Shadowing Practice: Tundras - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Do you know what a tundra is?
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It's a very cold, windy and dry place.
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Sometimes the ground is all covered with snow and ice.
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This makes it really hard for plants to grow. But guess what?
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There are some tough plants that can live here.
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You might find grasses, squishy mosses, and even small plants.
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When spring and summer come, these little plants surprise us with pretty, colorful flowers.
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Even in a chilly place like a tundra, flowers can bloom.
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Not many animals can stay in a tundra all year, it's just too cold.
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Some animals go to warmer places when it's very cold and come back when it gets warmer.
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But there are animals like the big polar bear, the reindeer with their large antlers,
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the fast snow hairs, and clever foxes that make the tundra their home.
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So even though it's cold, the tundra is full of life.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tundra, plants, cold, animals. This video has 14 sentences and 155 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:35. The speaker talks slowly, about 98 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| grass noun | /ɡɹɑːs/ | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as… |
| clever adjective | /ˈklɛv.ɚ/ | Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| polar adjective | /ˈpoʊlɚ/ | Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles. |
| bloom noun | /blum/ | A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. |
| moss noun | /mɔs/ | Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta… |
| colorful adjective | /ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/ | Possessing prominent and varied colors. |
| chili noun | /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ | The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. |
| windy adjective | /ˈwɪn.di/ | Accompanied by wind. |
| tundra noun | /ˈtʌndɹə/ | A flat and treeless Arctic biome. |
| antler noun | /ˈænt.lɚ/ | A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year. |
| reindeer noun | /ˈɹeɪndɪɹ/ | Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies. |
| squishy adjective | /ˈskwɪʃi/ | Yielding easily to pressure; very soft. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might find |
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 flower, grass, clever.
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.