Shadowing Practice: week 25 grade 4 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Don't be lazy, Miki!
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Help me build the volcano for our science project!
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I am not lazy.
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The volcano is just waiting to erupt by itself.
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Which flavor do you want?
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I love chocolate flavor!
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Can you play the piano while I eat?
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My ice cream has a music flavor!
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Have you read the recent book about space?
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It came out yesterday.
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Really?
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I really want to read it!
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Is it really good?
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My kite is a triangle.
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It flies so high.
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The climate here is perfect for flying kites.
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I love this sunny climate. That robot is gigantic.
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It is bigger than our house.
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It works with a computer program.
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Can we write a program for it?
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Good dog.
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You obey very well.
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Sit.
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He is not puny.
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He is small but strong.
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Even a puny dog can obey.
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We need to prepare the tent before it rains.
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Look, there is a vacant spot over there.
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Let's go to the vacant place.
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Have you read the recent book about space?
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It came out yesterday.
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Really?
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I really want to read it.
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Is it really good?
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We use a pulley to lift the heavy box.
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The pulley makes it easy.
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Look at the menu.
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What do you want to order from the men menu?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “week 25 grade 4”. This video has 38 sentences and 214 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:29. The speaker talks at a steady 145 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 10 of its 38 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flavor noun | /ˈfleɪvə/ | The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect. |
| menu noun | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare. |
| lazy adjective | /ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/ | Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion. |
| obey verb | /oʊˈbeɪ/ | To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. |
| vacant adjective | /ˈveɪkənt/ | Not occupied; empty. |
| volcano noun | /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/ | A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically… |
| kite noun | /ˈkiːtɛ/ | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. |
| piano noun | /piˈænɪː/ | A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers… |
| robot noun | /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ | An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. |
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| tent noun | /tɛnt/ | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| triangle noun | /ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/ | A polygon with three sides and three angles. |
| gigantic adjective | /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ | Very large. |
| pulley noun | /ˈpʊli/ | One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are… |
| puny adjective | /ˈpjuni/ | Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Which flavor do you want?
- Can you play the piano while I eat?
- Have you read the recent book about space?
- Can we write a program for it?
- Let's go to the vacant place.
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 flavor, menu, lazy.
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.