Shadowing Practice: S140 Very Hot Day - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I'm Peppa Pig This is my little brother George This is Mummy Pig And this is Daddy Pig Peppa Pig
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Very hot day The sun is shining It is a very hot day What a lovely hot day
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Peppa and George are wearing their boots They are going to jump in muddy puddles I love muddy puddles Oh dear,
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the sun is so hot that the puddles have dried up Mummy, Daddy, the puddles are all dry And we can't jump in them Never mind,
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Peppa It's so sunny, you can play in the paddling pool instead Yes,
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the paddling pool First, you have to change into your swimming costumes.
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Yes, Mummy!
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Peppa and George are wearing their swimming costumes.
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Mummy Pig is wearing her swimming costume.
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And Daddy Pig is wearing his swimming costume.
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Because it's so hot, you need sun cream. So oily and yucky!
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Yuck!
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Oh, ho, ho.
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What a fuss about nothing.
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Yes, we all need sun cream today.
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Oh.
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Come on, George.
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Let's get some air into this paddling pool.
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Daddy Pig is pumping up the paddling pool.
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Easy as pie.
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Peppa holds the hose and Mummy Pig turns on the water.
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Where's the water?
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Peppa and George love their paddling pool Ice cream,
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ice cream Miss Rabbit the ice cream lady Ice cream On very hot days Miss Rabbit sells ice cream Mummy,
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Daddy, can George and I have an ice cream please?
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Oh well, I suppose it is an especially hot day Hooray!
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Please can I have one as well?
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Everyone likes ice cream.
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Hello, Mummy Pig, Peppa and George.
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Hello, Miss Rabbit.
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What ice creams would you like?
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Can I have a coat, please, Miss Rabbit?
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Of course you may, Peppa.
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Thank you.
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The same for me and one for Daddy Pig, please.
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And what would young Mr George like?
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Dinosaur!
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A dinosaur?
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Silly George.
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He always says dinosaur for everything.
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Well, it just so happens that I do have a dinosaur -shaped ice lolly.
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Dinosaur.
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George, you should eat your ice lolly before it melts.
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Dinosaur.
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George loves his dinosaur ice lolly so much he doesn't want to eat it.
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Thank you, Miss Rabbit.
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Enjoy the weather.
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George, I really think you should eat your ice lolly before it melts and...
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falls on the ground.
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Oh, dear.
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George's dinosaur ice lolly has melted and fallen on the ground.
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Never mind, George.
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You can share Daddy's ice cream.
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I'm sure he won't mind.
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It is so warm, Daddy Pig has fallen asleep.
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Daddy Pig does look hot.
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Let's take water on Daddy to cool him down.
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Good idea, Peppa.
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Whoa!
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What happened?
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You were all red and hot, Daddy Pig.
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So he tipped water on you.
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Oh, I see.
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Thank you, Peppa.
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Look, the puzzles are back.
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Quick, George, let's get our boots.
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Peppa and George are wearing their boots.
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Peppa and George love the hot day.
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But most of all, they love jumping up and down in the puddles.
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Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Peppa Pig

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “S140 Very Hot Day”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Peppa, Pig, George, ice, cream. This video has 70 sentences and 504 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:56. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
dinosaur noun/ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/Those animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
swim verb/swɪm/To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
costume noun/ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
boot noun/but/A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
melt verb/mɛlt/To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
muddy adjective/ˈmʌdi/Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
silly adjective/ˈsɪl.i/Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
asleep adjective/əˈsliːp/In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
coat noun/ˈkoʊ̯t/An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
pump noun/pʌmp/A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
shine verb/ʃaɪn/To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
sunny adjective/ˈsʌni/Featuring a lot of sunshine.
puzzle noun/ˈpʌzəl/The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; (countable) often in…
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
hose noun/hoʊz/A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
dry up verbTo become dry (often of weather); to lose water.
jump up verbTo move from one position to a higher position by one jump.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Because it's so hot, you need sun cream.
  • Let's get some air into this paddling pool.
  • Please can I have one as well?
  • What ice creams would you like?
  • I'm sure he won't mind.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhave dried · has melted · has fallen
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould eat
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis shining · are wearing · is wearing

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, doesn't. 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 dinosaur, swim, costume.

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 →