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my name is maria, And iwant to tell you about my family.
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I live in a small apartment with my husband and our two children.
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We have a close and happy family.
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My husband's name is Carlos.
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He is an engineer.
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He works in and office downtown.
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Carlos is very hardworking and always helps with the childreb when he comes home.
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On sundays, he likes to take us to the park, and we have picnics together.
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I have two children.
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My son's name is Lucas, and my daughter's name is Sofia.
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Lucas is eight year old, and Sofia is five.
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They are both very active and love to play outside.
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Lucas like to ride his bike, and Sofia enjoys playing with her toys.
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My mother lives near us.
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her name is Teresa She is retired now, but she used to work as a nurse.
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My mother often visits us, and she helps me with the children.
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The kids love their grandmother, and she always brubgs them little gifts.
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We also have a pet cat named Luna.
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Luna is very soft and loves to sleep on the couch.
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The children adore her, and they like to play with her every day.
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Luna is a big part of our family, and we all take care of her.
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On weekends, we usually go to visist my sister.
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Her name is Julia, and she lives in a house by the beach.
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We enojoy spending time together, and the children love playing in the sand.
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My sister and i are very close, and we talk on the phone every day.
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My family means everything to me.
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We share our lives, help each other, and make many happy memories together.
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I am very grateful for my family.
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Family is The people you live with and are related to, like your parents, brothers, and sisters.
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My family is very kind.
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The Husband is the man to whom a woman is married.
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Lucy's Husband is a doctor.
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The children are sons or daughters, young people in a family.
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The children are playing in the park.
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An engineer is a person who designs and constructs things such as buildings or machines.
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My dad is an engineer and works with computers.
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A picnic is a meal eaten outdoors, typically in a park or a garden.
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We had a picnic by the river "Retired" is when someone stops working because they are older.
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My grandfather is retired and stays home now.
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A nurse is a person who assists doctors in caring for sick people.
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The nurse helped me when I was sick.
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A pet is an animal that you take care of and keep at home.
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I have a pet dog named Max.
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The beach is a place with sand next to the sea.
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We like to swim at the beach.
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Grateful means feeling thankful and happy for something.
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I am grateful for my good friends.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 47 sentences and 485 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:07. The speaker talks slowly, about 95 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 81% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| nurse noun | /nɝs/ | Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession. |
| grateful adjective | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful. |
| retire verb | /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ | To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. |
| picnic noun | /ˈpɪknɪk/ | An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. |
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| assist verb | /əˈsɪst/ | To help. |
| downtown noun | /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ | The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. |
| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| grandfather noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/ | A father of someone's parent. |
| outdoor adjective | /aʊtˈdɔː/ | Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| couch noun | /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ | An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa. |
| grandmother noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ | A mother of someone's parent. |
| construct verb | /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ | To build or form (something) by assembling parts. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/
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 nurse, grateful, retire.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is retired |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | person who designs · person who assists |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | enjoys playing · love playing · stops working |
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.