Shadowing Practice: Family&Friends 2 - Unit 2 - Listening - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Listening 25.
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Listen and number.
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My name's George.
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1. I'm very happy today.
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I've got a big smile.
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These are my five best friends.
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2. This is Kate.
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She's sad today.
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Her bag is broken.
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Poor Kate.
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3. This is Tom.
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He's hungry.
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It's nearly lunchtime.
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That's good for Tom.
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4 This is Angela.
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She hasn't got her coat today.
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She's cold.
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Poor Angela.
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5 This boy is James.
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James is nervous.
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Go on, James. Be brave.
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6. And this girl is Lucy.
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She's very tired today.
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Wake up, Lucy!
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Listening 25.
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Listen and number.
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My name's George.
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1. I'm very happy today.
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I've got a big smile.
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These are my five best friends.
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2. This is Kate.
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She's sad today.
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Her bag is broken.
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Poor Kate.
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3. This is Tom.
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He's hungry.
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It's nearly lunchtime.
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That's good for Tom.
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4. This is Angela.
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She hasn't got her coat today.
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She's cold.
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Poor Angela.
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5. This boy is James.
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James is nervous.
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Go on, James. Be brave.
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6. And this girl is Lucy.
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She's very tired today.
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Wake up, Lucy!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Family&Friends 2 - Unit 2 - Listening”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: James, Angela, Lucy, Kate, Tom. This video has 48 sentences and 166 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:10. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
coat noun/ˈkoʊ̯t/An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
brave adjective/bɹeɪv/Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
lunchtime noun/ˈlʌnt͡ʃtaɪm/The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.
smile verb/ˈsmaɪl/To have (a smile) on one's face.
nearly adverb/ˈnɪəli/In close approximation; almost, virtually.
wake verb/ˈweɪ̯k/(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
tired adjective[ˈtaɪ̯ɚd]In need of some rest or sleep.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as hasn't, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 hungry, coat, brave.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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