Shadowing Practice: Wee Little Whale | WordWorld Full Episode! - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Word World!
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Word World!
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Welcome to the place where words come alive.
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Let's build a word!
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Word World!
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Word World!
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Jump to the beat!
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Pop your hands in the air!
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Let's build a word!
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Word Word!
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Word World!
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We've got threads of every size Building words before our eyes Nothing's better than a letter They hold our world together!
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And sheep, there's always a surprise!
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Welcome to our world!
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White world!
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It's a beautiful world!
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White world!
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Wee Little Whale On this lovely day in Word World,
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Sheep was playing at the beach when...
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Help!
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Uh -oh.
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Please, somebody help me.
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What's wrong?
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I'm stuck in this seaweed.
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Well, this looks like a job for...
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Superhero Sheep!
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Don't worry, I'll save you.
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I'll scoop you up with a net.
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But how do I know what letters to use to build a net?
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You could sound it out.
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Yes, I'll sound it out.
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Now, let's see.
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Net.
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N, E, T, N, N, E, E, T, T.
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Net!
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I'll save you with this net!
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Whew!
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Thank you, Superhero Sheep.
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Well, you okay, Little Fish?
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I'm fine, but I'm not a fish.
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I'm a whale.
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W -H -A -L -E.
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Whale!
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Well, you're awfully small for a whale.
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I'm just a baby whale.
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Someday, I'll be big like you, Superhero Sheep.
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Well, I'm really just sheep.
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I'm only pretending.
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to be Superhero Sheep.
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I like to pretend, too.
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You do?
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Uh -huh.
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Superhero Sheep, my hero, you saved me from the weeds.
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It's all in a day's work, little whale.
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Oh, say, would I come to my house and play?
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Sure.
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Awesome.
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So Sheep brought the tiny whale home to her haystack,
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Where they played pretend tea party One cup for me And two for you Thank you,
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Sheep I really like this cup And I'm having so much fun playing with you I love it here Oh,
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well, why don't you just stay here for a while?
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I'd love to Hooray!
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After a fun day of playing together, sheep and whale settle down for a good night's rest.
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Good night, friend.
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Good night, friend.
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But whales usually don't stay small for very long.
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Good morning, whale.
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Well, today I think we should be superstar singers.
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Well, what do you think?
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Whale!
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Sheep, help!
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You look so different this morning.
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Oh, it's this cup.
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It's smaller.
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It's not the cup.
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It's you.
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You've grown.
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I can't even move.
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You're big enough to swim in a tub.
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Hey!
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That's it!
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We'll just build a tub for you!
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Great idea!
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We can sound it out!
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Tub!
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T Huh?
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B. T.
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U. B.
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Tub.
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Tub.
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Yay!
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A tub.
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Thank you, sheep.
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Superstar whale, ready to sing.
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Superstar sheep, ready to sing.
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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
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la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
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la, la Sheep and whale were the best of friends.
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But, remember, whales don't stay small for very long.
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Morning, whale.
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Let's play ballerina today.
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Oh, my.
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I think my tub is shrinking.
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Oh, uh, it's not the tub.
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It's you.
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Oh, you've grown again, whale.
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Well, we need something bigger to put you in.
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How about a really big tank?
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Yes, a tank!
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It can be almost like a swimming pool.
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Awesome!
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We should go outside.
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There's not enough room in here.
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Okay, let's build that tank!
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T -ank D -A
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-N -K T -ank Yes!
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Tank!
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Last one in is a rotten egg.
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One, two, three!
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The next morning brings Sheep another big surprise.
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Oh, what a warm and sunny day.
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Perfect for a morning swim with my very, very best friend, Whale.
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Hi, sheep.
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You grew again.
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Well, now you're even too big for the tank.
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Sorry.
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Oh, well, it's not your fault that you're growing.
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Well, I...
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I'm gonna need some help. Did someone say help?
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Hello, Frog.
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I'm so glad to see you.
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What's going on, sheep?
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Frog, this is Whale.
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Whale, this is Frog.
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Pleased to meet you.
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Well, Frog, no matter what I put Whale in, she just grows right out of it.
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Um, I'm sorry, sheep, but Whale is just too big to be put in anything.
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What we really should do is bring her back to the ocean where there's plenty of room for her to swim. But what?
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But Sheep's my best friend.
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And Whale is my best friend.
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It's really the only solution.
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Okay.
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So Frog and Sheep brought Whale, now a very big Whale, all the way back to the ocean.
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Goodbye, Whale.
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I'll miss you.
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Oh, I'll miss you too.
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But I'm losing my best friend.
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Well, maybe you don't have to lose your best friend.
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I don't.
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You just need a way to visit Whale.
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But how can I do that?
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Well, there's one way.
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Inside a SUB!
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A SUB?
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Yes!
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Let's build a word!
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It's time to build a word Let's build it,
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let's build it now S -U -B S -U -B
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Yeah, we just built a word We built it, we built it Thank you Wait for me, Whale!
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I'm coming!
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See you later, Sheep! Have fun!
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Whale!
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Whale!
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Whale!
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Sheep, it's you!
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Guess what?
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In this sub, I can visit you all the time!
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Underwater Explorer Sheep, reporting for duty!
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Awesome!
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Woohoo!
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Whale and Sheep, thanks to their sub, the very, very, very best of friends.
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The End
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We'll be right back.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 173 sentences and 995 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:17. The speaker talks slowly, about 81 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 79% 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 |
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| whale noun | /ˈweɪl/ | Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises. |
| sheep noun | /ˈʃiːp/ | A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| superstar noun | /ˈsuː.pəˌstɑː/ | Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity. |
| thread noun | /ˈθɹɛd/ | A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework. |
| settle verb | /ˈsɛtəl/ | To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc). |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| weed noun | /wiːd/ | Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing. |
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| someday adverb | Sometime; at some unspecified time in the future. | |
| underwater adjective | /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/ | Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface. |
| rotten adjective | /ˈɹɑtn̩/ | Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| scoop noun | /skup/ | Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | You've grown |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should be · should go · should do |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll save · I'll scoop · I'll sound |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm only pretending · I'm having · is shrinking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 38 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 whale, sheep, swim.
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.