Shadowing Practice: A Day in My Life 2: Brushing My Teeth and Taking a Shower - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Now I'm in the bathroom.

First, I brush my teeth.

I take my toothbrush and the toothpaste.

I put a little toothpaste on the brush.

I brush my teeth for two minutes.

Up and down, left and right.

Then I rinse my mouth with water.

My teeth are clean and white!

Next, I floss my teeth.

Ugh, I don't like flossing.

But my dentist says it's important.

Now it's time for a shower.

I turn on the water.

Oh! It's too cold!

I wait a minute. Now it's warm.

I wash my hair with shampoo.

I wash my body with soap.

I sing a little song.

I love warm showers!

I turn off the water.

I dry myself with a big towel.

Then I dry my hair.

I comb my hair in the mirror.

I look good today!

Now I need some clothes.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “A Day in My Life 2: Brushing My Teeth and Taking a Shower”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: teeth, brush, hair. This video has 25 sentences and 143 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:24. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
brush noun	/bɹʌʃ/	An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
mirror noun	/ˈmiɹɚ/	A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
soap noun	/soʊp/	A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.
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…
towel noun	/ˈtaʊ̯əl/	A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
dentist noun	/ˈdɛntɪst/	A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.
shampoo noun	/ʃæmˈpuː/	A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.
comb noun	/koʊm/	A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
floss noun	/flɔs/	A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
toothpaste noun	/ˈtuθpeɪst/	A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.
rinse verb	/ɹɛns/	To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
toothbrush noun	/ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/	A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
turn off verb	To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

Pronunciation to watch

The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, toothpaste /ˈtuθpeɪst/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brush /bɹʌʃ/, shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/

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 brush, mirror, soap.

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.

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Shadowing Practice: A Day in My Life 2: Brushing My Teeth and Taking a Shower - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Doing the Laundry

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Key vocabulary in this video

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How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?