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Every Sunday evening, I call my mom.
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We use a video call on my laptop.
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Today is her birthday, so it's a special call!
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Mom answers, and she's wearing a party hat!
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I sing Happy Birthday to her.
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But then her face stops moving.
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Oh no, the video is frozen!
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I check the Wi-Fi on my laptop.
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It's not working. There's no internet!
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So I turn off the router.
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I wait ten seconds and turn it on again.
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The little lights turn green.
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One minute later, the internet is back.
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Yes! I call Mom again.
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This time, the video is clear.
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Mom shows me her birthday cake.
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Wow, it's bigger than her face!
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After the call, I buy a gift for her online.
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I choose a warm blue scarf.
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It's going to arrive on Tuesday.
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I order some cat food for Mochi, too.
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Wait, Mochi is walking on my keyboard!
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Now I have ten bags of cat food!
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I quickly cancel nine of them.
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Nice try, Mochi!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “A Day in My Life 25: Using the Internet”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: mom, Mochi, birthday. This video has 25 sentences and 168 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:25. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
laptop noun/ˈlæp.tɑp/A laptop computer.
arrive verb/əˈɹaɪv/To reach; to get to a certain place.
cancel verb/ˈkæn.sl̩/To cross out something with lines etc.
freeze verb/ˈfɹiːz/Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
keyboard noun/ˈki.bɔɹd/A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.
scarf noun/skɑːf/A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
router noun/ˈɹaʊ.tɚ/Someone who routes or directs items from one location to another.
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.
birthday noun/ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
quickly adverb/ˈkwɪk.li/Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
minute noun/ˈmɪnɪt/A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
wear verb/wɛ(ə)ɹ/To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.
choose verb/t͡ʃuːz/To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
nine noun/naɪn/The digit or figure 9.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
turn off verbTo power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

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 laptop, arrive, cancel.

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 →