Shadowing Practice: Slow English Podcast - SPRING 🌺 A2+ - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to English Cozy Chat,
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a slow English podcast which helps you to learn English in a fun and natural way.
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I am Maria, and today we are going to be talking about spring.
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Spring is one of my favorite seasons.
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The first day of spring was just the other day,
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and I feel really happy about it.
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Every year at the beginning of spring, I love to buy fresh flowers.
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So the other day I bought purple and white tulips.
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I put them on my dining table and they really look so beautiful.
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Having fresh flowers in the house,
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especially after winter, really makes me realize that spring is here.
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Flowers make my home feel fresh and bright.
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Spring is a season of change.
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It comes after winter, which is usually cold and dark.
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Spring slowly prepares us for the summer,
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which is warm and bright.
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One of the first things that I notice about spring is the light.
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The days start to become longer, and the mornings are much brighter.
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In the winter, when I wake up, it's still dark outside.
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But when spring comes, the sun is out, and it makes it easier for me to wake up.
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When I see the sun out of the window in the morning.
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It just lets my body know that it is time to start the day.
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Another sign of spring is the birds.
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In the winter, I don't usually hear many birds,
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But in the spring I start to hear them chirping again.
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A few weeks ago I started to hear the birds for the first time chirping outside my window.
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This sound of the birds really made me happy.
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I thought, wow, I haven't heard the birds in a long time.
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I feel like the birds are like friends that leave during the winter because they don't like the cold
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and come back when it's nice outside.
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In spring, everything starts to look greener.
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Flowers begin to bloom, trees grow new leaves,
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and the air feels fresh and clean.
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When I go for a walk,
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I love smelling the fresh flowers and also the fresh spring air.
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I also enjoy listening to the sound of the bees when I go on a walk.
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They are always buzzing around all of the flowers and it always just feels so fresh whenever I see them.
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In the spring, the evenings also become lighter.
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Where I live, I see a lot more people on the streets in the evenings.
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People are going on walks, going to parks, and eating at restaurants outside.
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It just seems like there is so much more life outside in the spring,
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especially in the evenings.
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During the winter, people usually stay inside more.
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It's more cozy to be in your warm house reading a book,
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cooking, or spending time with family and friends.
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Spring is more of a time to be spent outside when the weather is nice.
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Clothing also changes during the spring.
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People usually stop wearing those heavy coats and sweaters.
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Instead, they wear lighter clothes, like lighter long-sleeved shirts, jackets,
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and even t-shirts on warmer days.
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Sometimes in the spring, the weather can be unpredictable.
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Some days can be very hot and other days can be pretty cold and some days are a mix of the two.
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That is why many times in the spring it's good to wear layers.
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For example, maybe you wear a t-shirt with a jacket, so then if it's cold,
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you wear your jacket, and if it gets hot, you take it off and simply wear your t-shirt.
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That way, you are always prepared.
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Where I live in Spain, some days in spring can be very warm and sunny,
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and other days are a bit cooler and rainy.
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There is an expression in Spanish, which is, In abril, aguas mil.
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Which means, in April, there is one thousand waters.
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which basically means it rains a lot in April.
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Food habits can also change in the spring.
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In the winter, people eat heavier meals like soups and stews and warm, more filling meals.
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And in the spring, people start eating lighter.
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They start eating more salads, fresh vegetables, and fresh fruit.
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When I think of food in the spring, I always think of berries.
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I personally love to eat lots of berries in the spring, especially strawberries.
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Just the other week, I made a strawberry cake and it was delicious.
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Another special thing about spring is the feeling of a new beginning.
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Nature is starting again.
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Flowers are blooming.
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Trees are getting greener.
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And this motivates some people to start new things.
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Some people make new plans,
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set new goals, and put a bigger focus on their health.
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There is also the idea of spring cleaning.
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That means cleaning and organizing your home.
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Many people take this time to throw away old things and create a new fresh living space.
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Of course, not everyone loves the spring.
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One part about the spring that can be quite complicated are allergies.
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Many people have lots of allergies in the spring when everything is blooming outside.
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I used to have terrible allergies in the spring.
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My eyes would get red.
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I would sneeze a lot.
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And I was always very uncomfortable.
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For some reason, I don't have allergies anymore in the spring and I feel much better.
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I'm very glad that I don't have them anymore because it was always very uncomfortable.
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So how do you feel about spring?
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Do you like it?
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Is it one of your favorite seasons or is it not?
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Do you have more energy when spring starts?
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Do you like to change your food habits? or do you like to do spring cleaning?
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Let me know how you feel in the spring.
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If you would like more out of these episodes,
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check out my cozy study club where you will receive a very helpful study sheet
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that is related to every one of my episodes.
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Thank you all so much for watching.
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I hope you have a wonderful day and I cannot wait to see you in the next episode.
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Bye!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 99 sentences and 1032 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:26. The speaker talks slowly, about 90 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| allergy noun | /ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi/ | A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and… |
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| habit noun | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | An action performed on a regular basis. |
| uncomfortable adjective | /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ | Not comfortable; causing discomfort. |
| berry noun | /ˈbɛɹi/ | A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. |
| strawberry noun | /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/ | The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria. |
| clothing noun | /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ | Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to… |
| complicated adjective | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | Difficult or convoluted. |
| helpful adjective | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| layer noun | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | A single thickness of some material covering a surface. |
| sheet noun | /ʃit/ | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
| coat noun | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| throw away verb | To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, haven't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, cloth /klɒθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheet /ʃit/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/
- Long words — get the stress right: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/
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 flower, allergy, jacket.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | winter, which is · Spanish, which is |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | love smelling · enjoy listening · stop wearing |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are always buzzing · are going · is starting |
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.