Shadowing Practice: A2 Key (KET) Speaking 004 | My School | Cambridge Speaking Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video

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What school do you go to?
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I go to Cambridge Smart School.
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It's a friendly school in Cambridge.
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What year are you in?
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I'm in year seven.
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I started at this school last year.
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What is your school like?
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It's quite large and modern.
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There are lots of classrooms and a sports field.
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What's your favourite place at school?
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My favourite place is the library because it's quiet and there are lots of interesting books.
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Who is your favourite teacher?
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My favourite teacher is my English teacher.
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She's friendly and always makes our lessons interesting.
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What is your favourite subject?
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My favourite subject is English because I enjoy reading, speaking and learning new words.
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What do you usually do during your lunch break?
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I usually have lunch with my friends and then we talk or play football outside.
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Do you have a lot of homework?
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We sometimes have quite a lot of homework, but I usually finish it before dinner.
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What do you like most about your school?
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I like my school because the teachers are helpful and I can spend time with my friends.
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Would you like to change anything about your school? about your school.
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I'd like to have a bigger sports field because I enjoy playing football with my friends.
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Now it's your turn.
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What school do you go to?
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What year are you in?
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What is your school like?
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What's your favourite place at school?
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Who is your favourite teacher?
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What is your favourite subject?
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What is your favourite subject?
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What do you usually do during your lunch break?
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Do you have a lot of homework?
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What do you like most about your school?
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Would you like to change anything about your school?
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Thank you for listening.
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Subscribe and follow Cambridge Smart so we can help you score well in Cambridge exams.
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See you in our next lessons.
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Bye bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “A2 Key (KET) Speaking 004”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: favourite, teacher, Cambridge, subject, usually. This video has 40 sentences and 314 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:58. The speaker talks slowly, about 79 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 21 of its 40 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
homework noun/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
helpful adjective/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
exam verb/ɪɡˈzæm/Shortened form of examine
classroom noun/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
subscribe verb/səbˈskɹaɪb/To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
favourite adjective/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
lunch noun/lʌnt͡ʃ/A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
friendly adjective/ˈfɹɛnd.li/Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
quiet adjective/ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
teacher noun/ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
subject noun/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the…
sport noun/spoɹt/Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
spend verb/spɪnd/To pay out (money).
finish verb/ˈfɪnɪʃ/To complete (something).

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • What school do you go to?
  • What year are you in?
  • What is your school like?
  • What's your favourite place at school?
  • Who is your favourite teacher?

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like homework, lesson, helpful.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →