Shadowing Practice: Where is my Dad?๐ข| Slow English (Level A2) | - Learn English Speaking with Video
ืืืจ ืืฆื ืชืจืืื
ืื ืืฆื ืคืืชื ืืืจ ืชืจืืื ืืืกื ืืื.
ืืืจื ืืคืืืงืฆืื
ืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืฃ

ืืืชื ืขืจืืฅ
ืืืืฅ ืขื ืกืจืืื
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video โWhere is my Dad?๐ขโ. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Anna, Mom, Alex, Daddy, dad. This video has 641 sentences and 2943 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:36. The speaker talks at a steady 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| salon noun | /หsรฆlษn/ | A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests. |
| pretend verb | /pษนษหtษnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| sweetheart noun | /หswiหtหhษหt/ | A person who is always very kind. |
| taxi noun | /หtรฆksi/ | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare. |
| toy noun | /tษษช/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| lipstick noun | /หlษชpหstษชk/ | Makeup for the lips. |
| uniform noun | /หjunษชหfษษนm/ | A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc. |
| chef noun | /สษf/ | The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household. |
| arrive verb | /ษหษนaษชv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| brave adjective | /bษนeษชv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| robot noun | /หษนoส.bษt/ | An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. |
| brush noun | /bษนสส/ | An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes includingโฆ |
| safely adverb | /หseษชfli/ | In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else. |
| cheek noun | /tอกสiหk/ | The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. |
| litter noun | /หlษชt.ษ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. | |
| wake up verb | /หweษชk หสp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| back off verb | To move backwards away from something. | |
| carried away adjective | Made excessively emotional or excited, so that one goes too far. | |
| come off verb | To become detached. | |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you want to play with me?
- Are you waiting for someone?
- Anna, has your father arrived yet?
- Do you think my parents forgot me?
- Anna, sweetie, why haven't you started eating?
ืืงืืืง ืืกืจืืื ืืื
ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืฉืชืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืขื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงืืช ืืืกืจืืื:
| ืืื ื | ืืกืจืืื |
|---|---|
| ืืืื ืืืฉืื (Present perfect) have/has + past participle โ ืคืขืืื ืฉืงืจืชื ืืขืืจ ืืขืืืื ืืฉ ืื ืืฉืืืืช ืื ืืฉืคืขื ืขืืฉืื | She's been ยท I've found ยท We've arrived |
| ืกืืื (Passive voice) be + past participle โ ืืืืฉ ืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืงืืจื, ืื ืขื ืื ืฉืขืืฉื ืืช ืืคืขืืื | is served ยท are protected |
| ืฉื ืชืืืจ ืืืืืง (Superlatives) the -est / the most โฆ โ ืืฆืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืงืืืฆื | the best ยท The funniest ยท my best |
| ืขืฆื ืขื โshouldโ should + verb โ ืืืืจ ืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืฅ ืืขืฉืืช | should we do ยท should have ยท should play |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 136 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: chef /สษf/, brush /bษนสส/, unusual /สnหjuหส(u)ษl/, friendship /หfษนษn(d)สษชp/, delicious /dษชหlษช.สษs/
- Long words โ get the stress right: unusual /สnหjuหส(u)ษl/, superhero /หs(j)upษhษชษนoส/, destination /dษstษชหneษชสษn/, apologize /ษหpษlษหdอกสaษชz/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like salon, pretend, sweetheart.
ืืื ืืื ืืงืช ืืฉืืืืืื ื?
ืฉืืืืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืงืช ืืืืืช ืฉืคื ืืืืกืกืช ืืืข ืฉืคืืชืื ืืืงืืจ ืืืืฉืจืช ืืชืืจืืื ืื ืืงืฆืืขืืื ืืคืืคืืืจืืช ืขื ืืื ืืคืืืืืืื ื"ืจ ืืืืกื ืืจ ืืจืืืืืก. ืืฉืืื ืคืฉืืื ืื ืขืืฆืืชืืช: ืืชื ืืงืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืืจ ืขืืื ืืงืื ืจื ืืื โ ืืื ืฆื ืืขืืงื ืืืจื ืืืืืจ ืขื ืขืืืื ืฉื 1โ2 ืฉื ืืืช ืืืื. ืื ืืืื ืืืืื ื ืคืกืืืืช ืื ืชืจืืืื ืืงืืืง, ืฉืืืืืื ื ืืืจืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืฉืจืืจืื ืืคื ืืขืื ืืืฉืืืจ ืืคืืกื ืืืืืจ ืืืืชืืื ืื ืืื ืืช. ืืืงืจืื ืืจืืื ืฉืื ืืฉืคืจ ืืฉืืขืืชืืช ืืช ืืืืง ืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืื ืฆืื, ืืงืฆื, ืืืืืืจ ืืืืืืจ, ืืื ืช ืืฉืืืขื ืืฉืืฃ ืืืืืืจ โ ืื ืฉืืืคื ืืืชื ืืืืช ืืฉืืืืช ืืืขืืืืช ืืืืชืจ ืืืื ื ืIELTS Speaking ืืืชืงืฉืืจืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืืืืชื.


















