Shadowing Practice: My family - Learn English Speaking with Video

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22 משפטים
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Today, I'd like to talk about my family, especially my parents and my two sisters.
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There are five of us.
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My father, my mother, my two sisters, and me.
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I'm the youngest in the family.
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First, my parents are both farmers.
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They worked very hard to raise the three of us and give us the best education they could.
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Even now, they still support us whenever we need help.
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I'm grateful for everything they have done, and I'm very proud of them.
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My oldest sister got married in 2010.
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She is a doctor and now works as a university lecturer in Taibing.
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She has three children, a daughter and two sons.
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Her family lives in the city.
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On weekends, they usually visit our parents, and we cook and eat together.
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These meals help us feel closer to each other.
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My other sister got married in 2012 and lived with her family in Hanoi.
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She worked as a high school teacher there before moving to Canada in 2022.
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She has two children, a daughter and a son.
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She is a good person, and I'm proud of her too.
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Although she lives far away, she is still an important part of our family.
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I feel very lucky to have grown up in such a loving family.
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We care about each other and help whenever someone needs support.
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My family means a lot to me.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 22 sentences and 229 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:15. The speaker talks fast, about 184 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
meal noun/ˈmiːl/Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
grateful adjective/ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
farmer noun/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.
youngest adjective/ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/Most recently begun or formed.
lecturer noun/ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
whenever/wəˈnɛvɚ/At any time that.
cook verb/kʊk/To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
sister noun/ˈsɪs.tɚ/A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
proud adjective/ˈpɹaʊ̯d/Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified.
weekend noun/ˈwiˌkɛnd/The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
doctor noun/ˈdɑktɚ/A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award…
grow verb/ˈɡɹəʊ/To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
teacher noun/ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
lucky adjective/ˈlʌki/Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
raise verb/ɹeɪz/To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'd. 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. 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 meal, grateful, farmer.

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