Shadowing Practice: Pancake Day: The Flying Pancake - Learn English Speaking with Video
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It's Pancake Day! Shall we make pancakes?
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Yes, please! What do we need?
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We need eggs, flour and milk.
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I'll get the eggs!
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Can I crack the eggs?
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Of course. Be careful.
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Oops! I dropped one!
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Don't worry. We have more eggs.
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Now I'll mix it.
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Round and round and round!
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Good job! It looks perfect.
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Now we wait, and then we flip it.
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Can I flip it? Please?
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Okay. Hold the pan with two hands.
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One, two, three, flip!
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Where did it go?
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Look up!
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It's on the ceiling!
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Sorry, Mum!
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That was a very high flip!
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Oh! It's coming down!
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Quick! Get a plate!
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I caught it! Yay!
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Next time, I'll flip it lower.
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Mmm! It's the best pancake ever!
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Because it went to the ceiling first!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Pancake Day: The Flying Pancake”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: flip, eggs, pancake, round. This video has 26 sentences and 129 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:16. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 6 of its 26 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flip verb | /flɪp/ | To throw so as to turn over. |
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| ceiling noun | /ˈsilɪŋ/ | The overhead closure of a room. |
| crack noun | /kɹæk/ | A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. |
| flour noun | /ˈflaʊ.ə/ | Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and… |
| oops | /ups/ | Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident. |
| pancake noun | /ˈpæn.keɪk/ | An thin batter cake similar to a crepe, typically unleavened. |
| milk verb | /mɪlk/ | To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow). |
| careful adjective | /ˈkɛɹfəl/ | Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. |
| plate noun | /ˈpleɪ̯t/ | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. |
| drop noun | /dɹɑp/ | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. |
| quick adjective | /kwɪk/ | Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. |
| catch verb | /kæt͡ʃ/ | To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). |
| worry verb | /ˈwʌ.ɹi/ | To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. | |
| look up verb | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | To have better prospects. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Shall we make pancakes?
- What do we need?
- Can I crack the eggs?
- Can I flip it?
- Next time, I'll flip it lower.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 flip, egg, ceiling.
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.