Shadowing Practice: Plant & Harvest Vegetables with Grandma | SLOW ENGLISH | English Listening Practice for Beginners A1 - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Anna, Bill, wake up!
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Anna, Bill, wake up!
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It is morning!
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Wow!
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I feel so good!
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Come downstairs for breakfast.
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Yes, Grandma.
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Wow!
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I see sandwiches!
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There are eggs and vegetables.
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And two glasses of milk for breakfast.
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All the food is from our farm.
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Wow!
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Awesome!
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Do you grow lettuce and tomatoes, Grandma?
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Yes, I grow them.
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Do you want to plant with me today?
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Yes, yes, I want it!
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Breakfast is finished!
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Let's go to the farm!
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This is lettuce garden.
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Wow!
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It is very big and green.
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Now, can you help me plant lettuce here?
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Yes, of course.
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I am ready.
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Okay, watch me first, then you do it.
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Yay!
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We dig the soil, plant a seed,
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cover the seed with soil.
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We dig the soil, plant a seed,
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cover the seed with soil.
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And we give it water, dog.
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When will the plant grow, Grandma?
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About one to two weeks.
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Wow, that is fast.
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Okay, finished.
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Let us go to corn garden.
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Wow, this is the corn garden.
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Wow, wow, the corn garden is very big.
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Watch me first, then you do it.
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Ha!
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Let's plant corn together.
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We dig the soil, plant a seed,
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cover the seed with soil.
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We dig the soil, plant a seed,
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cover the seed with soil.
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Now, let's plant tomatoes.
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Yeah!
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This is the tomato garden.
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Oh, the tomato garden is very big.
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Wow, I like tomatoes.
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Okay, watch me first, then you do it.
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We dig the soil.
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Plant a small plant.
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Cover it with soil.
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We dig the soil.
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Plant a small plant.
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Cover it with soil.
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Why do you plant a small plant?
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Because we use a small plant, it is faster.
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Oh!
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Grandma, can I pick a tomato to eat?
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Of course!
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Wow!
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It is so juicy!
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What plant is yellow, Grandma?
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This is wheat.
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What do we use wheat for?
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We use it for bread and pasta.
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For lunch, we will have wheat pasta.
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Yeah!
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We like it!
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Okay, Anna and Bill, help me harvest vegetables.
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Wow!
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This mushroom farm looks great!
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First, let us pick mushrooms.
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Mushrooms.
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Watch me first, then you do it.
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We pick the mushrooms.
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Put them in a basket and done.
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We pick the mushrooms, put them in a basket and done.
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That is so easy.
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One, two, three mushrooms.
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Yay!
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Four, five, six mushrooms.
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Grandma, look!
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My basket is full!
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Good job, my grandchildren.
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Now, let us go to the cabbage garden.
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Wow!
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This cabbage garden is very big.
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Let's harvest the cabbages.
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Watch me first.
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Then you do it.
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We cut the cabbage, Take off old leaves and put it in a basket.
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We cut the cabbage, take off old leaves,
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and put it in a basket.
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Grandma, this cabbage is so heavy, whoa!
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One, two, three cabbages, okay enough.
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Next, let harvest eggplant.
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This is eggplant's garden.
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Wow, this eggplant is very big.
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Okay, like before, watch me first.
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Then you do it.
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We pick the eggplants and put them in a basket.
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Now, your turn.
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We pick the eggplants and put them in a basket.
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Are you done?
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Yes, Grandma.
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We pick many eggplants.
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Okay, let us go to the potato garden.
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Awesome!
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The potatoes garden is very big.
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Alright.
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Watch me first, then you do it.
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We dig the soil, take the potatoes out,
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and put them in a basket.
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We dig the soil, take the potatoes out,
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and put them in a basket.
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Anna, look, I have a big potato.
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Wow, it is very big.
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Let me try it.
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Oh, this is so small.
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Haha, it is okay, Anna.
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You tried very hard.
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Grandma, I want to try harvest carrot.
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Oh, that good idea.
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Let's go.
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This is my carrot garden.
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Wow, the carrot is very big.
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What will I say before we start?
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Watch me first, then you do it.
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We pull the carrots, clean them,
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and put them in a basket.
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We pull the carrots, clean them,
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and put them in a basket.
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Ugh, ugh, it is so hard.
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I did it.
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Anna, your shirt is dirty.
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We have many vegetables now.
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Let us go home and make lunch.
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Yeah.
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I am so hungry.
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Woo-hoo.
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Pasta is from wheat.
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Oh, wow.
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All the vegetables we harvest today.
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Potato, cabbage, and eggplants.
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This meal is great.
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We love you, Grandma.
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I love life on the farm.

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Why practice speaking with this video?

Practicing your speaking skills with this engaging video featuring Grandma and her grandchildren provides a dynamic context for language learning. By watching and listening to the dialogue about planting and harvesting vegetables, you can immerse yourself in a practical setting that emphasizes everyday conversations. This context is essential, as it helps you learn how to communicate effectively in real-life situations. The video showcases expressions related to gardening, nutrition, and family interaction, making it relatable and relevant. Using a shadowing app or other shadowing tools, you can repeat the phrases you hear, enhancing your pronunciation and intonation.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

In this video, several key grammatical structures and expressions are used that can enhance your speaking skills:

  • Questions and Responses: The conversation includes simple questions like “Do you want to plant with me today?” and responses, which are crucial for conversational flow. Practice forming your own questions to aid engagement.
  • Imperative Forms: Phrases like “Watch me first, then you do it” provide excellent examples of giving instructions. Learning to use imperatives confidently can enhance clarity in your communications.
  • Future Simple Tense: The phrase "When will the plant grow?" utilizes future tense effectively. Understanding how to express future actions can improve your descriptive abilities.

Incorporating these structures into your practice—especially using tools like a shadowing site—can significantly boost your English speaking practice.

Common Pronunciation Traps

While the vocabulary in this video is straightforward, certain words and phrases may present pronunciation challenges:

  • Vegetables: The pronunciation can trip up learners; focus on articulating each syllable clearly.
  • Garden: Many learners tend to shorten this word, but it's crucial to emphasize the middle ‘ar’ sound.
  • Corn: Make sure to produce a clear /k/ sound at the beginning; this is often overlooked by beginners.

Utilizing a shadowing technique with this video can help you master these tricky pronunciations. By mimicking the speaker and paying close attention to their accent, you can refine your own spoken English and improve your overall fluency.

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.

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