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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to English Cozy Chat,

a slow English podcast which helps you to learn English in a fun and natural way.

I'm Maria, and today we are going to talk about what I've been doing this week.

My week started in a pretty interesting way because I went on a walk outside my house,

which I do every day, and I saw that at one part of my street,

there were hundreds of goats.

I was so surprised by this because I don't live near any kind of farm

and there are not usually any animals like this near where I live.

These goats were seriously so cute and for me it was

so surprising to see them there but as you all know goats are great climbers

and some of them were climbing on the mountains and the hills that were there nearby.

I love watching how they can stand on little bitty rocks and keep their balance.

It was quite a hot day when I was there

and all of these goats were crowded around some shade just to keep cool

but they were so cute really cuddled up together and they all just look so nice and cozy.

Also, there were a group of little baby goats, you guys.

They were so adorable and they were all there together.

The man that was with them said that they had just been born a few weeks ago.

So they were really small and really sweet.

There were also some dogs there that were to protect them

and it was really neat seeing these dogs interact with the goats.

So then I came to find out why these goats were actually there

and my town is doing an initiative that is to help prevent forest fires.

So to help keep forest fires from happening.

And what they do is in areas that are in the forest

or near the forest that have lots of greenery

or dead grass and trees or bushes or shrubs that that need to be cleared out,

they will put goats there and the goats eat everything

that could really potentially help these forest fires to form or to spread.

So these goats are staying where I live, or not where I live,

but close to where I live for a full two weeks.

And then they will go to another place.

I think this is a really interesting way to help prevent

forest fires it's really neat to see this wildlife by my house and just to see all of these goats together.

The man that is their owner told me that there are more than 300 goats all there together.

This week this was really something really special

that I have never seen before and that for me was just really cool to see near my house.

The other day I did something really fun to go meet some friends.

A lot of times when we go meet friends we simply go to a restaurant

but the other day my friend asked me to meet feeds them in a park and to have a picnic there.

And at first I thought a picnic, a park, okay.

We just never do that.

But really it was so much fun.

We brought big blankets to lay out and everyone brought some food

and we just sat there and ate our food and talked.

We also threw a frisbee which was really fun and it was really just an enjoyable day.

To be honest, I would much rather do that than to go to a restaurant for a few reasons.

One, it is nice to be outside, especially when it's nice weather.

Two, it's cheaper.

Going to a restaurant costs money,

and it was nice to just all bring our own food and to enjoy a nice lunch that way.

I just like being in a park environment which is nice and green.

I like to see other people just hanging out and relaxing and it was really just a very different experience for me.

Now many of you may go to parks very often

and that's something that you like doing but honestly up until now I haven't really done it so much.

So I think that will be something that I really try to start doing more of in the future.

And this week, I also started going to physio or physiotherapy,

or it's also called physical therapy.

Either way,

this is a place to go when you have some kind of injury or if something is hurting or something like that.

And I am going because some of you may remember,

but in an episode that I posted back in February,

I think, I explained that I had had an injury in my leg, in my quadriceps.

I heard it when I was working out at the beginning of the year,

and it honestly has just really not healed properly and is still bothering me and it is now September.

So I am going to start going to the physio,

physiotherapist, to do exercises and treatments and everything like that to really try to make my leg better.

And also, I have a shoulder injury that first happened about nine years ago

when I fell off of my bike with my arm outstretched.

I hurt my shoulder and my elbow

and then I also used to play a lot of volleyball

and that also hurt it and now it has started to hurt me again.

So I have injuries in both my shoulder and my leg

and now I'm going to start going to the physiotherapist twice

a week for one hour each session to really try to get better.

So I will let you all know how that goes and if it starts working for me.

This week has also been back to school.

So I have started teaching my English classes again, which I have really been enjoying.

I realized that I really kind of missed having my classes over the summer.

Of course, it's always good to have a break,

but it's always nice to come back and start fresh in the new year.

So that has felt really good.

So that is what I have been doing this week.

Let me know what have you been doing this week.

I'll see you guys in the next one.

Bye.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Slow English Podcast”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: goats, forest, fires, park, English. This video has 86 sentences and 1072 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:11. The speaker talks slowly, about 105 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
goat noun	/ɡoʊt/	Any ruminant of the genus Capra.
physiotherapist noun		A therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise.
cosy adjective	/ˈkoʊzi/	Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.
picnic noun	/ˈpɪknɪk/	An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
climber noun	/ˈklaɪmɚ/	Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).
cuddle verb	/ˈkʌd.l̩/	To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.
greenery noun	/ˈɡɹiːnəɹi/	Green foliage or verdure.
outstretched adjective	/aʊtˈstɹɛt͡ʃt/	Extended or stretched out.
physiotherapy noun	/ˌfɪziəʊˈθerəpi/	Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise.
quadriceps noun	/ˈkwɑːd.ɹəˌsɛps/	A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
elbow noun	/ˈɛlboʊ̯/	The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
volleyball noun	/ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/	A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
enjoyable adjective	/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/	Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.
interact verb	/ɪn.təˈɹækt/	To engage in communication and other shared activities (with someone).
adorable adjective	/əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/	Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
clear out verb		To completely empty.
come back verb		To return to a place.
find out verb		To discover, as by asking or investigating.
lay out verb	/ˌleɪ ˈaʊt/	To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	I've been doing · have really been enjoying · have been doing
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	have never seen · haven't really done · has started
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	been born · be cleared
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	frisbee which was · environment which is

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, haven't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

Long words — get the stress right: physiotherapy /ˌfɪziəʊˈθerəpi/, adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/

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 goat, physiotherapist, cosy.

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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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?