Shadowing Practice: RAZ Level G Book #15 - Beanie and the Missing Bear - Guided Reading - Read Aloud - Audiobook - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, everyone.
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This book is Beanie and the Missing Bear in Level G.
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My name is Beanie.
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I am a detective.
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That means I solve mysteries.
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A detective is a person who solves crimes.
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Solve mysteries.
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A mystery is a problem that does not have an answer,
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and solve means finding an answer to a problem or a mystery.
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I have my first mystery to solve.
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My sister Claire can't find her bear.
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Can't find?
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Oh no, Claire's bear is missing.
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Claire lost her bear.
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Where is it?
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Claire points at Dad's chair.
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I left my bear in that chair, says Claire.
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Points at means she's using her finger, like this.
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And left is the past tense of leave.
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It's the last place that Claire put the bear.
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I look on the chair, under the chair, and behind the chair.
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No bear.
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This means the bear was not near the chair. So sad. Did you see that?
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Our dog Chomps took that sock.
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Maybe he took Claire's bear, too.
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took is the past tense of take our dog is the
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right way to say it sometimes people say we dog
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or wheeze dog and
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that is not right I follow chomps I look in chomps's bed I see a sock a ball
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and Danny's rabbit, but no bear.
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Beanie still did not find Claire's bear, so sad.
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Where is the bear?
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I give Danny his rabbit.
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He puts it in a new blanket.
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What about Danny's old blanket?
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Here is his new blanket with the rabbit in it, and his old blanket is on the floor.
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Do you see something?
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These are blankets.
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There is something strange about Danny's old blanket.
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Do you see it too?
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Please, Danny, I say.
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May I look at your old blanket?
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Something strange means it's odd, weird.
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Claire says, hmm, what's that?
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And may I is a way to say, is it okay? Can I look?
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I open the old blanket.
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Hello, bear, I say.
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Chomps did not take the bear.
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It was Danny.
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I solved the mystery.
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Hello, bear.
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You can say this when you see something.
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So Beanie found Claire's bear.
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It was Danny means Danny took Claire's bear.
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And she solved the mystery.
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Beanie found the answer to the problem.
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Now Claire thinks I'm the best detective in the world.
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She could be right.
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The best detective is the number one, the greatest detective.
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And she could be right means just maybe Beanie is the best detective in the world.
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world.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 61 sentences and 420 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:42. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
blanket noun/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
mystery noun/ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
solve verb/sɒlv/To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
detective noun/dɪˈtɛktɪv/A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
rabbit noun/ˈɹæbɪt/A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares)
tense noun/tɛns/The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
sock noun/sɑk/A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
finger noun/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
chomp verb/t͡ʃɑmp/To bite or chew loudly or heavily.
wheeze noun/ʍiːz/A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
strange adjective/stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
bear verb/bɪɚ/To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
chair noun/t͡ʃɛɚ/An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
hello/hɛˈloʊ/A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
sister noun/ˈsɪs.tɚ/A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, I'm. 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 blanket, mystery, solve.

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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