Shadowing Practice: A2 English Listening Practice with Test - Christmas Day - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi everyone!
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In this video, we will listen to a fun dialogue between two children talking about how they usually spend their Christmas day.
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Listen carefully, and at the end you can take a comprehension test.
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Let's begin!
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Hey Oscar, what do you usually do on Christmas day?
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We have a big dinner with the family and we exchange presents.
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Then my family and I cuddle up on the sofa, eat chocolate biscuits and listen to my dad read the night before Christmas.
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We also love to sing Christmas carols, and what about you?
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We have a tradition where we go to church in the morning and then we have a big lunch with our family.
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That sounds awesome.
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Are there any other Christmas traditions in your family?
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Yes, we decorate the Christmas tree together every year.
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We also play board games and dress matching family pajamas during this day.
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How nice.
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For example, my family and I always watch a Christmas film together on Christmas Eve. About decorations.
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Do you decorate the outside of your house as well as the inside?
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Yes, we decorate the outside of the house with colorful lights and Santa Claus related figures.
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It makes everything feel really festive and joyful.
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Especially in the evening it looks very exciting.
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What gifts would you like to receive on Christmas?
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I would like some books and some board games about dragons.
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What about you, Oscar?
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I'm hoping to get a new phone and my dad promised to get me one.
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I have another question.
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What's your favorite part of Christmas?
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I love all the moments of this day.
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But most of all, I love spending time with my family and eating all the delicious food.
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Me too.
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The food is always the best part.
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Especially the desserts.
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What's your favorite Christmas dish?
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Definitely the roast chicken and mashed potatoes.
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I would eat this every day.
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What about you, Jessica?
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I love the Christmas pudding and the mince pies.
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And my favorite treats are rollo pretzels.
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My mom and I always make them together.
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These are delicious too.
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I can't wait for Christmas to come around again.
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For me, it's the best time of the year.
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Thanks for listening.
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I hope this helps you improve your English wish.
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Feel free to share how you usually spend Christmas in the comments below.
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You can also find a link to a comprehension test, as well as other useful materials, in the pinned comment.
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See you!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “A2 English Listening Practice with Test - Christmas Day”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Christmas, decorate, favorite, listen, usually. This video has 45 sentences and 415 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:52. The speaker talks at a steady 145 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 9 of its 45 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| comprehension noun | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ | A thorough understanding. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| dragon noun | /ˈdɹæɡən/ | In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a… |
| dialogue noun | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals. |
| pin noun | /pɪn/ | A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| pie noun | /paɪ/ | A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie"… |
| potato noun | /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ | The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum. |
| carol noun | /ˈkɛɹəl/ | A ballad or song of joy. |
| roast verb | /ɹoʊst/ | To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance. |
| dessert noun | /dɪˈzɝt/ | The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc. |
| decoration noun | /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/ | The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation. |
| sofa noun | /ˈsoʊ̯fə/ | An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people. |
| colorful adjective | /ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/ | Possessing prominent and varied colors. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come around verb | /kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/ | To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, dish /dɪʃ/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, mash /mæʃ/
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 delicious, comprehension, carefully.
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.