Shadowing Practice: Story 19: At the playground - Level 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Written by John Goodspeed, illustrated by James Claridadis.
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The monkey sits on the swing.
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The monkey crawls through the tunnel.
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The monkey zooms down the slide.
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The monkey spins on the merry-go-round.
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The monkey climbs up the wall.
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The monkey swings on the rings.
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Now what is the monkey doing?
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Oh, it is time for a snack.
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The monkey eats his snack.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Story 19: At the playground - Level 2”. This video has 10 sentences and 64 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:39.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| swing verb | /ˈswɪŋ/ | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| spin verb | /spɪn/ | To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction. |
| slide noun | /ˈslaɪ̯d/ | An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. |
| tunnel noun | /ˈtʌn(ə)l/ | An underground or underwater passage. |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| merry adjective | /ˈmɛ.ɹi/ | Jolly and full of high spirits; happy. |
| zoom verb | /zuːm/ | To move fast with a humming noise. |
| crawl verb | /kɹɔːl/ | To move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm or insect, or on one's hands and knees, like a human baby. |
| illustrate verb | /ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/ | To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison. |
| sit verb | /sɪt/ | To move oneself into such a position. |
| ring noun | /ɹɪŋ/ | A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go round verb | To physically swirl or rotate. |
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 monkey, swing, snack.
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.