Shadowing Practice: 4.17 Wedding Gift - 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Story 17 Wedding Gift 1 My grandfather loves fishing.
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He has told me many of his fishing stories.
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Back in the 1960s, his sister was about to get married.
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Grandpa's father wanted to give his only daughter a nice wedding gift, a bike.
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But the family was poor.
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They had no money to buy a bike.
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What did they do?
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My father wanted to give my sister a bicycle.
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If you want to shine tomorrow, you have to sparkle today.
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10 minutes a day goes a long way.
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Thank you for watching and see you next time.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 11 sentences and 94 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:57. The speaker talks slowly, about 98 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.
Key vocabulary in this video
9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| grandfather noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/ | A father of someone's parent. |
| shine verb | /ʃaɪn/ | To emit or reflect light so as to glow. |
| bicycle noun | /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ | A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s… |
| sparkle noun | /ˈspɑɹ.kəl/ | A little spark; a scintillation. |
| bike noun | /baɪk/ | Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle. |
| sister noun | /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. |
| fish noun | /ˈfɪʃ/ | A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod. |
| wedding noun | /ˈwɛdɪŋ/ | A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage. |
| gift noun | /ɡɪft/ | Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. |
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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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has told |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | loves fishing |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to sparkle |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shine /ʃaɪn/, fish /ˈfɪʃ/
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 grandfather, shine, bicycle.
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.