Shadowing Practice: What Is a Noun? | Happy Noun Hunting! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello and welcome to Tutoring Hour.
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In this video, we'll go on a noun scavenger hunt and in the process, we'll learn what a noun is.
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Everything around us has a name, doesn't it?
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These names, or naming words, are called nouns.
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Nouns are names of people, places, animals, things, or ideas.
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Now that we know what a noun is, let's begin our scavenger hunt.
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Our first task is to look for five words that name people.
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Let's look around.
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This is Joe.
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Joe is a farmer.
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Mark and Martha are Joe's children.
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The words Joe, Farmer, Mark, Martha, and children are all nouns.
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These name people.
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Yippee!
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We have our five nouns naming people.
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Our first task is done.
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Let's begin our next task.
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This time, we need to look for places.
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Mark and Martha go to North Shore School.
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They help Joe in the farm.
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Martha visits the library every day.
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Mark plays in the park.
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Joe goes to the market to sell his vegetables.
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The words park, library, farm, and market are all nouns that name places in general,
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while North Shore School is a name given to a specific school.
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Woohoo!
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We've completed our second task too!
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Up next are animals.
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There may be some animals on Joe's farm.
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Let's go find them.
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Meet Oscar, Joe's dog.
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He guards the farm.
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Farmer Joe has cows and sheep on his farm.
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He also has a horse there.
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That's Smokey, Mark's pet cat.
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The words cows, sheep, dog, horse, and cat are names given to these animals.
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The names Smokey and Oscar are specific names given to the cat and dog.
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We have found the animals too!
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Let's scout out the names of things.
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At the park, Martha and her friends are playing on the seesaw.
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There's a little girl jumping on the trampoline and a little boy playing on the swing.
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Mark is flying his kite, and his friend is climbing the monkey bars.
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The words seesaw, trampoline, swing, kite, and monkey bars are nouns that name things.
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Bravo!
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We've accomplished one more!
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Let's move on and figure out the naming words for ideas, too.
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Mark's happiness doubles when he sees Smokey.
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Mark's love for Smokey is clearly visible in his smile.
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And so is Joe's fondness for his dog, Oscar.
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bravery and loyalty have saved Joe and his cattle many times.
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The words happiness, love, fondness, bravery, and loyalty are all nouns naming ideas.
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They are things you cannot perceive with your five senses.
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Things you cannot see, hear, taste, touch, or smell.
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We have the five naming words for ideas too.
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That brings us to the end of our noun scavenger hunt.
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Time for the reward.
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Chant this spell along with me and see the magic work.
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A noun is a naming word.
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It names people, places, animals, things, or ideas.
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Woohoo!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “What Is a Noun?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: noun, word, Joe, naming, animals. This video has 63 sentences and 498 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:41. The speaker talks at a steady 135 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 80% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| noun noun | /naʊn/ | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea… |
| farmer noun | /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ | A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm. |
| cow noun | /kaʊ/ | An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved. |
| happiness noun | /ˈhæpinɪs/ | The emotion of being happy; joy; elation. |
| swing verb | /ˈswɪŋ/ | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. |
| sheep noun | /ˈʃiːp/ | A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. |
| loyalty noun | /ˈlɔɪəlti/ | The state of being loyal; fidelity. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| bravery noun | /ˈbɹeɪ.və.ɹi/ | Being brave, courageousness. |
| kite noun | /ˈkiːtɛ/ | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. |
| visible adjective | /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/ | Able to be seen. |
| spell noun | /spɛl/ | Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. |
| reward noun | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | Something of value given in return for an act. |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| treasure noun | /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ | A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| look around verb | To inspect a building or area. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Everything around us has a name, doesn't it?
- Let's begin our next task.
- We've completed our second task too!
- Let's scout out the names of things.
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 | We've completed · have found · We've accomplished |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are playing · is flying |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, we've, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheep /ˈʃiːp/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/
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 noun, farmer, cow.
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.