Shadowing Practice: 1 minute speaking challenge (day 1) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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If you don't feel motivated to learn English, then you might be setting your goals too high.
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In the next seven days, I'll be playing different speaking games that only take one minute per day.
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And these speaking games will help you speak English confidently and spontaneously.
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And I don't want to do this alone.
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I want you to join me.
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Let's improve our English together with these one -minute speaking games.
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First game is Photo Chit Chat.
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where I will speak about a photo for one minute.
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After the exercise, I'll share with you a simple technique so you can practice this at home.
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Let's go!
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This picture is in a park, and the time of day seems like sunsets.
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There is a nice golden light.
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There is a woman in a rowboat holding out her arm, and it looks like she is feeding the swan.
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The swan is stretching out its neck as if to grab the food from the woman's hand.
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On the water, there are lots of ripples, which are the lines in the water when the wind moves it.
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The woman is sitting in the rowboat, and there is an oar.
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She would have used the oar to row into the middle of the lake.
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in the background on the left of the photo there are some ducks quacking
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and behind that there are trees of many different colors there are greens and dark or deep purples
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this is a beautiful photo time's up nice the simple technique i just used is the sad technique
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and it stands for settings action details setting where is the
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photo the photo I just talked about was in the park
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actions what is happening the woman was feeding the swan in the middle of the lake
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and details I mentioned the woman sitting in the rowboat with an oar
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and the ripples on the water you can use this sad technique to talk about any photo
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and you can also use the picture tool i just used on sprout
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if you can focus on speaking for just one minute a
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day for seven days you can achieve anything focus on habits
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not goals i put the link in my bio for you to try this picture tool
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and build the speaking habits now comment below are you excited to do this speaking challenge Do you feel nervous?
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Do you feel scared?
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Let me know.
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I'll be in the comments.
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Happy speaking and peace.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “1 minute speaking challenge”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: speaking, photo, technique, oar, rowboat. This video has 34 sentences and 415 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:47. The speaker talks at a steady 149 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
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| technique noun | /tɛkˈniːk/ | The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. |
| swan noun | /swɑn/ | Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage. |
| habit noun | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | An action performed on a regular basis. |
| stretch verb | /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ | To lengthen by pulling. |
| purple noun | /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ | A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta. |
| duck noun | /dʌk/ | Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and… |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| sunset noun | /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ | The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon. |
| motivate verb | /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ | To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate. |
| rowboat noun | /ˈɹəʊbəʊt/ | A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing). |
| ripple noun | /ˈɹɪp(ə)l/ | A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid. |
| confidently adverb | /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/ | In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively. |
| spontaneously adverb | /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ | In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily. |
| sprout noun | /spɹaʊt/ | A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hold out verb | To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/, spontaneously /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/
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 technique, swan, habit.
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.