Shadowing Practice: 01 The Ice hotel - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Music Reading Challenge 1, 2nd Edition Copyright 2010 Compass Publishing All rights reserved
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Unit 1 The Ice Hotel Are you into skiing?
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Is winter your favorite time of year?
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If you like snow and ice, maybe you should stay at the Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada.
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But you can only check in to this hotel during the winter.
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Why?
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Because this hotel is made entirely of ice and snow.
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This amazing hotel is built every December.
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It has 32 rooms, and 80 people can stay there each night.
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The hotel has a movie theater, an art gallery, and a church.
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Of course, all of these parts of the hotel are made of ice.
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In fact, all the furniture, art, lights, and even plates and drinking glasses are made of ice.
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Because this hotel is so unusual, it has become very popular.
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People from all over the world come to the Ice Hotel to look at the fantastic ice art, drink and eat from designer ice dishes,
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and experience the unique atmosphere.
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Some couples have even gotten married in the hotel's ice church.
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However, all the guests keep their winter coats on.
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Because of all the ice, the temperature inside the hotel is always between minus 2 and minus 5 degrees Celsius.
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Surprisingly, sleeping is not a problem in the freezing cold hotel rooms.
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Every guest gets a special cold-weather sleeping bag and some fur blankets.
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These keep them cozy and warm until morning.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “01 The Ice hotel”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hotel, ice, winter. This video has 21 sentences and 237 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:56. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| minus | /ˈmaɪ.nəs/ | Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). |
| atmosphere noun | /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ | The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. |
| unusual adjective | /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/ | Not usual, out of the ordinary. |
| designer noun | /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ | A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession. |
| coat noun | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| theater noun | /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ | A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on. |
| furniture noun | /ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/ | Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| ski noun | /skiː/ | One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water. |
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| surprisingly adverb | /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/ | In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual. |
| blanket noun | /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ | A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting. |
| cosy adjective | /ˈkoʊzi/ | Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is made · is built · are made |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has become · have even gotten |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, dish /dɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/
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 minus, atmosphere, unusual.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.