Shadowing Practice: 10 Minutes English Listening Practice | Easy Exercises for Beginners - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello everyone!
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Let's continue practicing our listening skills.
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In today's video we will have three exercises for you.
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Part one, select the missing words.
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Part two, choose the best answers.
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And part three, fill in the blanks.
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Now we will start the first part.
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There will be missing words in this part.
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Listen carefully and then choose the correct words to fill in.
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Dean!
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Why are you always lying there?
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You do nothing at home.
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I work all day.
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I'm tired.
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You're always tired.
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But what about me?
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I work too.
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But I need to relax.
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Relax?
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The house is always messy because of you.
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I will clean on the weekend.
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You say that every week.
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Sarah, please.
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I am very tired now.
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You never help me.
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It's not fair.
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I work hard for us.
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I also work hard, but I still do more at home
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Okay, I will try to do more
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You always say that
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Let's sleep, I have to work early
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How can I sleep?
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I'm too angry
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Yeah, we can talk tomorrow.
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You just don't even care.
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I will sleep on the sofa.
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We'll talk tomorrow.
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Why?
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I don't want to argue more.
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I need sleep.
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Why don't you just listen to me?
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I'm listening, but we're both upset now.
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Because you never help me.
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I said I will try to do more.
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But you always say that.
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Nothing changes.
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Dean!
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Dean!
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Why are you like this?
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Talk to me.
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I'm too tired.
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Please, let's sleep.
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You just want to escape our problems.
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I want to rest and talk tomorrow.
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I can't believe you.
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I understand, but I don't want to talk now.
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Fine.
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Stay there, then.
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Finally, some peace.
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No way.
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Part 2.
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Choose the best answer.
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Listen to the conversation and then answer the questions.
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You still don't care about what I said.
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I care, but I am really tired now.
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You're always tired.
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What about me?
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Why are you going in such a hurry?
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I have to go to work.
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I'm already late.
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You always have excuses.
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Hey, are you blind?
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Look what you did.
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I'm so sorry.
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I was really sleepy.
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Are you hurt?
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I'm fine, but my car isn't.
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This is a mess.
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Let me call the police and my insurance.
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We'll sort this out.
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Hurry up.
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I have a meeting soon.
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This is going to cost me.
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I'm really sorry about this.
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Just make sure your insurance covers it.
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I need to take a taxi now.
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What a day.
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Can you please go faster?
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I'm late for my job.
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I'll try, but we have traffic.
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Just please go as fast as you can.
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You're late again.
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I'm sorry, sir.
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Why are you late?
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This is so not professional.
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I'm sorry, sir.
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I had a car accident and it delayed me.
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This is really unfortunate.
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Just make sure it doesn't happen again.
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Yes, sir.
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It won't happen again.
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Part 3.
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Fill in the Blank.
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Listen and choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
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We need to talk.
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I had a really hard day.
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Let's go upstairs.
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It's quieter there.
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I can't believe my day.
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First, I was so tired from our fight.
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Then I had a car accident.
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I'm sorry to hear that.
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Are you okay?
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Yes, but it's all because you wouldn't let me sleep.
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I was so sleepy while driving.
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I understand.
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I should have let you sleep.
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I'm sorry.
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And at work, I was late.
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My boss was really angry.
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It's been tough.
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I didn't realize how much I affected you.
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I promised to be more understanding.
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It's not just today.
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I've been feeling this way for a while.
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tell me everything I want to understand
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and help I feel like you don't appreciate what I do I'm trying my best I see
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that now I'll try to be more supportive and caring that's all I want we should work together not against each other.
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You're right.
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Let's make things better together.
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Thank you for understanding.
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I feel much better now.
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I feel like shouting to let out all this stress.
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Really?
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Now?
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It's late. That felt good.
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Now it's your turn.
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I don't know.
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I don't want to disturb the neighbors.
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Come on, just one shout.
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If you do, I'll buy you that coffee machine you wanted.
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Really?
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Are you serious?
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Yes, why not?
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You love it, right?
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Yeah, I would do anything for that.
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So, just a shout to relieve all of our stress.
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Okay, that's a deal.
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Dean, meet me after the meeting.
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That's the end of the video.
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Thank you for watching.
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Remember to practice English every day to improve your skills.
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Watch the video at least three times a week and repeat daily conversations to improve your listening and speaking skills fast.
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Try to mimic the intonation and pronunciation in the video to enhance your speaking fluency and pronunciation.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “10 Minutes English Listening Practice”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tired, sleep, dean, fill, choose. This video has 156 sentences and 840 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:52. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% 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 |
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| dean noun | /diːn/ | A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or… |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| blank noun | /ˈblæŋk/ | The white spot in the centre of a target; hence (figuratively) the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim. |
| shout verb | /ʃaʊt/ | To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| sleepy adjective | /ˈsliːpi/ | Tired; feeling the need for sleep. |
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| argue verb | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| select verb | /sɪˈlɛkt/ | To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options. |
| helpful adjective | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| delay noun | /dɪˈleɪ̯/ | A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. |
| taxi noun | /ˈtæksi/ | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare. |
| unfortunate adjective | /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ | Not favored by fortune. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| let out verb | To release. |
| work together verb | To be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why are you always lying there?
- Why don't you just listen to me?
- Why are you like this?
- Why are you going in such a hurry?
- Can you please go faster?
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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| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · my best |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should have · should work |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will have · will start · will be |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to relax · have to work · have to go |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 41 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shout /ʃaʊt/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
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 dean, skill, blank.
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.