Shadowing Practice: 4 Kasım 2026 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello and welcome to Real Easy English, the podcast where we have real conversations in easy English to help you learn.
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I'm Georgie.
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And I'm Neil.
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And don't forget that this podcast is now available as a video on our website, so you can watch us at bbclearningenglish .com.
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Hi Neil, how are you today?
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Hi Georgie, I'm very well.
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Actually, I'm really happy today because the sun is shining
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and it's warm and it seems like it's been a long time since we had such nice sunny weather.
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I know, the changing of the seasons is so wonderful and actually that's what we're talking about today.
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Today we're going to talk about the seasons and the different types of weather we get in the UK.
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Yes.
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So, in the UK, our seasons are roughly like this.
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So, March, April, May, those are the spring seasons.
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Then we move into summer, which is June, July and August.
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Autumn, that's September, October, November.
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And then we're into winter for December, January, February.
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Yeah, more or less, approximately.
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Yeah.
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So, Neil, what is your favourite season?
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Well, you can probably guess because I'm so happy that it's spring and summer combined.
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So anything with long late nights and evenings, I love.
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What else is good about summer?
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In the summer, you can be outside.
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You can go swimming in the sea.
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You can stay up late and you have wonderful light in the UK.
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What's your favourite season then, Georgie?
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Well, I'm a big fan of the seasons, the transition seasons.
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So I really like spring and autumn, especially spring.
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Right now we're in spring in the UK and you can see everyone looking happier because we've had a really long, hard,
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dark, cold winter and everyone is smiling now
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because they there are blossoms on the trees which make me
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so happy I love seeing pink blossoms on the trees um the days are warmer and
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that yeah there's this sense of a transition um same with autumn although you're leaving the summer months um
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I really love the colours on the trees as well,
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especially those cooler, crisp days when the sky is blue and the leaves are orange and brown.
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I love that.
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Wow, you're making me look forward to autumn and it's not even summer yet.
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Is there a season that you don't like?
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I do like all the seasons.
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I like to have balance, so I wouldn't like to have summer all year round
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but i think um winter is my least favorite
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because of the dark days in the uk i think it's particularly hard um
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because especially january and february it's really cold
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and there's nothing really to get us through the the sad times
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i know exactly what there are good things about winter
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but mostly it's just difficult isn't it i agree it's the dark i can't stand it yeah
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so as i said i quite like having the balance of different seasons throughout the year
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i like to have transitions
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and changes um what about you neil how do you feel about about
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that yeah i think i agree i mean it would be nice to have a shorter winter
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But I think I would still prefer to have different seasons because, like I said, I really like the late,
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light evenings in the summer.
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And I think even though I hate the dark winters,
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I would really miss that if the weather was nice all year but got dark at the same time, like at six or seven o 'clock.
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OK, let's recap the language we heard in the conversation.
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We learned different ways to talk about the seasons.
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For example, looking forward to.
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That means you're excited for something to happen in the future.
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That's right.
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So I'm really looking forward to the warm, light, sunny evenings in the summer.
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We heard to be a big fan of.
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That means that you really like something.
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For example, I'm a big fan of spring and autumn.
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Yes, Georgie's a big fan of the transition seasons.
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I'm not such a big fan of winter, though.
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Actually, I can't stand it, which means that I really hate it.
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Thanks for listening to Real Easy English.
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We've talked about the seasons in the UK, but the seasons are different all around the world.
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What are the seasons like where you live?
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Email us at learningenglish at bbc .co .uk.
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We always like to hear from you.
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Goodbye.
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Bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “4 Kasım 2026”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: summer, winter, spring, autumn, fan. This video has 73 sentences and 754 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:19. The speaker talks at a steady 142 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| autumn noun | /ˈɔtəm/ | Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as… |
| transition noun | /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/ | The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another. |
| podcast noun | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on… |
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| blossom verb | /ˈblɑ.səm/ | To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| roughly adverb | /ˈɹʌf.li/ | In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| shine verb | /ʃaɪn/ | To emit or reflect light so as to glow. |
| colours noun | Flag denoting the nationality of a vessel, flown from the stern. | |
| combine verb | /kəmˈbaɪn/ | To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. |
| crisp noun | /kɹɪsp/ | In full potato crisp: a thin slice of potato which has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and… |
| recap verb | /ɹiːˈkæp/ | To seal (something) again with a cap. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| look forward to verb | To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to. |
| stay up verb | To remain awake; to not go to bed. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Is there a season that you don't like?
- I'm not such a big fan of winter, though.
- What are the seasons like where you live?
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 | it's been · we've had · We've talked |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is shining · we're talking · is smiling |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: transition /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/, shine /ʃaɪn/
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 autumn, transition, podcast.
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.