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the shadowing english speaking practice session for all of you
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which are supposed to take up only under the guidance of
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a certified tutor shadowing speaking practice to improve your fluency with pronunciation
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and intonation the correct way to speak a sentence how to speak a is intensive.
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Hello everybody, how are you all?
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Hope you're doing great.
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So welcome back to another session of improving your English speaking skills and your fluency with a shadowing speaking practice session.
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Yes, today is going to be another shadowing speaking practice session,
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English speaking shadowing the guided shadowing that I do for all of you
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so are you all ready to improve your English speaking fluency
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well I'm Shivangi Gupta your self-certified English language tutor certified by the University of Cambridge the UK
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and before beginning please subscribe the channel so
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that you do not miss out on any lesson that I post for you on the channel please like the video
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and share it with your friends too.
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Now coming back to today's lesson, the shadowing speaking practice.
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So I have 10 sentences for you.
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And today, again, I have a themed shadowing lesson.
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And the theme is vacation plans, planning for a vacation.
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So this is a kind of, you can say, kind of conversation.
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The sentence is the kind of dialogues that will be used in a conversation if two people are planning for a vacation.
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So basically, your everyday conversational English is covered, something that you can use too in the future as it is.
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So are you all ready?
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Let's begin with the shadowing.
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You all know that what you are supposed to do,
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you have to follow my instructions because this is guided shadowing that is supposed to be done under a certified professional tutor,
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only under the guidance of a certified tutor.
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So this is going to be highly valuable and beneficial to develop your fluency.
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It's gonna skyrocket if you take this particular lesson up.
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So let's begin with all the sentences now.
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Sentence number one.
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Sentence number one.
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Listen carefully, everybody.
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Listen first.
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Are you going somewhere for vacation?
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Are you going somewhere for vacation?
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Now repeat.
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After me are you going somewhere for vacation?
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Are you going somewhere for vacation?
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Now read and repeat.
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Are you going somewhere for vacation?
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Are you going somewhere for vacation?
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One time are you going somewhere for vacation excellent everybody excellent the next sentence
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sentence number two listen carefully everybody i have not made any
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plans yet i have not made any plans yet now have not will contract
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and become haven't i haven't made any plans yet now repeat
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after me repeat I haven't made any plans yet I haven't made any plans yet
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repeat repeat I haven't made any plans yet now read
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and repeat I haven't made any plans yet I haven't made any plans yet
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now one more time I haven't made any plans yet Excellent, everyone.
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Excellent.
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The next sentence.
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Sentence number three.
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Listen carefully, everybody.
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Let's plan a trip together.
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Let's plan a trip together.
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Now repeat after me.
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Let's plan a trip together.
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Let's plan a trip together.
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Let's plan a trip together.
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Now read and repeat.
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Let's plan a trip together.
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Let's plan a trip together.
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Excellent, everyone.
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Excellent.
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The next sentence.
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Sentence number four.
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Sentence number four.
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Listen carefully, everybody.
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I would love to visit a hill station.
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I would love to visit a hill station.
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Now repeat after me, I would love to visit a hill station.
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I would love to visit a hill station.
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I would love to visit a hill station.
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Now read and repeat.
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I would love to visit a hill station.
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One more time, I would love to visit a hill station.
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Amazing!
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That was amazing.
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Well, do you love visiting a hill station?
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I love hill stations a lot the next sentence sentence number
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five listen carefully everybody listen first I went to the beach
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last weekend I went to the beach last weekend now repeat
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after me repeat I went to the beach last weekend I
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went to the beach last weekend keep repeating I went to the beach last weekend now read
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and repeat I went to the beach last weekend one more
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time I went to the beach last weekend excellent everyone excellent
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the next sentence sentence number six listen carefully everybody can you
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recommend a good restaurant? can you recommend a good restaurant? now
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repeat after me can you recommend a good restaurant? can you recommend a good restaurant?
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can you recommend a good restaurant? now read
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and repeat can you recommend a good restaurant? can you recommend
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a good restaurant? can you recommend a good restaurant excellent everyone
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excellent now I know everyone loves to dine outside once in a while
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so yeah we all can recommend some good restaurants right okay
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the next sentence sentence number seven listen carefully everybody I need
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to shop for new dresses I need to shop for new
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dresses now repeat after me I I need to shop for new dresses.
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I need to shop for new dresses.
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I need to shop for new dresses.
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Now read and repeat.
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I need to shop for new dresses.
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One more time.
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I need to shop for new dresses.
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Excellent, everyone.
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Excellent.
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That was lovely.
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Sentence number eight.
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Listen carefully, everybody.
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We will have a three-day trip.
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We will have a 3 day trip.
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Now repeat after me.
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We will have a 3 day trip.
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We will have a 3 day trip.
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Now, read and repeat.
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We will have a 3 day trip.
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Keep repeating.
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Keep repeating.
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We will have a 3 day trip.
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We will have a 3 day trip.
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One more time.
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We will have a three-day trip.
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One more time.
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We will have a three-day trip.
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Excellent, everyone.
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Excellent.
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The next sentence.
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Sentence number nine.
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Listen carefully, everybody.
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I will book the tickets tomorrow.
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I will book the tickets tomorrow.
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Now repeat after me.
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Repeat.
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I will book the tickets tomorrow.
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I will book the tickets tomorrow.
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Now read and repeat.
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I will book the tickets tomorrow.
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I will book the tickets tomorrow.
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Repeat one more time.
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Repeat.
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I will book the tickets tomorrow.
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Excellent, everyone.
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Excellent.
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Lovely.
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The next one.
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Now the sentence number 10, the last sentence for today.
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Listen carefully, everyone.
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I can't wait to go on this vacation.
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I can't wait to go on this vacation.
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Now repeat, after me.
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I can't wait to go on this vacation.
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I can't wait to go on this vacation.
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repeating I can't wait to go on this vacation now read
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and repeat I can't wait to go on this vacation I
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can't wait to go on this vacation now one last time
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everybody together I can't wait to go on this vacation excellent
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everyone excellent what a lovely shadowing session for today amazing shadowing session amazing
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so that's the end of the shadowing session for you this
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was the shadowing english speaking practice session for all of you
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which are supposed to take up only under the guidance of
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a certified tutor shadowing speaking practice to improve your fluency with pronunciation
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and intonation the correct way to speak a sentence how to speak a sentence properly
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that fluency depends upon the way you speak it all depends on the way you speak
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and shadowing this guided shadowing directly improves your speaking english speaking skills
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so that's it for today
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that is it now i'm going to meet you again in a new lesson till then everybody take care and bye
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Advanced English Speaking Practice with me - Shadowing English Practice”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: repeat, sentence, vacation, excellent, shadowing. This video has 165 sentences and 1267 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:01. The speaker talks at a steady 127 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% 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 |
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| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| tutor noun | /ˈtjuːtəː/ | One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. |
| guidance noun | /ˈɡaɪdəns/ | The act or process of guiding. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| everyday adjective | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions. |
| dialogue noun | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals. |
| instruction noun | /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ | The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge. |
| beneficial adjective | /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/ | Helpful or good to something or someone. |
| intensive adjective | /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/ | Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| take up verb | To pick up. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Let's begin with the shadowing.
- Are you going somewhere for vacation?
- After me are you going somewhere for vacation?
- Let's plan a trip together.
- I can't wait to go on this vacation.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have not made · haven't made |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is covered · is guided |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | love visiting · keep repeating |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will be · will contract · will have |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, haven't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/
- Long words — get the stress right: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
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 vacation, shadow, 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.