Shadowing Practice: What the Wind Will Bring - KikoRiki | Cartoon for Kids - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Oh Wind.
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Wind.
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The wind is singing.
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It's very old, lonely song.
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It tells me it is time to come home The wind is changing,
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it's blowing toward the sea Wind,
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wind, the
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wind is singing, I am sailing back to you
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Ah, ah, it is whispering all that I wanted to say.
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Ah.
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Um, Crash, we can't fly our kite over the ocean.
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The wind is the wrong way.
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It's almost five o 'clock, Chico.
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The wind will change direction by then.
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You'll see. Where are you going?
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I won't be long.
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There's something I need to do.
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Tell me, Rosa, did you know that the wind on the coast changes direction twice in a day?
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This is because the sea and the land heat up unevenly.
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During the day, the land heats up faster than the sea, so the wind blows from the sea onto shore.
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In the evening, the land cools down and the wind goes out to sea.
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How do you know all this?
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Long, long ago, I met a dashing sea captain.
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He knew everything about wind patterns from years aboard a sailboat. Where was he going?
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Wherever the wind took him.
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He told me that one day the winds of chance would carry him back to me.
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If he wanted to, he would have come back by now.
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It isn't that simple when you are at the whim of the wind.
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Weather can be fickle.
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It's difficult to catch just the right breeze.
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You also have to navigate monsoons.
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Monsoons.
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Those are major winds that reverse directions with the seasons.
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Monsoons can push sailboats away from land in winter and toward land in summer.
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Then there are the trade winds.
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They blow either east or west toward the equator, and they only go in one direction.
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If you wanted to get back to where you started using a trade wind, you'd have to sail around the whole world.
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That would take quite a long time. And it's very dangerous.
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Five o 'clock.
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See?
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The wind is changing direction now.
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Come.
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No need to stay any longer.
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Hmm, mm -hmm.
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I see.
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Uh -huh!
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Nothing.
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Oh.
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Do you really wait here every day?
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Not in winter.
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In winter, the sun will stop heating the land, and the wind will only blow out to sea.
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If he's not returned before then, he can't come back until spring.
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The wind is changing!
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Five o 'clock! May I?
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Yes, yes.
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You can head back.
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The wind is singing.
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What?
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It's a very old, lonely song.
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Ooh, ooh, ooh.
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Ooh, ooh, ooh.
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Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “What the Wind Will Bring - KikoRiki”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: wind, sea, land, direction, monsoons. This video has 62 sentences and 437 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:16. The speaker talks slowly, about 70 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| lonely adjective | /ˈloʊnli/ | Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. |
| sail noun | /seɪl/ | A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination… |
| reverse noun | /ɹɪˈvɝs/ | The opposite of something. |
| shore noun | /ʃɔɹ/ | Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond. |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | Regardless of the place in, at or to which. |
| aboard adverb | /əˈbɔɹd/ | On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. |
| dash noun | /ˈdæʃ/ | Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar). |
| breeze noun | /bɹiːz/ | A light, gentle wind. |
| whisper verb | /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/ | To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the… |
| navigate verb | /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ | To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course. |
| kite noun | /ˈkiːtɛ/ | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. |
| monsoon noun | /mɑnˈsuːn/ | Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season. |
| sailboat noun | /ˈseɪlˌboʊt/ | A boat propelled by a sail. |
| equator noun | /ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ/ | An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| heat up verb | To heat, to cause to become hotter. | |
| cool down verb | /kuːl ˈdaʊn/ | To become cooler; to be reduced in temperature. |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Where are you going?
- There's something I need to do.
- How do you know all this?
- Do you really wait here every day?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is singing · is changing · is whispering |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will change · You'll see · won't be |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to navigate · have to sail |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, isn't, won't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shore /ʃɔɹ/, dash /ˈdæʃ/
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 clock, lonely, sail.
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.