Shadowing Practice: 7 Kasım 2026 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi, Becca.
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How are you?
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I'm well, thank you, Neil.
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How are you?
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I'm very well, thanks.
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We're talking about oceans today, and I know you live near the sea.
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Is that because you like oceans?
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Yes, I do live near the seaside, and I love oceans.
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Well, we're going to be talking about the ocean in this episode, but people need to know that they can find a worksheet
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and a transcript to help them understand everything on our website at bbclearningenglish .com.
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OK, Becca, so why do you love the ocean?
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Oh, I love the ocean because it's very big and in there lives lots of really cool sea creatures.
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Yeah.
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Have you got a favourite sea creature?
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Difficult question for me to answer, Neil.
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I love them all, but I really like octopuses.
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Octopuses?
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Mm -hm.
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Why do you like octopuses?
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They're very intelligent, very smart creatures.
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And I also really like the way that they move through the water.
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They swim with their tentacles.
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Tentacles.
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That's the name for their legs.
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Yes.
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Yeah.
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And they can use their tentacles to also pick things up, which I think is really cool.
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There aren't many sea creatures that can do that.
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Do you know what my favourite sea creature is, Becca?
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I don't know, Neil.
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What is it?
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I really like dolphins.
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And I like dolphins for the same reason that you like your octopuses, because they're very intelligent, they're very clever, and they're very beautiful, I think.
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They're very pretty to look at.
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I think they're much more beautiful than octopuses.
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Oh, hold on now, Neil.
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I don't think I agree with you.
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Well, it doesn't matter if you prefer octopuses or dolphins.
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There's lots of amazing creatures living in the sea.
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But there is actually a danger with the oceans.
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They're not really in a good condition.
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No, there are lots of threats to the oceans right now.
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So a threat is a danger.
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And one of those threats is pollution.
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Yeah, plastic is a real problem, isn't it?
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So the material that lots of bottles are made from that isn't glass,
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that plastic ends up in the ocean and then it's really bad for the sea creatures.
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It is, yeah.
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I've seen lots of videos of sea creatures maybe getting stuck in plastic bottles and it's really sad.
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Pollution and single -use plastic are major, major threats to the ocean.
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Yes, there are lots of threats to the ocean.
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For example, the plastic pollution that you are talking about.
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Also, the oceans are getting warmer, and that's a real threat because it can cause all kinds of environmental problems.
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You're right, Neil.
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There are lots of threats to the oceans.
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Do you do anything to protect the oceans?
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Well, I don't go near the ocean very often,
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so i don't do anything directly but i try not to use single -use plastic
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so single -use plastic is plastic that you use just once
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and then you throw it away
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so for example single -use plastic straws for drinks um in the uk there are lots of places
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that don't use those anymore and i think that's a good way to help protect the oceans.
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Okay, Neil, let's recap some of the vocabulary that we used in this conversation.
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We'll start with my favourite sea creature.
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That's an octopus.
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So octo means eight and octopuses have eight tentacles and those are the arms of the octopus. Or legs.
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Or legs, yeah.
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We also heard threat.
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Now, a threat is something that is a danger to something.
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For example, the oceans getting warmer is a threat to the environment.
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And another example of a threat that we mentioned was pollution.
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And that is the things there that shouldn't be there.
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They could be chemicals or rubbish and pollution is very harmful to whatever lives in that environment.
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Yes, and a big problem, a big part of that pollution is single -use plastic.
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Single -use means it's something that you use just once and then throw it away.
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That's it for this episode of Real Easy English.
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But if you want to test yourself with a worksheet, you can find it on our website at bbclearningenglish .com.
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And we'll be back next week with another episode of Real Easy English.
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Bye for now.
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Goodbye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “7 Kasım 2026”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ocean, threat, plastic, creature, sea. This video has 80 sentences and 726 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:53. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| pollution noun | /pəˈluʃən/ | Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. |
| dolphin noun | /ˈdɑlf.ɪn/ | A carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans. |
| intelligent adjective | /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ | Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| clever adjective | /ˈklɛv.ɚ/ | Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| straw noun | /stɹɔ/ | A dried stalk of a cereal plant. |
| harmful adjective | /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/ | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| rubbish noun | /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/ | Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash. |
| vocabulary noun | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| transcript noun | /ˈtɹæn.skɹɪpt/ | Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy. |
| seaside noun | /ˌsiːˈsaɪd/ | The area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or cliffs. |
| octopus noun | /ˈɑktəpʊs/ | Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and… |
| tentacle noun | /ˈtɛntəkəl/ | An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid. |
| worksheet noun | A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Is that because you like oceans?
- Have you got a favourite sea creature?
- Why do you like octopuses?
- I think they're much more beautiful than octopuses.
- Do you do anything to protect the oceans?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | We're talking · are talking · are getting |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | We'll start · we'll be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: pollution /pəˈluʃən/, rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
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 pollution, dolphin, intelligent.
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.