Shadowing Practice: Peppa Pig #59 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm Peppa Pig.
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This is my little brother George.
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This is Mummy Pig.
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And this is Daddy Pig.
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Peppa Pig.
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Mysteries.
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Peppa and her family are watching their favourite television programme, Detective Potato.
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I am Detective Potato, the world famous detective.
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Ooh.
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Please help me, Mr. Detective.
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I cannot find my flower anywhere.
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Hmm.
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Your flower is on the top of your head.
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Oh, thank you, Mr. Detective.
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That was easy.
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I could do that.
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I'm sure you could, Peppa.
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Daddy, when I grow up, I want to be a famous detective.
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George wants to be a detective, too.
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If you're going to be detectives, you'll each need a hat.
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Detectives always wear hats.
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Now you look like two proper detectives.
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And we need one of those funny things that makes everything look big.
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A magnifying glass.
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I think we've got one in the kitchen drawer.
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Here we are.
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A real magnifying glass.
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Wow.
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How does it work?
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You hold it in front of things and they look bigger.
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The magnifying glass makes the little fish look big.
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Can I have a go?
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Wow.
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The magnifying glass makes George's eyes look very big.
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Now what you detectives need is a mystery to solve.
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Daddy, what's a miss -story?
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A mystery is something detectives are good at sorting out.
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Like finding things that are lost.
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I know.
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We can find George's toy dinosaur.
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That's always getting lost.
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Dinosaur.
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Mr. Dinosaur is not lost.
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Oh.
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What about your glasses, Daddy?
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You're always losing them.
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Oh, not today.
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I'm wearing my glasses.
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It's not fair.
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There aren't any missed stories.
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Would you like me to make you a mystery?
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Yes, please.
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Daddy Pig is going to make a mystery.
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Now, what's on the table?
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The Little Fish, Teddy, A Jack -in -the -Box and Mr. Dinosaur.
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That's right.
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Now look very hard and try to remember them all.
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The Little Fish, Teddy, A Jack -in -the -Box and Mr. Dinosaur.
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Have you remembered them?
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Yes.
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Okay.
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You just have to go outside for a moment.
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I'll call you when I'm ready.
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It sounds like Daddy is going upstairs.
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And now he is coming down again.
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All right.
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You can come back inside now.
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One thing is missing from the table.
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Do you know what?
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Mr. Dinosaur is there.
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Little fish.
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Jack in a box.
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So who's missing?
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Um, Teddy!
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That's right.
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Teddy's gone.
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Well done, Pepper and George.
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It was quite easy for us.
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We are famous detectives.
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Ah, but that's only half the mystery.
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Where has Teddy gone?
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Oh, I don't know.
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What are those little things on the floor?
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They're cake crumbs.
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The magnifying glass makes the cake crumbs easy to see.
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I wonder if Teddy has been eating cake.
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And the crumbs lead this way.
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Teddy's been eating a lot of cake.
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The crumbs lead into Peppa and George's bedroom.
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Oh, the crumbs have stopped.
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How can we find Teddy?
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Ask me some questions, but I will only answer yes or no. Okay.
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Um...
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Is Teddy in this one?
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Yes.
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Is Teddy in George's bed?
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No. Is Teddy somewhere high up?
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Yes.
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Teddy's in my bed.
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Hooray!
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The mystery is solved.
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Do you still want to be a detective when you grow up, Peppa?
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Being a detective is quite hard.
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Next time, I want to be the one who makes the mysteries.
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Like you did, Daddy.
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Peppa Pig.
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Peppa Pig.
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Peppa Pig.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 108 sentences and 572 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:56. The speaker talks at a steady 116 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- detective /dɪˈtɛktɪv/ (noun) — A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
- mystery /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ (noun) — Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
- dinosaur /ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/ (noun) — Those animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
- flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (noun) — A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
- solve /sɒlv/ (verb) — To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
- bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (noun) — A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
- upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ (adverb) — Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.
- drawer /dɹɔɹ/ (noun) — An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
- crumb /kɹʌm/ (noun) — A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
- magnify /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/ (verb) — To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
- cake /keɪk/ (noun) — A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
- kitchen /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/ (noun) — A room or area for preparing food.
- favourite /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ (adjective) — Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
- programme /ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/ (noun) — UK, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program.
- hat /hæ̞ʔ/ (noun) — A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- grow up (verb) — To mature and become an adult.
- come back (verb) — To return to a place.
- come down (verb) — To descend, fall down, collapse.
- sort out (verb) — To clarify by reviewing mentally.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, aren'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 detective, mystery, dinosaur.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | has been eating · Teddy's been eating |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are lost · is not lost · is solved |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | Have you remembered · have stopped |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are watching · You're always losing · I'm wearing |
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.