Shadowing Practice: 🇬🇧 Articles "A" and "An" in English - Lesson 2 - Examples with jobs - Learn English Speaking with Video
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hello today we're going to be looking at the use of "a" and "an" both articles in the English language we're also going to be looking at some vocabulary for jobs let's get started a police officer, a police officer an actor, an actor an engineer, an engineer a waiter, a waiter a doctor, a doctor a teacher, a teacher a student, a student a businessman, a businessman a businesswoman, a businesswoman a politician, a politician a footballer, a footballer a singer, a singer a tennis player, a tennis player an optician, an optician so what's the use of the article a or an a student, a waiter, a teacher, a footballer, a doctor a politician, a police officer an actor, an engineer so what's the rule ?
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if a noun begins with an A an E, I, O or U we use the article an, an actor an engineer if a noun begins with a consonant which is b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y and z we use the article a for example a student, a waiter, a teacher now it's your turn what would you use the article a or an ?
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Is it a tennis player or is it an tennis player that's right a tennis player tennis player begins with a consonant the letter T so we use the article A optician would we say a optician or an optician that's right optician begins with a vowel with the letter O so we would use an the article an, an optician singer would we say a singer or an singer that's right we would use the article a because singer starts with the letter S which is a consonant a singer let's put this into context, what's your job what's your job, what's your job Bill Gates, what's your job I'm a businessman I'm a businessman Gerard Depardieu, what's your job I'm an actor I'm an actor Kate Quirin, what's your job I'm a teacher I'm a teacher Leonardo da Vinci, what's your job I'm an engineer I'm an engineer Emmanuel macron, what's your job I'm a politician I'm a politician Well done. So we have covered the use of the article a and an in the English language we've also looked at some vocabulary for jobs see you another time don't forget to leave a comment goodbye
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “🇬🇧 Articles "A" and "An" in English - Lesson 2 - Examples with jobs”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: article, optician, singer, tennis, engineer. This video has 3 sentences and 404 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:26. The speaker talks slowly, about 74 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 64% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tennis noun | /ˈtɛnɪs/ | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets. |
| politician noun | /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/ | One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official. |
| businessman noun | /ˈbɪznəsmæn/ | A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution. |
| waiter noun | /ˈweɪ̯təː/ | A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| footballer noun | /ˈfʊtbɔːlə/ | One who plays association football. |
| vocabulary noun | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| noun noun | /naʊn/ | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea… |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| optician noun | /ɑpˈtɪʃən/ | A person who makes, dispenses or sells lenses, spectacles. |
| consonant noun | /ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/ | A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant… |
| businesswoman noun | A woman involved in business. | |
| macron noun | /ˈmeɪkɹɑn/ | A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long. |
| vowel noun | /ˈvaʊ.əl/ | A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have covered |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | consonant which is |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | we're going to be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, optician /ɑpˈtɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
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 tennis, politician, businessman.
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.