Shadowing Practice: A Major Milestone: 30 Lessons to Fluency - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Lesson 30.
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Holiday, Christmas, Easter.
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What are the two most important holidays of the year in Europe?
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The two most important holidays of the year in Europe are Christmas and Easter.
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When's Christmas?
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Christmas is on the 25th of December.
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When's Easter?
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Easter's in spring, either in March or in April.
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Full.
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Empty.
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Is this box empty?
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No, that box isn't empty.
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It's full.
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Are your pockets full of money?
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No, my pockets aren't full of money.
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Is your stomach empty after a large meal?
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No, my stomach isn't empty after a large meal.
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It's full.
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Are the streets full of people during the night?
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No, the streets aren't full of people during the night.
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They're empty during the night.
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Moon, star.
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Can we see the sun in the sky during the night?
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No, we can't see the sun in the sky during the night, but we can see the moon and the stars.
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What colour's the moon?
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The moon's the colour of silver.
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Can we count the stars?
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No, we can't count the stars.
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subject, mathematics, history, geography.
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Of these three subjects, mathematics, history and geography, which do you like the most?
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Of those three subjects, mathematics, history and geography, I like history the most.
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About how many subjects must children generally study at school?
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Children must generally study about ten subjects at school.
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Do you like the subject of mathematics?
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No, I don't like the subject of mathematics.
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Wash, dress, soap, shampoo.
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What do we do when we get up in the morning?
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We wash and dress when we get up in the morning.
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Do you dress before washing?
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No, I don't dress before washing.
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I wash before dressing.
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What do we wash our hands with?
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We wash our hands with soap and water.
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What do we wash our hair with?
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We wash our hair with shampoo.
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Hot, warm, cool, cold, Finland.
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One of the...
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Is it hot in Finland?
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No, it isn't hot in Finland.
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It's cold.
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Is it warm in autumn?
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No, it isn't warm in autumn.
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It's cool.
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Is it hotter in winter than in summer?
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No, it isn't hotter in winter than in summer.
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It's colder in winter than in summer.
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Which is one of the hottest countries in the world?
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India is one of the hottest countries in the world.
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Which is one of the coldest countries in the world?
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Finland is one of the coldest countries in the world.
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Is it as hot in Scandinavia as in Spain?
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No, it isn't as hot in Scandinavia as in Spain.
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It's colder in Scandinavia than in Spain.
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Taste.
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What am I doing?
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You're tasting your finger.
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Do you like the taste of tea without sugar?
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No, I don't like the taste of tea without sugar.
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What do we taste with?
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We taste with our tongues.
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As many as, as much as.
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What's the difference between as many as and as much as?
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The difference between as many as and as much as is
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that we use as many as for things we can count and as much as for things we can't count.
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Have I got as many fingers on my left hand as on my right?
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Yes, you've got as many fingers on your left hand as on your right.
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Do you eat as much food for dinner as you do for lunch?
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No, I don't eat as much food for dinner as I do for lunch.
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I eat less food for dinner than I do for lunch.
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Have we got as many feet as fingers?
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No, we haven't got as many feet as fingers we've got fewer feet than fingers.
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Do you drink as much fruit juice as water?
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No, I don't drink as much fruit juice as water.
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I drink less fruit juice than water.
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Do you think you read as many books as your mother?
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No, I don't think I read as many books as my mother.
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I think I read fewer books than my mother.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “A Major Milestone: 30 Lessons to Fluency”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: wash, subject, finger, empty, mathematics. This video has 87 sentences and 665 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:06. The speaker talks at a steady 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 32 of its 87 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| finger noun | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other… |
| mathematics noun | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
| juice noun | /d͡ʒuːs/ | A liquid made from plant, especially fruit. |
| geography noun | /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/ | The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| pocket noun | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. |
| wash verb | /wɑʃ/ | To clean with water. |
| stomach noun | /ˈstʌmək/ | An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. |
| fewer | /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ | Less; a smaller amount of something non-integral commonly expressed as an integer |
| autumn noun | /ˈɔtəm/ | Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as… |
| soap noun | /soʊp/ | A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products. |
| 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. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Are your pockets full of money?
- Is your stomach empty after a large meal?
- Can we count the stars?
- Do you like the subject of mathematics?
- Do you dress before washing?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the hottest · the coldest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | am I doing · You're tasting |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | must children · must generally |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, isn't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/
- Long words — get the stress right: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/
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 finger, mathematics, juice.
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.