Shadowing Practice: 4000 Essential English Words 1 Unit 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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To agree is to have the same opinion or belief as another person.
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The students agree they have too much homework.
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Alcohol Alcohol is a type of drink that can make people drunk.
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A person should not drive a car after he or she has been drinking alcohol.
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ARRIVE To arrive is to get somewhere.
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They arrived at school at 7 a .m.
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AUGUST August is the eighth month of the year.
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Is your birthday in August?
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Boat.
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A boat is a vehicle that moves across water.
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There is a small boat on the lake.
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Breakfast.
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Breakfast is the morning meal.
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I ate eggs for breakfast.
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Camera.
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A camera is a piece of equipment that takes pictures.
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I brought my camera on my vacation.
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Capital.
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A capital is a city where a country's government is based.
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The capital of the United States is Washington, D .C.
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Catch.
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To catch is to grab or get something.
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Did you catch the ball during the baseball game?
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Duck.
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A duck is a small water bird.
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People feed ducks at the lake.
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Enjoy To enjoy is to like something.
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The woman enjoys riding her bicycle.
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Invite To invite is to ask someone to come to a place or event.
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I will invite my friends to my birthday party.
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Love To love is to like something or someone a lot.
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I love my family very much.
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Month A month is one of the 12 periods of time in one year.
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January is the first month of the year.
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Travel To travel is to go to a faraway place on vacation or business.
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They will travel to Argentina this summer.
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Typical If something is typical, it is normal, or something that usually happens.
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My typical breakfast is toast and eggs.
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Visit To visit is to go and spend time in another place or see another person.
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She wants to visit her grandmother.
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Weather Weather is the temperature and the state of the outdoors.
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Today's weather is rainy and cloudy.
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Week A week is a period of time that is seven days long.
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What are you doing next week?
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Wine Wine is an alcoholic drink made from grapes.
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The store carried both red and white wine.
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The Amalfi Coast The Amalfi Coast in Italy is a beautiful place to travel.
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It's a beautiful area with an interesting culture.
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Located on the Tyrrhenian Sea next to the Mediterranean in southern Italy, The Amalfi Coast has high mountains and amazing beaches.
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Amalfi is on the west coast of Italy, and it takes less than four hours to drive there from Rome, the country's capital.
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You'll love it from the moment you arrive there.
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There are many activities for travelers, including beautiful beaches for swimming.
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You can also play games on the beach and catch frisbees.
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A boat trip is a good way to spend the day, and you may see ducks and other birds sitting on the water.
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Fishing is also a popular activity.
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There are dozens of villages on the Amelfi Coast, and you can visit one of them to see how a typical local person lives.
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If you're friendly, you might even get invited into someone's house to enjoy home -cooked Italian food.
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Italians like drinking alcohol, especially wine.
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The Amalfi Coast has lots of gardens to explore.
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Italy is famous for its pizza and pasta.
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However, the Amalfi Coast is also well known for fish and octopus because it is located next to the water.
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Pastries are a popular breakfast food on the Amalfi Coast.
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August is a popular month to travel to the Amalfi Coast because the weather is warm.
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It's easy to spend a week traveling around the area.
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Make sure to take a camera so you can take a lot of photos.
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We're sure you'll agree that it's a great place.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 66 sentences and 636 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:46. The speaker talks at a steady 110 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| duck noun | /dʌk/ | Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and… |
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| locate verb | /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ | To place; to set in a particular spot or position. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| belief noun | /bɪˈliːf/ | Mental acceptance of a claim as true. |
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
| explore verb | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | To examine or investigate something systematically. |
| outdoor adjective | /aʊtˈdɔː/ | Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| eighth adjective | /eɪtθ/ | The ordinal form of the number eight. |
| grandmother noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ | A mother of someone's parent. |
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is based · is located |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may see · might even get |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will invite · will travel · You'll love |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as you'll, we're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: eighth /eɪtθ/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
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 arrive, invite, duck.
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.