Shadowing Practice: Academy Stars 2 Unit 10 Lesson 2, 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Track 3 .17 Unit 10 Lesson 2 Activities 1 and 2 1 Hi, how are you?
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I'm marvellous, thanks.
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How are you?
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Oh, I'm good.
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I went to the zoo on Saturday.
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Oh, that's so cool.
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My weekend was great.
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On Saturday, we visited the zoo.
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I looked at lots of animals.
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Henry painted a picture of an elephant.
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On Sunday, we visited an art gallery.
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We looked at the paintings.
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I stayed at home.
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My mum and dad cooked and I helped.
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3. Later, we listened to music at a concert.
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It was amazing.
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Let's do something fun now.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm really tired.
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Ahhhh!
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On Saturday, we visited the zoo.
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I looked at lots of animals.
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Henry painted a picture of an elephant.
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Two.
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On Sunday, we visited an art gallery.
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We looked at the paintings.
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I stayed at home.
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My mum and dad cooked, and I helped.
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Later, we listened to music at a concert.
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It was amazing.
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Let's do something fun now.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm really tired.
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I visited
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the zoo.
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He painted a picture.
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We listened to music.
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They cooked.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 38 sentences and 177 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:05. 77% 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
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| elephant noun | /ˈɛlɪfənt/ | A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia. |
| marvellous adjective | /ˈmɑɹvələs/ | Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful. |
| cook verb | /kʊk/ | To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc. |
| paint verb | /peɪnt/ | To apply paint to. |
| painting noun | /ˈpeɪ.nɪŋ/ | An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint. |
| concert noun | /kənˈsɝt/ | An agreement in a design or plan; a union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; an accordance in a scheme; harmony; a simultaneous action. |
| gallery noun | /ˈɡæləɹi/ | An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art. |
| animal noun | /ˈænɪməl/ | A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants… |
| henry noun | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one… | |
| tired adjective | [ˈtaɪ̯ɚd] | In need of some rest or sleep. |
| weekend noun | /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ | The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 elephant, marvellous, cook.
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.