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Snow White Once upon a time, a queen had a little princess.
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Her skin was as white as snow.
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She was called Snow White.
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But unfortunately, the queen got sick and passed away.
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The king married a new queen.
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The new queen had a magic mirror.
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The mirror could tell her who was the most beautiful in the world
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When Snow White grew up, she became very beautiful
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The queen asked the mirror
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The mirror said, Snow White is more beautiful than you
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The queen was very angry
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She told a servant to take
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Snow White into the forest and kill her.
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The servant felt sorry for Snow White.
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He let her go quietly in the forest.
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Snow White found a small wooden house.
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Seven kind dwarfs lived there.
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The dwarfs listened to her story.
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They felt very sorry for her let her stay the Queen learned
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Snow White was still alive she was very angry
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she dressed as an old woman she went to the dwarfs house to sell things
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Snow White let her in.
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The queen used a belt to tie
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Snow White up.
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The dwarfs came back and freed Snow White.
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The queen tried again.
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She dressed as a different old woman.
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She sewed Snow White a poisonous comb.
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Snow White let her in again.
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The comb touched her hair and she fainted.
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The dwarves returned, took off the comb and saved her.
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The queen tried one last time.
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She made a poisoned apple and gave it to Snow White.
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Snow White took a bite and fell asleep.
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This time, the dwarfs could not wake her up.
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The dwarfs were very sad.
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They put her in the crystal coffin.
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A prince passed by.
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He was amazed by her beauty.
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He carried the coffin to his palace.
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On the way, the apple popped out of her throat.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

The speaker keeps coming back to these words: snow, queen, dwarfs, mirror, comb. This video has 41 sentences and 309 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:00. The speaker talks slowly, about 103 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
mirror noun/ˈmiɹɚ/A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
comb noun/koʊm/A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
servant noun/ˈsɝvənt/One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
coffin noun/ˈkɔfɪn/A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
palace noun/ˈpælɪs/Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
belt noun/ˈbɛlt/A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
crystal noun/ˈkɹɪstəl/A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
asleep adjective/əˈsliːp/In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
wooden adjective/ˈwʊdn̩/Made of wood.
bite verb/baɪt/To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
throat noun/ˈθɹoʊt/The front part of the neck.
quietly adverb/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/Producing little or no noise.
poison noun/ˈpɔɪ.zən/A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
faint adjective/feɪnt/Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
poisonous adjective/ˈpɔɪzənəs/Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come back verbTo return to a place.
grow up verbTo mature and become an adult.
pass away verbTo die.
take off verbTo remove.

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 mirror, comb, servant.

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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