Shadowing Practice: 5-Minute English Conversation Practice: Talking About Travel (Vacations & Trips) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi Emily! How are you?
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Hi Jack! I’m good, thanks. And you?
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I’m good too, thanks.
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So, I heard you went on a trip.
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Where did you go?
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Yes, I went to Paris last week.
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Wow! That sounds great.
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What did you like most?
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I liked walking around Paris.
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I also saw the Eiffel Tower.
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That sounds exciting!
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Did you eat any French food?
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Yes, I ate croissants.
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They were delicious!
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Nice! Paris is on my travel list.
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Have you traveled anywhere lately?
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Yes, I went to Hong Kong.
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Oh, Hong Kong!
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That’s great.
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How was it?
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It was amazing.
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It is a busy city.
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I saw many tall buildings, bright signs, and lots of people.
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The view of the harbor was fantastic.
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That sounds really nice.
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Did you try any local food?
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Yes, I had dim sum.
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It was very tasty!
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That sounds amazing.
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So, where do you want to go next?
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I want to visit Thailand next.
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I want to try the spicy food there.
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Wow, that sounds fun.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “5-Minute English Conversation Practice: Talking About Travel”. This video has 33 sentences and 171 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:34. The speaker talks slowly, about 109 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 9 of its 33 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lately adverb | /ˈleɪt.li/ | Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| harbor noun | /ˈhɑːbə/ | Any place of shelter. |
| tasty adjective | /ˈteɪsti/ | Having a pleasant or satisfying flavor. |
| spicy adjective | /ˈspaɪsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| croissant noun | /kɹəˈsɑnt/ | A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| bright adjective | /ˈbɹaɪ̯t/ | Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. |
| tall adjective | /tɔl/ | Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of… |
| travel verb | /ˈtɹævəl/ | To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another. |
| trip noun | /tɹɪp/ | A journey; an excursion or jaunt. |
| anywhere adverb | /ˈɛn.i.(h)wɛɹ/ | In or at any location. |
| fantastic adjective | /fænˈtæs.tɪk/ | Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Where did you go?
- What did you like most?
- Have you traveled anywhere lately?
- Did you try any local food?
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 lately, delicious, harbor.
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.