Shadowing Practice: 5-Minute English Shadowing A1 #02 | My Birthday | Cambridge Smart - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm Lana from Cambridge Smart.
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Welcome to 5
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Minute English Shadowing.
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Today's topic is my birthday.
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First listen carefully, then say the sentence by yourself when it's your turn. Are you ready?
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Let's get started.
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My name is Lana.
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I am nine years old.
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My name is Lana.
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I am nine years old.
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My birthday is on the 17th of November.
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My birthday is on the 17th of November.
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I am very happy on my birthday because I can spend time with my family and friends.
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I am very happy on my birthday because I can spend time with my family and friends.
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In the morning, my parents say happy birthday to me and give me a lovely present.
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In the morning, my parents say happy birthday to me and give me a lovely present.
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In the afternoon, I have a birthday party at home.
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In the afternoon, I have a birthday party at home.
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There are colourful balloons and a big birthday cake
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There are colourful balloons and a big birthday cake
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My friends come to my party.
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My friends come to my party.
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We sing songs, play games and eat delicious food.
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We sing songs, play games and eat delicious food.
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Then I blow out the candles and make a wish.
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Then I blow out the candles and make a wish.
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I get some wonderful gifts such as books and toys.
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I get some wonderful gifts such as books and toys.
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at the end of the party we take many photos together at the end of the party we take many photos together.
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My birthday is always a special and happy day for me.
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My birthday is always a special and happy day for me.
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Thank you for listening.
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See you in our next lessons.
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Bye -bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “5-Minute English Shadowing A1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: birthday, Lana, Cambridge. This video has 35 sentences and 313 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:31. The speaker talks slowly, about 69 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.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| balloon noun | /bəˈlun/ | An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible. |
| candle noun | /ˈkæn.dəl/ | A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. |
| colourful adjective | British standard spelling of colorful. | |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| exam verb | /ɪɡˈzæm/ | Shortened form of examine |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| blow verb | /bloʊ/ | To produce an air current. |
| sing verb | /ˈsɪŋ/ | To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice. |
| cake noun | /keɪk/ | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. |
| sentence noun | /ˈsɛn.təns/ | The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blow out verb | To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas. |
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 delicious, toy, balloon.
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.