wind makes waves.
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The ocean is salt water.
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It's big and strong.
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The ocean can break rocks and shells into pieces.
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The pieces of rock and shell hit the water and other rocks.
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Then they get very little.
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This is how the ocean makes rocks and shells into sand.
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Chapter 2 Sand and rocks What can you see in the sand and on the rocks at the beach?
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At low tide, the telon shell hides under the sand.
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It hides there because other animals like to eat it.
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It gets food and water with one of its siphons.
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The green flat periwinkle hides in green seaweed.
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Can you see it here?
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The barnacle lives on rocks.
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Its shell grows onto the rocks, so it doesn't move when there are waves.
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Discover!
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Some barnacles grow on whales.
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Chapter 3 In Rock Pools At low tide,
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the ocean moves down the beach.
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Then you can find rock pools.
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Let's look in a rock pool.
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Here's a crab.
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It gets food with its big, strong claws.
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It eats barnacles, starfish, and other little animals.
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It eats plants, too.
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Discover!
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The starfish can put its stomach out of its mouth.
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Then it can eat this big clam.
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Crabs eat starfish and starfish eat clams.
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This is called a food chain.
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Chapter 4 Near the Beach Many fish and other little animals live in the water near the beach.
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There's lots of food for them there.
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The prawn eats seaweed and little animals.
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Discover!
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The prawn has twenty legs.
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It walks with ten legs, and it swims with ten legs.
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The seahorse eats very little fish.
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It eats very, very little animals and plants called plankton, too.
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See how this seahorse hides in the seaweed.
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In this green seaweed, the seahorse is green, but in yellow seaweed, it's yellow.
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Chapter 5 In the Ocean You can see some amazing animals in the ocean.
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Here's a seal.
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The seal lives in the ocean and on land.
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When it swims in the ocean, it puts its head out of the water to get air.
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The dolphin jumps out of the water, and little fish are scared.
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They swim away, and then the dolphin can catch them.
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The dolphin gets air with a blowhole on its head.
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On sunny days, the basking shark swims at the top of the ocean.
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It can eat lots of plankton there.
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Plankton is its favorite food.
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Chapter 6 In the Air Many birds live near the beach.
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There's lots of food for them there.
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The puffin lives on cliffs.
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When it's hungry, it flies down and swims under the ocean.
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Then it catches its favorite fish.
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The pelican can catch lots of fish in its big bill.
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It opens its bill and the water goes out.
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Then it can eat the fish.
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Discover!
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A pelican can get 11 liters of water in its bill.
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Oyster catchers don't eat oysters.
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They eat mussels.
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They open the shells with their bill.
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Chapter 7.
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At the Coast.
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At the coast near the beach, there are cliffs.
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Some waves hit hills on the coast and pieces of land break into the ocean.
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This makes cliffs.
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Sometimes there are holes in the cliffs.
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The ocean hits the holes and makes caves.
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The ocean can make arches and stacks, too.
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At the coast, the sand moves in the wind.
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Then, the sand makes hills called sand dunes.
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Discover!
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Sand dunes can move 100 meters in a year.
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Chapter 8.
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fun at the beach.
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You can do many things at the beach.
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You can kite surf and the wind moves you on the ocean.
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You can snorkel, too.
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Then you can see amazing fish in the water.
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The ocean is big and strong.
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Don't go away from the people you know.
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Look for flags.
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They tell you where and when you can swim.
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Have fun at the beach, but remember the ocean plants and animals.
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Keep the beach clean for plants, animals, and other people.
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you Thank
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you.
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Thank you.

About This Lesson

In this lesson, you will practice English while exploring the fascinating world of the beach and its ecosystem. The transcript provides vivid descriptions of various beach elements, including the ocean, sand, and marine life. By engaging with this content, you'll enhance your vocabulary, improve your comprehension, and develop your speaking skills through shadowing. This is a perfect opportunity to learn about the beach while practicing English through listening and repeating, facilitating both language acquisition and retention.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Ocean: A large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface.
  • Tide: The rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational forces exerted by the moon and sun.
  • Siphon: A tube-like structure used by certain animals, like the telon shell, to obtain food and water.
  • Rock Pool: A pool of seawater left on the beach after the tide goes out.
  • Food Chain: A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
  • Plankton: Tiny organisms that live in water and serve as food for many marine animals.
  • Barnacle: A type of crustacean that attaches itself to rocks or other surfaces in the ocean.
  • Seahorse: A unique marine fish known for its horse-like head and swimming posture.

Practice Tips

Utilize the shadowing technique while watching the video to enhance your English speaking abilities. Start by listening carefully to the narrator's pace and pronunciation. Aim to imitate the shadow speech by repeating the phrases immediately after you hear them. This method is particularly effective with the clear and descriptive tone of the video, making it easier to follow along. Since this video has a moderate pace, you might find it helpful to pause occasionally to ensure you fully grasp each term and phrase.

To further hone your skills, consider implementing a few variations in your practice. Try vocalizing along with the video in different ways: first at normal speed, then at a slower pace, before going back to the original speed. This will not only reinforce your retention but also help you develop more natural intonation when speaking. By utilizing this shadowing site effectively, you'll find that learn English with YouTube has become an empowering method to master the language.

Remember, consistent practice is key. Engage with the material frequently, and you'll see noticeable improvements in your fluency and confidence!

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.