Shadowing Practice: A1 DAY 1 Shadowing - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Here is my story.
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My simple daily routine.
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My day begins early.
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I wake up with the sunlight.
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I stretch my arms and get out of bed.
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First, I go to the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth.
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The cold water helps me feel awake.
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Then, I get dressed in comfortable clothes.
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Next I walk to the kitchen.
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I love the quiet of the morning.
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I make a warm cup of tea and a simple breakfast.
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I often have eggs or some fruit.
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I eat my breakfast and look out the window watching the birds.
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After I clean my dishes, I get ready for my day.
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I might go for a short walk in the fresh air.
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Or, if I have errands, I walk to the local market.
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I enjoy seeing my neighbors and saying good morning.
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I come home and spend my morning reading a book or writing in my journal.
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I find it very peaceful.
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At noon, I stopped to make a healthy lunch.
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I like to prepare my food myself.
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In the afternoon, I often do chores around the house.
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I water my plants, or I tidy up the rooms.
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I find it satisfying to have a clean and organized home.
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Sometimes, I meet a friend for a conversation and a cup of coffee.
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As the evening comes, I start to make dinner.
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I enjoy cooking.
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The smell of food fills my home.
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After dinner, I washed the dishes and put everything away.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 29 sentences and 249 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:38. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- dish /dɪʃ/ (noun) — A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
- egg /ɛɡ/ (noun) — An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell…
- wash /wɑʃ/ (verb) — To clean with water.
- routine /ɹuˈtin/ (noun) — A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
- stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To lengthen by pulling.
- brush /bɹʌʃ/ (noun) — An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
- awake /əˈweɪk/ (verb) — To become conscious after having slept.
- noon /nun/ (noun) — The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
- cloth /klɒθ/ (noun) — A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
- organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ (verb) — To arrange in working order.
- satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ (verb) — To be enough (for)
- sunlight /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ (noun) — All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
- tidy /ˈtaɪ.di/ (adjective) — Arranged neatly and in order.
- chore /t͡ʃoɹ/ (noun) — A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.
- errand /ˈɛɹənd/ (noun) — A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.)
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- get out of (verb) — To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
- go for (verb) — To try for, to attempt to reach.
- look out (verb) — To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
- tidy up (verb) — To make clean, to make satisfactorily neat.
- walk in (verb) — To come without an appointment to a place that would normally require one.
- write in (verb) — To write a letter to, e.g. a publication.
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dish /dɪʃ/, wash /wɑʃ/, brush /bɹʌʃ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like dish, egg, wash.
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.