Shadowing Practice: Little fox level 1 : The Blobs and the ball - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 13 sentences and 64 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:28. The speaker talks slowly, about 26 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

8 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• silly /ˈsɪl.i/ (adjective) — Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
• poke /poʊk/ (verb) — To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
• blob /blɑb/ (noun) — A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
• catch /kæt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
• throw /θɹoʊ/ (verb) — To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
• roll /ɹəʊl/ (verb) — To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
• excited /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/ (adjective) — Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
• kick /kɪk/ (verb) — To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

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 silly, poke, blob.