Shadowing Practice: 24 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Day 24.
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Moving house.
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Next week I move house.
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I pack my things and put them in boxes.
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I label the boxes, kitchen, books.
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On moving day, we rent a truck.
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My friends carry heavy boxes.
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Be careful, I say.
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At the new place, I unpack and arrange the furniture.
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Soon, I feel at home.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 10 sentences and 54 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:39.

Key vocabulary in this video

11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
label noun/ˈleɪ.bəl/A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
furniture noun/ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.
arrange verb/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
unpack verb/ʌnˈpæk/To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
pack noun/pæk/A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
kitchen noun/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/A room or area for preparing food.
truck noun/tɹʌk/A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
careful adjective/ˈkɛɹfəl/Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
rent noun/ˈɹɛnt/A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.
heavy adjective/ˈhɛv.i/Having great weight.
carry verb/ˈkæɹ.i/To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

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 label, furniture, arrange.

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.

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