Shadowing Practice: unit 22 spelling practice grade 4 Ep.1 #english #animation #childhood - Learn English Speaking with Video

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19 sentences
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1
Dark places can frighten me.
2
Our flight leaves at noon.
3
This room is brighter.
4
I need a flashlight at night.
5
The mighty lion roared.
6
The gift filled her with delight.
7
Please tighten the screw.
8
I read a book nightly.
9
The mountain is a beautiful sight.
10
She brought some fruit.
11
You ought to be careful.
12
I thought about your idea.
13
The two boys fought yesterday.
14
I caught the ball.
15
Their daughter loves music.
16
My teacher taught me English.
17
The naughty boy broke the toy.
18
It was not my fault.
19
Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “unit 22 spelling practice grade 4 Ep.1”. This video has 19 sentences and 90 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:30. The speaker talks slowly, about 60 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
lion noun/ˈlaɪən/A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
leaf noun/lif/The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
noon noun/nun/The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
mighty adjective/ˈmaɪti/Very strong; possessing might.
delight noun/dəˈlaɪt/Joy; pleasure.
naughty adjective/ˈnɔːti/Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
roar verb/ˈɹoɹ/To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
tighten verb/ˈtaɪ.tən/To make tighter.
flashlight noun/ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/A battery-powered hand-held light source.
frighten verb/ˈfɹaɪ.tən/To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
nightly adverb/ˈnaɪtli/Every night.
teach verb/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/To pass on knowledge to.
fault noun/fɔlt/Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
fill verb/fɪl/To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
bright adjective/ˈbɹaɪ̯t/Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideaought to be

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like lion, leaf, noon.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →