Shadowing Practice: The Four Seasons – Winter - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Throughout the year regular changes occur in the weather.
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There are changes in the amount of sunlight, temperature, Rain and Snowfold.
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Thank you.
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This repeating cycle of weather patterns are called seasons.
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you In one year, there are four seasons.
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Fall Thank you.
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Winter you Thank you spring and Sama.
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Thank you.
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you The seasons change as the Earth moves around the Sun.
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In the last video, I told you about the season fall.
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In this video, we'll take a quick look at the season that follows.
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Winter.
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As the season changes from fall to winter, The weather gets colder and the hours of sunlight continue to decrease each day.
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and the coldest and shortest days of the year occur in winter.
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Towards the end of winter, the weather gradually becomes warmer and the days get longer again.
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In some parts of the world, winter brings freezing cold weather and snow.
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Lakes and rivers may freeze over.
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The cold weather usually means people spend more time indoors and are less active you
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Some people enjoy winter because they can go outside and do activities such as ice skating,
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Sledding and scheme.
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you Other people do not like winter because they have to shovel snow and deal with the cold weather.
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Animals in winter typically either hibernate or migrate.
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Hibernation is a state of inactivity in which an animal conserves energy by entering a deep sleep through the winter.
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Migration is when an animal physically moves to a different location that has a more favorable climate for the winter.
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Plants are not able to migrate, so many of them go into a kind of hibernation through the winter.
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Their growth slows and they lose their leaves to save energy.
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In very cold climates the water in the ground becomes frozen and plants are unable to take in water.
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To conserve water, Plants like the pine tree have thin, needle -like leaves with waxy coatings.
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This prevents water from escaping their surface.
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you As spring approaches, the weather gets warmer and the days get longer.
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You can learn more about spring in our related video.
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See ya.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 33 sentences and 360 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:59. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| occur verb | /əˈkɜː/ | To happen or take place. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| sunlight noun | /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ | All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth. |
| thin adjective | /ˈθɪn/ | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| physically adverb | /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/ | In a physical manner. |
| gradually adverb | /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/ | In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly. |
| decrease verb | /dɪˈkɹiːs/ | Of a quantity, to become smaller. |
| migration noun | /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ | An instance of moving to live in another place for a while. |
| pine noun | /paɪn/ | Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| needle noun | /ˈniː.dəl/ | A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a… |
| skate noun | /skeɪt/ | A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice. |
| coating noun | /ˈkoʊtɪŋ/ | A thin outer layer. |
| indoors adverb | /ɪnˈdɔɹz/ | Inside, into, or within a building. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| move around verb | To relocate to new homes repeatedly; to not live in any one place for long. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: migration /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, hibernation /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/, shovel /ˈʃʌv.əl/
- Long words — get the stress right: favourable /ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/, hibernation /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/, inactivity /ˌɪn.ækˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/
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 freeze, occur, leaf.
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.