Shadowing Practice: تعلم القراءة وتحسين مهارة النطق باللغة الإنجليزية👍(السلسلة 1097) Practice English Reading - Learn English Speaking with Video

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reading listen and practice your sense of touch your skin gives you information about the things
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that you touch you can feel temperature so you know
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when things are hot or cold this This helps to keep you safe.
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You don't want to burn yourself.
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You can also feel the temperature of the air around you, so you know when to put on warm or cool clothes.
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You can feel different textures.
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Some things feel hard, like rocks other things feel soft like feathers some things feel
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rough like sandpaper other things feel smooth like the surface of glass some people can't see well
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but they can read Braille books Braille is a code of bumps that you feel with your fingers,
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your sense of touch,
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your sense of touch, your sense of touch.
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Your skin gives you information about the things that you touch.
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Your skin gives you information about the things that you touch.
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Your skin gives you information about the things that you touch.
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You can feel temperature so you know when things are hot or cold.
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You can feel temperature so you know when things are hot or cold.
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You can feel temperature, so you know when things are hot or cold.
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This helps to keep you safe.
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this helps to keep you safe this helps to keep you safe
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you don't want to burn yourself You don't want to burn yourself.
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You don't want to burn yourself.
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You can also feel the temperature of the air around you.
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You can also feel the temperature of the air around you.
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You can also feel the temperature of the air around you.
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so you know when to put on warm or cool clothes.
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So you know when to put on warm or cool clothes.
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so you know when to put on warm or cool clothes.
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You can feel different textures.
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You can feel different textures.
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You can feel different textures.
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Some things feel hard, like frocks.
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Some things feel hard, like rocks Some things feel hard,
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like rocks Other things feel soft,
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like feathers other things feel soft like feathers
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other things feel soft like feathers some things feel rough like sandpaper
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Some things feel rough, like sandpaper Some things feel rough,
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like sandpaper Other things feel smooth,
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like the surface of glass.
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Other things feel smooth, like the surface of glass.
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Other things feel smooth, like the surface of glass.
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Some people can't see well, but they can read braille books.
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Some people can't see well, but they can read braille books.
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Some people can't see well, but they can read braille books.
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Braille is a code of bumps that you feel with your fingers.
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Braille is a code of bumps that you feel with your fingers.
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Braille is a code of bumps that you feel with your fingers.
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Listen and practice your sense of touch.
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Your skin gives you information about the things that you touch.
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You can feel temperature, so you know when things are hot or cold.
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This helps to keep you safe.
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You don't want to burn yourself.
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You can also feel the temperature of the air around you, so you know when to put on warm or cool clothes.
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You can feel different textures.
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Some things feel hard, like rocks.
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Other things feel soft, like feathers.
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Some things feel rough, like sandpaper.
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Other things feel smooth, like the surface of glass.
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Some people can't see well, but they can read braille books.
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Braille is a code of bumps that you feel with your fingers.
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Now, try to read out loud.
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Thank you.
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Listen and practice this.
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Your sense of touch.
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Your skin gives you information about the things that you touch.
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You can feel temperature, so you know when things are hot or cold.
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This helps to keep you safe.
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You don't want to burn yourself.
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You can also feel the temperature of the air around you, so you know when to put on warm or cool clothes.
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You can feel different textures.
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Some things feel hard, like rocks.
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Other things feel soft, like feathers.
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Some things feel rough, like sandpaper.
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Other things feel smooth, like the surface of glass.
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Some people can't see well, but they can read Braille books.
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Braille is a code of bumps that you feel with your fingers.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “تعلم القراءة وتحسين مهارة النطق باللغة الإنجليزية👍(السلسلة 1097) Practice English Reading”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: braille, temperature, touch, sandpaper, textures. This video has 75 sentences and 722 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:45. 93% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
finger noun/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
smooth adjective/smuːð/Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
bump noun/bʌmp/A light blow or jolting collision.
texture noun/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
feather noun/ˈfɛðə/A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
braille noun/ˈbɹeɪ̯l/A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are…
sandpaper noun/ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and…
frock noun/fɹɑk/A dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
temperature noun/ˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə/A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
soft adjective/sɔft/Easily giving way under pressure.
burn verb/bɝn/To cause to be consumed by fire.
rough adjective/ɹʌf/Not smooth; uneven.
loud adjective/ˈlaʊ̯d/Of great intensity.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
read out verb/ˌɹiːd ˈaʊt/To read something and say the words to inform other people; to call.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: smooth /smuːð/, cloth /klɒθ/, feather /ˈfɛðə/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like finger, smooth, cloth.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →