Shadowing Practice: The Baby Clothes | Artifacts Unpacked: The Animated Series - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What if you had a life-threatening secret?
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Who could you rely on?
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It's 1944, and the Nazis have just occupied Slovakia.
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Prisca is two months pregnant.
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She and her husband desperately want the baby, despite knowing it is extremely risky.
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The Nazis take them prisoner because they are Jewish and force them on a grueling train journey.
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Along the ride, Prisca's husband tries to comfort her.
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A stranger on the train, Edith, overhears this and promises she will take care of Prisca.
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Prisca hides her pregnancy when she arrives at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp and killing center and is separated from her husband forever.
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Being pregnant is a near-certain death sentence for a Jewish woman at the camp.
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Edith and Prisca stay together.
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Edith keeps her promise, sneaking Prisca extra food and sharing her blanket at night.
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Against all odds, Prisca survives and continues to conceal her pregnancy during various moves to other Nazi camps.
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She gives birth to her daughter, Hannah Edith, on April 12, 1945.
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To celebrate this miracle, fellow prisoners create a gift for the newborn child.
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The women tore their underclothes and made me a shirt and stitched on the collar pink and blue flowers," explains Hana.
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The cap was also from their clothes.
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American soldiers liberate Prisca and her baby less than a month later.
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Thanks in no small part to the solidarity and selfless acts of others, both mother and daughter survive together.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Baby Clothes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Prisca, Edith, Nazi, camp, husband. This video has 19 sentences and 238 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:51. The speaker talks at a steady 129 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 74% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| prisoner noun | /ˈpɹɪzənə/ | A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence. |
| liberate verb | /ˈlɪbəˌɹeɪt/ | Often followed by from: to allow or cause (someone or something) to be free; to set free, to release. |
| overhear verb | /oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/ | To hear something that was not meant for one's ears. |
| selfless adjective | Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish. | |
| underclothes noun | clothes worn next to the skin and underneath outer clothing | |
| conceal verb | /kənˈsil/ | To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret. |
| stitch noun | /stɪt͡ʃ/ | A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. |
| newborn noun | A recently born baby. | |
| solidarity noun | /ˌsɑ.ləˈdæɹ.ə.ti/ | A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor… |
| occupy verb | /ˈɑkjəpaɪ/ | To fill. |
| threaten verb | /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| risky adjective | /ˈɹɪski/ | Dangerous; involving risks. |
| desperately adverb | /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət.li/ | In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly. |
| sneak verb | /sniːk/ | To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stay together verb | To remain loyal in times of stress or difficulty; to avoid separation despite pressure to do so. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have just occupied |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is separated |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will take |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, cloth /klɒθ/
- Long words — get the stress right: solidarity /ˌsɑ.ləˈdæɹ.ə.ti/, desperately /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət.li/
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 prisoner, liberate, overhear.
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.