Shadowing Practice: Get ready for Starters track 26 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Listening 26.
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Starters practice test.
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Listening part 3.
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Look at the pictures.
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Now listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Which is Bill's favourite toy?
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Do you like your robot, Bill?
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Yes, he's OK.
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But I really like my monster a lot.
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Oh.
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And do you like your toy horse?
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It's OK.
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Can you see the tick?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. Which is Anna's father?
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Where's Daddy?
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Oh, I don't know.
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Is he in the kitchen eating his breakfast?
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No, he isn't.
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Well, is he watching television in the living room?
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No, look.
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He's in the living room, but he's sleeping.
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Oh, yes.
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2. What's May's sister wearing?
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What's your sister wearing today, May?
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Oh, she's wearing a blue skirt.
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And a jacket?
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No, a T -shirt.
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Oh, I can see her now.
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She's holding a handbag.
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No, she isn't.
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3. What does Mark want to eat?
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Can I have sausages for dinner, please, Mum?
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No, have some chicken, Mark.
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It's very good for you.
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But I don't like chicken, Mum.
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Oh, OK then, sausages.
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But with some nice carrots?
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No, with potatoes, please.
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4. What's Alex doing?
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Dan, where's Alex?
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Is he in the living room?
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No, he's playing a game in his bedroom.
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Oh, is he playing with his new robot?
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No, he's playing with his toy snake.
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Now listen again.
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Which is Bill's favourite toy?
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Do you like your robot, Bill?
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Yes, he's OK, but I really like my monster a lot.
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Oh, and do you like your toy horse?
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It's OK.
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Can you see the tick?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. Which is Anna's father?
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Where's Daddy?
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Oh, I don't know.
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Is he in the kitchen eating his breakfast?
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No, he isn't.
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Well, is he watching television in the living room?
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No, look.
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He's in the living room, but he's sleeping.
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Oh, yes.
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2. What's May's sister wearing?
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What's your sister wearing today, May?
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Oh, she's wearing a blue skirt.
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And a jacket?
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No, a T -shirt.
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Oh, I can see her now.
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She's holding a handbag.
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No, she isn't.
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3. What does Mark want to eat?
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Can I have sausages for dinner, please, Mum?
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No, have some chicken, Mark.
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It's very good for you.
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But I don't like chicken, Mum.
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Oh, OK then, sausages.
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But with some nice carrots?
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No, with potatoes, please.
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4. What's Alex doing?
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Dan, where's Alex?
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Is he in the living room?
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No, he's playing a game in his bedroom.
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Oh, is he playing with his new robot?
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No, he's playing with his toy snake.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Get ready for Starters track 26”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: toy, wearing, sausages, tick, robot. This video has 87 sentences and 429 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:41. The speaker talks slowly, about 91 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. 36 of its 87 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
robot noun/ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
sausage noun/ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic…
tick noun/tɪk/A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
bedroom noun/ˈbɛdˌɹum/A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
jacket noun/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
snake noun/sneɪk/Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
potato noun/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
skirt noun/skɚt/A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
carrot noun/ˈkæɹət/A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.
starter noun/ˈstɑɹ.tɚ/Someone who starts, or who starts something.
handbag noun/ˈhændˌbæɡ/A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal items, sometimes considered as a fashion accessory.
kitchen noun/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/A room or area for preparing food.
shirt noun/ʃɜɹt/An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms.
breakfast noun/ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
favourite adjective/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, isn't. 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 robot, sausage, tick.

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