Shadowing Practice: 1B Reading Audio UNIT 1 - Outcomes Elementary Third Edition - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi everyone, I'm Geoff, your teacher.
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Welcome to the course.
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Can you all say something about where you live?
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So, for example, I live in a little place called New Romney on the south coast.
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I'm from London, but I moved here because my wife is from here and it's cheaper to live.
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The town has one main road with some small shops and restaurants.
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There's a big supermarket where people from other villages come to do shopping.
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But for me, there aren't enough things to do here.
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There's a beach, but I don't like swimming in the sea.
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It's too cold and a bit dirty.
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Reply 1 Hi, I'm William.
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I'm a student in Cuyabá.
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I was born here.
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People from outside
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Brazil often don't know Cuiabá, but it's quite big.
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It's famous for its food and culture.
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Now, there are quite a lot of tall buildings, and there's a big modern stadium,
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but I like the old parts of the city and all the parks and trees.
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Cuyabá is the capital of the Mato Grosso region, which has lots of beautiful rivers and forests.
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It's very hot here all year, and it rains a lot from October to April.
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Reply 2 Hi, I'm Rocío.
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I live in a little village in the northeast of Spain called Arnedillo.
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I went to university in Zaragoza, but I prefer it here.
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There aren't any big shops or noisy bars.
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People from other parts of Spain and Europe visit here because there are beautiful mountains and quiet places to relax.
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Arnedillo is also famous for natural hot water,
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and I sometimes go in the river in the winter when it's zero degrees outside.
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Reply 3 Hi, I'm Barbara.
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I'm from Prague, the beautiful capital of the Czech Republic.
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I live in the centre, not far from the famous Charles Bridge.
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People from all over the world come here.
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My parents are sometimes unhappy because they say there's rubbish from the tourists and it's noisy at night because places close late
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But I don't agree with them I don't think it's dirty
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and it's good to have lots of places to meet friends at night
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “1B Reading Audio UNIT 1 - Outcomes Elementary Third Edition”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: reply, famous, beautiful. This video has 34 sentences and 360 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:04. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| noisy adjective | /ˈnɔɪzi/ | Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| northeast noun | /noːˈθɪjst/ | The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°. |
| unhappy adjective | /ʌnˈhæpi/ | Not happy; sad. |
| rubbish noun | /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/ | Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash. |
| supermarket noun | /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ | A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing. |
| reply noun | /ɹɪˈplaɪ/ | A written or spoken response; part of a conversation. |
| dirty adjective | /ˈdɝti/ | Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. |
| restaurant noun | /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ | An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. |
| quiet adjective | /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/ | With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. |
| stadium noun | /ˈsteɪ.di.əm/ | A venue where sporting events are held. |
| zero noun | /ˈzɪɹoʊ/ | The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. |
| brazil noun | /bɹəˈzɪl/ | The hard, brown wood of a certain species of the tribe Caesalpinieae; originally sappan (Biancaea sappan), of the East Indies, and later brazilwood… |
| prefer verb | [pɹɪˈfɝ] | To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, aren't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 noisy, relax, swim.
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.