Shadowing Practice: The farmer and the carrot. - Learn English Speaking with Video
A1FF1 - 2ND - CB - UNIT 12: DINNERTIME!
![05 The enormous Turnip [ Easy story House ] 영어 동화 애니메이션](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MpIQKg8EpN0/mqdefault.jpg)
A105 The enormous Turnip [ Easy story House ] 영어 동화 애니메이션
A113 G1 The Painter
A1Truyện Tiếng Anh Hoạt Hình: Rùa và Thỏ | The Tortoise and the Hare
A14.16 Farmers
A1lv03 027 The Carter Family 27 Rover s Walk
A121. Is this a carrot?
A1Tiếng Anh 2 Global Success - Unit 6: On the farm
A1Học Tiếng Anh Qua Hoạt Hình: Chú Kiến, Ong Nhỏ Và Cây Kẹo Cầu Vồng Khổng Lồ
A1🎧 Luyện Nghe Tiếng Anh Level A1 - ĐI CHỢ - | Listening English Podcast |🎯
A1Toàn cảnh bữa sáng ồn ào của 3 ba con Tuấn Dương - Nami - Suli | MẸ VẮNG NHÀ BA LÀ SIÊU NHÂN 2026
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “The farmer and the carrot”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: farmer, carrot, pulled, pull, horse. This video has 34 sentences and 257 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:21. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 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
9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| farmer noun | /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ | A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm. |
| carrot noun | /ˈkæɹət/ | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus. |
| rabbit noun | /ˈɹæbɪt/ | A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares) |
| pull verb | /pʊl/ | To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. |
| horse noun | /hoɹs/ | A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work. |
| grow verb | /ˈɡɹəʊ/ | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
| animal noun | /ˈænɪməl/ | A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants… |
| dinner noun | /ˈdɪnɚ/ | The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| pull up verb | /ˌpʊl ˈʌp/ | To lift upwards or vertically. |
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 farmer, carrot, rabbit.
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.