Shadowing Practice: READING EXPLORER FOUNDATIONS UNIT 6 6B FATAL ATTRACTION - Learn English Speaking with Video
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6. B.
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Fatal Attraction A.
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A hungry fly speeds through a forest.
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It smells nectar and lands on a green leaf.
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It starts to drink the sweet liquid.
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Suddenly, the fly's world turns green.
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The two sides of the leaf close against each other.
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Long green teeth lock together around it.
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The fly has been caught by a Venus flytrap.
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There is no escape b.
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The Venus flytrap is perhaps the most famous killer plant.
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However, scientists have only recently started to understand how it hunts and eats.
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After years of study, plant scientist Alexander Volkov believes he now knows the Venus flytrap's secret.
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This, says Volkov, is an electrical plant.
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c.
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There are three small hairs along each of the Venus flytrap's two leaves.
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When an insect touches a hair, it creates an electrical signal in the leaf.
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The insect can continue feeding, for now, but if it touches another hair within 20 seconds, the trap snaps shut.
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This system allows the plant to tell the difference between a drop of water, for example, and a moving creature.
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D. Once trapped, an insect has little chance of survival.
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Instead of nectar, the Venus flytrap now releases a different liquid, one that slowly eats away at the insect.
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Ten days later, almost nothing is left.
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The plant's leaves open again, and the Venus flytrap is ready for its next meal.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “READING EXPLORER FOUNDATIONS UNIT 6 6B FATAL ATTRACTION”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Venus, flytrap, insect, plant, leaf. This video has 23 sentences and 228 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:36. The speaker talks at a steady 143 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 71% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| insect noun | /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ | An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton. |
| electrical adjective | /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/ | Related to electricity (or electronics) |
| liquid noun | /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those… |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| scientist noun | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research… |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| killer noun | /ˈkɪlɚ/ | One who or that which kills. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| survival noun | /sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/ | The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life. |
| snap verb | /snæp/ | To fracture or break apart suddenly. |
| fatal adjective | /ˈfeɪ.təl/ | Causing death or destruction. |
| flytrap noun | A trap built to catch flies. | |
| nectar noun | /ˈnɛk.təɹ/ | The drink of the gods. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eat away at verb | To erode. |
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 leaf, insect, electrical.
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.