Shadowing Practice: 7 Minute Chinese 101 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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我的衣服上有一只狗 我的衣服上有一只狗 There's a dog on my clothes
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我的衣服上有一只狗 我的衣服上有一只狗 Her daughter likes to eat apples 她女儿喜欢吃苹果 我早上喝了一杯水
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我早上喝了一杯水 I drank some water this morning I drank a glass of water this morning 我早上喝了一杯水 你家在哪里呢?
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Where's your home or where's your family?
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Where's your home?
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你家在哪里呢?
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桌子上有两杯水
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桌子上有两杯水 There is a glass of water on the table There
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are two glasses of water on the table 桌子上有两杯水 桌子上有两杯水 Two glasses of water on the table
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My mom works at the hospital.
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我妈妈在医院工作。 我妈妈在医院工作。 他去学校了。 他去学校了。 He went to school.
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他去学校了。 我把书放在椅子上了。 I put the book on the chair.
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I put the book on the chair.
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I put the book on the chair.
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Girls of our school are very pretty.
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Our school.
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Our school.
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They all saw you.
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Movie.
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Movie, film.
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Where did you go?
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Where did you go?
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I like watching movies at home.
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My daughter lives at her house.
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There's a
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beautiful lady at school.
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学校里有个漂亮小姐
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我家里有四个人 我家里有四个人 There are four people in my family 我家里有四个人 我家里有四个人 They have a son 他们有一个儿子
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Hey, he said they They have a son It's supposed to be he has a son
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他有一个儿子 他们有一个儿子 They have a son
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他有一个儿子 He gave his daughter a little bit of money.
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He's watched many movies he's watched many movies.
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She has seen a lot of movies.
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Oh, I don't know.
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My mother and father are both at home.
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My mother and father are both at home.
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Book.
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Book.
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Letter.
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We'll go to China next year.
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Here we go.
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She's gone to the hospital.
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There is a book on the table.
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How do you know her?
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You know him?
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Four.
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Can I live with you?
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Can I go to your house to play?
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猫和狗是好朋友 I can go to your house.
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猫和狗是好朋友.
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Cats and dogs are good friends.
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Cats are good friends with dogs.
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猫和狗是好朋友.
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我一个星期有五天要工作.
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我一个星期有五天要工作.
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I work five days a week.
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Hey, is your dad home?
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On the phone.
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喂,你爸爸在家吗?
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Five.
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这只狗很漂亮.
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这只狗很漂亮。 这只狗很漂亮。 Um, this dog is beautiful, man.
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This dog is pretty.
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这只狗很漂亮。 You hear them running in the water in the background.
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这只狗很漂亮。 我的衣服上有一只狗。 我的衣服上有一只狗。 There's a dog on my clothes.
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There's a dog on my clothes.
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我的衣服上有一只狗。 我的衣服上有一只狗。 He saw my dad in the hospital.
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He saw that my dad was in hospital.
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He saw that my dad was in hospital.
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I went to read a book.
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I went to read a book.
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I went to read a book.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “7 Minute Chinese 101”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dog, movie, hospital, dad, table. This video has 63 sentences and 363 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:07. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 10 of its 63 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
litter noun/ˈlɪt.ɚ/Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
suppose verb/səˈpoʊz/To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
glass noun/ɡlɑːs/An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and…
chair noun/t͡ʃɛɚ/An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
drink verb/ˈdɹɪŋk/To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
cat noun/ˈkæt/A mammal of the family Felidae.
lady noun/ˈleɪ.di/A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
background noun/ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
apple noun/ˈæpəl/The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Where's your home or where's your family?
  • How do you know her?
  • Can I live with you?
  • Can I go to your house to play?
  • Hey, is your dad home?

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cloth, litter, suppose.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →