Shadowing Practice: 12. Taking a Bus | English for Everyday Activities - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Section 2.
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Getting Around.
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Chapter 12.
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Taking a Bus.
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Jenny checked her bus schedule.
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Her bus, a number 77, was due at 8 .20.
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She walked to the bus stop and sat on a bench to wait for the bus.
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The bus arrived on time at 8 .20.
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The driver opened the door and Jenny got on the bus.
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She showed the driver her bus pass.
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Other passengers paid their fare.
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All the seats were full, so Jenny stood in the aisle.
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She held onto a strap on the overhead bars.
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Soon someone got off the bus, so a seat was empty.
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Jenny sat down and read a book while she rode the bus.
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Near her stop, she pressed a button to ring the stop signal.
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She walked to the exit and got off at her stop.
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Jenny checked her bus schedule.
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Her bus, a number 77, was due at 8 .20.
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She walked to the bus stop and sat on a bench to wait for the bus.
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The bus arrived on time at 8 .20.
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The driver opened the door, and Jenny got on the bus.
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She showed the driver her bus pass.
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Other passengers paid their fare.
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All the seats were full, so Jenny stood in the aisle.
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She held onto a strap on the overhead bars.
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Soon, someone got off the bus, so a seat was empty.
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Jenny sat down and read a book while she rode the bus.
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Near her stop, she pressed a button to ring the stop signal.
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She walked to the exit and got off at her stop.
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Jenny checked her bus schedule.
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Her bus, a number 77, was due at 8 .20.
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She walked to the bus stop and sat on a bench to wait for the bus.
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The bus arrived on time at 8 .20.
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The driver opened the door and Jenny got on the bus.
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She showed the driver her bus pass.
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Other passengers paid their fare.
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All the seats were full, so Jenny stood in the aisle.
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She held onto a strap on the overhead bars.
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Soon, someone got off the bus, so a seat was empty.
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Jenny sat down and read a book while she rode the bus.
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Near her stop, she pressed a button to ring the stop signal.
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She walked to the exit and got off at her stop.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “12. Taking a Bus”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bus, Jenny, sat, walked, driver. This video has 47 sentences and 384 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:57. The speaker talks slowly, about 65 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bench noun | /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ | A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| passenger noun | /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew. |
| exit noun | /ˈɛɡzət/ | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| fare noun | /ˈfɛə/ | Money paid for a transport ticket. |
| overhead noun | /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/ | The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided. |
| strap noun | /stɹæp/ | A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like. |
| aisle noun | /aɪ̯l/ | A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers. |
| schedule noun | /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ | A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to… |
| signal noun | /ˈsɪɡnəl/ | A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel. |
| empty adjective | /ˈɛm(p).ti/ | Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant. |
| button noun | /ˈbʌtən/ | A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. |
| chapter noun | /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/ | One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
| get around verb | To move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path. |
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 bench, arrive, passenger.
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.