Shadowing Practice: Sound 1-C - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Lesson 7 Word List Strike The lightning struck the house.
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Alarm We were surprised to hear the fire alarm.
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Warning There is a warning sign at the side of the road.
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Pitch I can't sleep because of the high-pitch alarm.
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Volume The volume of the television is too loud.
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Rumble Thunder rumbles after lightning strikes.
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Vibrate The drill vibrates in his hands.
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Pluck She is plucking the strings of the guitar Whistle The referee blew the whistle to stop the game.
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Siren Do you hear the siren of a police car?
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Question Raise your hand if you have any questions.
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Back She looked back.
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Gently.
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He spoke to her gently.
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Neck.
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This dinosaur has a very long neck.
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String.
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There is a string around his finger.
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Fourth.
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The boy is singing and dancing back and forth.
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Lesson 7 Do you hear that?
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What's that sound?
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That's an easy question.
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Maybe you hear a bell or the phone ringing.
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But what if I asked you what is sound?
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That question may seem much harder, but it's really not not.
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Think of sound as energy that we can hear.
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Sound is made when things vibrate or move back and forth quickly.
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All sorts of things vibrate and make sound.
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We make sounds when we talk and sing.
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So how do we vibrate?
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Well, there are parts inside of our necks that vibrate.
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Let's try an experiment.
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Put your hand on the side of your neck.
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Now start talking.
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You can feel these parts vibrating as you speak.
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We make music by making things vibrate too.
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Pluck the strings on a guitar.
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Do you see the strings moving?
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They're vibrating and making sounds.
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Sounds are not all the same.
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Pitch is how high or low a sound is.
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Can you think of some low sounds?
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Listen to your stomach rumble the next time you are hungry.
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This is a deep, low sound.
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Other sounds have a high pitch, like whistles and police car sirens.
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Volume is how loud or soft a sound is.
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We need more energy to make louder sounds.
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Think about when you hit a drum.
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The harder you hit it, the louder the sound is.
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If you strike it gently, it makes a soft sound.
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Sounds also help keep us safe.
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Some sounds are warnings.
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When a car honks its horn, it means we should get out of the way.
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When When we hear a fire alarm, we know to go to a safe place.
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Speaking Goals for This Clip

This video helps learners master describing sounds and explaining their origins, a key fluency milestone for daily communication. By practicing the dialogue, you’ll confidently discuss how sounds are made (e.g., "vibrate back and forth") and their qualities (pitch, volume), essential for clear conversations about the world around you. It’s perfect for shadowing practice—repeating phrases aloud to match rhythm and pronunciation—using tools like a shadowspeak or shadowing site to refine your skills.

Phrase Bank

  • "The lightning struck the house."
  • "There is a warning sign at the side of the road."
  • "I can't sleep because of the high-pitch alarm."
  • "Thunder rumbles after lightning strikes."
  • "She is plucking the strings of the guitar."
  • "Sound is made when things vibrate or move back and forth quickly."
  • "The harder you hit it, the louder the sound is."

Fix Your Weak Spots

The video targets two common pronunciation challenges: stressing key terms (e.g., "vibrate," "pitch," "volume") and linking words smoothly (e.g., "back and forth," "high-pitch alarm"). To improve English pronunciation, focus on the "b" sound in "vibrate" (avoid softening it to "vib-rate") and the short "i" in "pitch" (not "peach"). Shadowing the dialogue—repeating after the speaker in real time—helps internalize these patterns. Use a shadowspeaks tool to compare your recording with the original, ensuring you match the natural rhythm of phrases like "He spoke to her gently." Mastering these details will make your speech sound more native and confident.

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 →