Shadowing Practice: A1 English Listening Practice: City - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello everyone.
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Today we will explore a city and learn English vocabulary about cities.
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Are you ready?
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Let's go around the city together.
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This is a bus stop.
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You can ride the bus to travel around the city.
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You need a ticket to ride the bus.
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This is a park.
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You can walk, play, and relax here.
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You can enjoy a picnic with your family and friends.
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This is a supermarket.
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You can buy food and drinks here.
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You can buy apples, bread, and milk at the supermarket.
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This is a restaurant.
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You can eat lunch or dinner here.
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The menu has many choices.
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You can order chicken, salad, or soup.
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This is a library.
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You can read books here.
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The library is quiet.
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People read books and study.
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This is a post office.
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You can send letters and You need a stamp to mail a letter.
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This is a train station.
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You can take a train to travel to different cities.
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Trains are fast and comfortable.
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This is a movie theater.
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You can watch movies here.
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What is your favorite movie?
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This is a museum.
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You can see interesting things here.
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There are paintings, statues, and artifacts.
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This is a hospital.
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If you are sick, doctors and nurses can help you here.
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Hospitals are very important.
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This is a fire station.
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Firefighters work here.
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They help people during fires and emergencies.
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This is a police station.
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Police officers work here.
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They keep the city safe.
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This is a playground.
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Children can play on swings, slides, and seesaws.
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It is a fun place fun place.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “A1 English Listening Practice: City”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bus, train, station, movie. This video has 44 sentences and 265 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:51. The speaker talks at a steady 143 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| supermarket noun | /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ | A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing. |
| nurse noun | /nɝs/ | Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession. |
| theater noun | /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ | A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on. |
| swing verb | /ˈswɪŋ/ | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. |
| explore verb | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | To examine or investigate something systematically. |
| slide noun | /ˈslaɪ̯d/ | An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| menu noun | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare. |
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| soup noun | /sup/ | Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food… |
| stamp noun | /stæmp/ | An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof. |
| statue noun | /ˈstæt͡ʃu/ | A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting. |
| vocabulary noun | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| picnic noun | /ˈpɪknɪk/ | An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. |
| playground noun | /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ | A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go around verb | To move or spread from person to person. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/
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 supermarket, nurse, theater.
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.