Shadowing Practice: Slow English: Agriculture Vocabulary - English Listening Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, everybody.
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This is Teacher Levy.
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Today, I will be filming another Slow English video.
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I have filmed other ones on my channel.
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You can go check those out if you want.
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Today, I am in a greenhouse.
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A greenhouse is a place like this where you can grow plants, fruits, and vegetables.
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I had a comment from Hilari.
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Notice I said comment and not comment.
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If you are practicing speaking slowly,
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you can start saying comment and then slowly you can transition to comment.
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I saw a comment.
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He wanted me to talk about agriculture.
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So today in the greenhouse, we will discuss a little about plants.
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Notice I said little and not little.
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It is okay to say little, but as you feel more comfortable,
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you can start saying little, a little.
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Because the greenhouse is used to have a higher temperature to grow different plants,
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I will show you the temperature inside this greenhouse.
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In the greenhouse, it is 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
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80 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Notice I am saying Fahrenheit and not Fahrenheit.
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This is a similar T sound where we're saying Fahrenheit.
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I will walk through some of the plants that are here and I'll say the names one by one.
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This plant here is celery.
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This can be found in salads or other dishes.
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This here is parsley.
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Parsley is a famous seasoning,
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and most of you will know the taste of parsley.
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these are tomatoes or when we speak quickly we say tomatoes these are tomatoes.
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Tomatoes.
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These plants with the purple color leaves.
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Notice this is a leaf. And these are leaves.
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Leaf and leaves.
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This plant with the purple leaves is a sweet potato,
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similar to regular potato, but a different color.
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Notice I am saying sweet potato and not sweet potato.
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When you are beginning to speak faster and faster, you can start saying sweet potato.
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Sweet potato.
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Next, I will show you the peppers.
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These plants are all peppers.
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Peppers have different colors, but I'm not sure what colors these ones will be.
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Then we have more tomatoes here.
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These are also tomatoes. And this is watermelon.
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Notice I am saying watermelon and not watermelon.
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You can also practice saying this is watermelon.
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Then we also have cantaloupe.
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This is cantaloupe, also a very sweet fruit that most of you will recognize.
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These are beets.
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Even the ones which have not started growing yet,
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these are all beets, which have a famous red beet juice.
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Notice I said beet juice and not beet juice.
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You can also start practicing beet juice.
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I want some beet juice.
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We have these plants in pots.
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These are called pots because this is like a nursery.
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A nursery is where we take care of something.
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They are taking care of these plants and then they will go outside of the greenhouse once they are bigger.
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The ones which are planted in here will stay in the greenhouse.
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Okay, let's move on.
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I will show the other plants.
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These are also tomatoes and the rest of these are peppers.
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Okay, I also wanted to share that these are raised beds.
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They are raised above the surface,
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above the ground, because it is easier to maintain the plants.
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This here, these are corn,
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and this whole row is cucumber.
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These, on all of them,
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is spinach, which can also be found in salad.
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Then I will walk down and show you a couple more plants.
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here we also have cantaloupe like before we talked about cantaloupe
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and these four plants here are called loofah loofah
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Luffa is not used in this case for eating.
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Notice I said eating and not eating.
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It is not used for eating, but for these loofa sponges, you can use to clean your dishes.
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When you are washing your dishes,
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you can scrape the food off your plates or clean something with these loofahs.
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Or even you can wash your body with these loofahs luffas.
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I also wanted to showcase or to show these wood chips.
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These are used to help keep the moisture or the water on the soil or in the soil.
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These go right on top and they go around the plants and they cover this whole bed eventually.
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For now, they are only around these two plants.
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They have also a unique watering style.
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Notice I said watering and not watering.
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They have a unique
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watering style where you only water the base of the plant and you do not water from the top down.
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This is supposed to help keep the plants healthier and perhaps they will survive or live longer or bear better produce,
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better tomatoes in this case.
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Alari asked about tourism and also about agriculture being the backbone of different economies.
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I believe this kind of agriculture can be called subsistence farming
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because you can produce enough crops to supply yourself,
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your family, and maybe your relatives.
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But it is not called monoculture where you have big amounts of land and you are farming only one or two crops.
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There are also bugs in here, and those can make noises.
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There is a beetle.
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Notice I said beetle and not beetle.
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This is the beetle, again beetle,
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and these have also a critical role role.
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Notice critical, not critical.
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They have a critical role in maintaining the balance of life in this greenhouse.
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There are other bugs like bees that also come in here as well.
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I will return here in the future,
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maybe in two, three weeks or a month to show these plants getting bigger
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and hopefully the vegetables I can show as well.
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these strings here
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that they have are to support the plants as they get bigger they can climb up these strings
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and use it to stabilize themselves so they don't fall
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or tip over so there will be strings all down this raised bed
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and I will try to document some of the process of these plants here.
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It will be the classroom in the greenhouse.
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We will learn English in the greenhouse.
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So if you found this video helpful for listening, practice, or you learned new vocabulary,
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you can let me know in the comments.
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And if you have future recommendations, you can also write it into the comments.
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If you support these videos, feel free to like and subscribe.
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And I will see you next time.
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Bye-bye.
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Why Practice Speaking with This Agriculture Vocabulary Video?

Practicing with this video is a game-changer for english speaking practice and even IELTS speaking practice. The slow, clear delivery mimics real-world conversation, making it perfect for shadow speech—a technique where you repeat phrases immediately after the speaker to build fluency. By focusing on agriculture terms, you learn practical vocabulary while honing pronunciation and rhythm. Whether you’re a beginner or prepping for an exam, this context-rich content helps you connect words to images, boosting retention and confidence in everyday discussions.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

The video uses simple, powerful structures ideal for learners. First, it demonstrates noun pluralization with examples like "leaf" to "leaves" and "tomato" to "tomatoes," showing how common words change. Second, it uses descriptive phrases such as "a place like this where you can grow plants," teaching you to define terms clearly—critical for IELTS speaking. Third, the speaker uses transitional phrases like "Next, I will show you" to organize ideas, a skill that elevates your speaking flow. These structures are easy to replicate, making them perfect for shadowspeak practice.

Common Pronunciation Traps to Avoid

The video highlights tricky words that trip up learners. For example, "greenhouse" is often mispronounced with equal stress, but the speaker emphasizes the first syllable: GREEN-house. "Fahrenheit" is another challenge—listen for the soft "t" sound, not a hard "t." "Sweet potato" is often slurred, but the speaker breaks it down: sweet PO-tay-to before speeding up. Even "parsley" can be tricky; focus on the "s" sound, not a "z." Practicing these with shadowspeaks helps you master natural pronunciation, ensuring you’re understood in any setting.

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 →