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Hello friends and welcome to a new
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Happy Learning video.
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Today we are going to learn about the first stage of our prehistory.
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Today let's look at Paleolithic.
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First of all what we must understand is that prehistory is divided into three different periods.
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The Paleolithic, Neolithic, and the Bronze Age.
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The Paleolithic begin with the appearance of the first human beings and ends 8 ,000 years before Christ.
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During the Paleolithic period, people were no -mans, meaning that they didn't live in one place.
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No, they were constantly on the move in search of animals to hunt.
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As they were hunters and gatherers, they needed to follow the animals in order to capture them.
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And at the same time, they needed to collect wild food found on the way.
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They lived in tribes, in small groups formed by families.
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And they found refuge in caves where they would paint on the walls.
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These paintings were done with a mixture of charcoal, earth, animal fat and water.
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Look, here are a few examples.
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Truth is, it's absolutely fascinating to think that these first paintings,
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these first artistic representations, were drawn thousands of years ago, don't you think?
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both paleolithic men and women wore animal skins which they had hunted previously
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and they used tools such as an axe and spears made out of stones wood and bones which they themselves carved
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with the passing of time or rather centuries these first human beings became more and more intelligent,
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and they began to domesticate animals such as dogs, goats, sheeps and pigs.
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They also began to cultivate plants, which were then eaten.
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It is in these times, with the arrival of agriculture and farming,
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when everything changed, when man stopped becoming a nomad and becomes sedentary, and the first villages are made.
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This is when the Paleolithic period ends and the Neolithic begins.
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But that is a different stage in prehistory, which we will learn in another video.
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Did you find all this very exciting?
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Well, I did!
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So, goodbye friends!
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And don't forget to subscribe to Happy Learning TV!
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: paleolithic, animal, prehistory, period. This video has 31 sentences and 349 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:10. The speaker talks at a steady 110 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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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| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| arrival noun | /əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/ | The act of arriving (reaching a certain place). |
| capture verb | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. |
| agriculture noun | /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/ | The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock. |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
| hunter noun | /ˈhʌntɚ/ | One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman. |
| representation noun | /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/ | That which represents something else. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| intelligent adjective | /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ | Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright. |
| cave noun | /keɪv/ | A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside. |
| sheep noun | /ˈʃiːp/ | A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. |
| mixture noun | /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ | The act of mixing. |
| artistic adjective | /ɑɹˈtɪs.tɪk/ | Having or revealing creative skill. |
| pig noun | /ˈpɪɡ/ | Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus… |
| divide verb | /dɪˈvaɪd/ | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| make out of verb | To construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance). |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is divided · were done · were drawn |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | must understand · needed to follow · needed to collect |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, representation /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/
- Long words — get the stress right: agriculture /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/, representation /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, domesticate /dəˈmɛ.stɪ.keɪt/, sedentary /ˈsɛd.ən.tɛɹ.i/
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 bone, arrival, capture.
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.