Shadowing Practice: Pig Out! - All Aboard Reading - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Pig Out by Portia Aborio Illustrated by Heidi Patach
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Mama Pig looked out the window.
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The sun was up.
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The birds were singing.
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Let's go on a picnic, said Mama Pig.
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Yes, said Papa Pig.
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Yes, said the little pigs.
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We will get the picnic basket.
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The little pigs found the basket.
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They carried the basket into the kitchen.
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Then they put in lots of bread and butter,
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eggs and cheese, apples and grapes and bananas.
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But was the basket full?
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No!
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So they put in popcorn and nuts, honey and jam, cookies and cake.
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But was the basket full?
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No!
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I know what we need, said Mama Pig.
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And she went to the phone.
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Soon a van came to the house.
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What was in the van?
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Pizza!
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Lots of pizza!
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Now the basket was full.
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Off we go, said Mama Pig.
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But the pig family did not go anywhere The basket was too heavy Oh no,
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said the little pigs We cannot have a picnic What will we do now?
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I know, said Mama Pig.
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We will have a pizza party.
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The Pig family ate all the pizza.
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And what did they do with the bread and butter and cookies and cake and all the other food?
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They ate it, of course.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Pig Out! - All Aboard Reading”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: pig, basket, Mama, pizza, picnic. This video has 33 sentences and 215 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:50. 74% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 5 of its 33 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| basket noun | /ˈbæskɪt/ | A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom. |
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
| 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… |
| picnic noun | /ˈpɪknɪk/ | An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| cookie noun | /ˈkʊki/ | A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm. |
| 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… |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| banana noun | /bəˈnænə/ | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. |
| popcorn noun | /ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/ | A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating. |
| grape noun | /ɡɹeɪp/ | A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on female vines of most species of genus Vitis and the… |
| 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. |
| bread noun | /brɛd/ | A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals. |
| kitchen noun | /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/ | A room or area for preparing food. |
| bird noun | /ˈbɜːd/ | An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| look out verb | To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. |
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 basket, pizza, pig.
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.