Shadowing Practice: Rake, Rake, Jump! Autumn Leaves - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Look, Dad! The leaves are falling!
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Yes, Lily. It's autumn.
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A red leaf!
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A yellow leaf!
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And a brown leaf… on your head!
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Let's make a big pile of leaves.
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Rake, rake, rake!
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It's big! It's very big!
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Ready? One, two, three…
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Jump!
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Where's Lily? I can't see her!
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Here I am!
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Oh, look! Here comes Biscuit!
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Biscuit, no! Not the leaves!
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Oh no! The leaves are everywhere!
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Never mind. Rake, rake, rake…
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Dad, look! The wind!
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Ha ha! You're a leaf monster!
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Grrr! I'm a leaf monster!
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Again, Dad! Again!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Rake, Rake, Jump! Autumn Leaves”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: rake, leaf, leaves, Dad. This video has 20 sentences and 91 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:01. The speaker talks slowly, about 90 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
leaf noun/lif/The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
autumn noun/ˈɔtəm/Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as…
pile noun/paɪl/A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
rake noun/ɹeɪk/A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil…
grrrElongated form of grr.
monster noun/ˈmɑnstɚ/A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or fictional kind.
jump verb/d͡ʒʌmp/To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
yellow adjective/ˈjɛloʊ/Of a yellow hue.
everywhere adverb/ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/In or to all locations under discussion.
wind noun/ˈwɪnd/Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like leaf, autumn, pile.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →