Shadowing Practice: grade 1 Unit 5 Getting started - Learn English Speaking with Video

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35 משפטים
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1
Come in, Mark.
2
Did you find my place easily?
3
Yes.
4
I actually met your dad in the street and he showed me the way.
5
He said he was on his way to work.
6
That's right.
7
My dad is a factory worker, so he works in shifts.
8
Today he's on the night shift.
9
Working night shifts must be really hard.
10
When does he sleep?
11
He goes to bed right after he comes home in the morning, when there's no one at home.
12
My mum's usually at work then.
13
She teaches at a primary school.
14
Working with kids must be fun.
15
Yes, she loves her job, though teaching can be tiring.
16
Getting up in front of the class and putting up a performance every day seems so stressful.
17
I agree.
18
My mum used to be a teacher, but she gave up her job to look after me and my brother.
19
How about your dad?
20
He has a nine -to -five job.
21
He's an accountant at a bank.
22
Working with numbers must be difficult.
23
Yes, but it's not just numbers.
24
You need to learn so many regulations and build good working relationships with clients.
25
I guess he often goes on business trips.
26
Not really, but he works overtime.
27
He sometimes comes back home when I'm already in bed.
28
You're good at maths, so you should follow in his footsteps.
29
Definitely not.
30
Neither I nor my brother wants to become an accountant.
31
I'm interested in computer programming because it opens up so many job opportunities.
32
What about you, Lan?
33
Well, I love working with children, so I want to become a primary school teacher like my mum.
34
Didn't you say last year you wanted to become a scientist?
35
Yeah.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “grade 1 Unit 5 Getting started”. This video has 35 sentences and 285 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:47. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
accountant noun/əˈkaʊn.tənt/One who renders account; one accountable.
worker noun/ˈwɝ.kɚ/One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
regulation noun/ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
scientist noun/ˈsaɪəntəst/One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research…
mathematics noun/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
tire verb/ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/To become sleepy or weary.
overtime noun/ˈoʊ.vɚˌtaɪm/Working time outside of one's regular hours.
stressful adjective/ˈstɹɛsfəl/Irritating; causing stress.
footstep noun/ˈfʊtstɛp/The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
shift noun/ˈʃɪft/A movement to do something, a beginning.
teach verb/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/To pass on knowledge to.
factory noun/ˈfæk.tɚ.i/A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
client noun/ˈklaɪ.ənt/A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come back verbTo return to a place.
give up verbTo surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
open up verbTo open.
put up verbTo place in a high location.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Did you find my place easily?
  • My mum's usually at work then.
  • How about your dad?
  • Didn't you say last year you wanted to become a scientist?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: regulation /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/, shift /ˈʃɪft/
  • Long words — get the stress right: regulation /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like accountant, worker, regulation.

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