Shadowing Practice: B1 - British council - Sport centers - Learn English Speaking with Video
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A. Hi, come in.
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I'm Maya.
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Hello, everybody.
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Hello.
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Welcome to the Grange Park Sports Centre.
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I'll just show you around the centre and explain what we offer here.
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And then you can ask me questions.
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Well, as you can see, this is quite a small centre.
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but we offer a lot of different activities at different times of the day.
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If you'd just like to come through here, you can see the main rooms.
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That's nice.
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These are nice and light and airy and we have a very good air conditioning system.
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So they are warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
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Nice.
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Here we have classes of yoga, tai chi, pilates and zumba at different levels.
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We also have different types of dance class,
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jazz dancing, Indian dancing and Latin dancing.
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Oh, we've just started offering flamenco.
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All our teachers are fully qualified and experienced.
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We have beginners classes up to advanced.
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Some of our students have been coming since we opened 10 years ago.
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So if a good time.
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So, if you could follow me through here.
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Oh, mind the steps here.
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We've got the sauna and massage rooms.
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We have very reasonable prices for massages.
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And over here, we have the gym with exercise machines.
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It's quite a small gym
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But usually there's plenty of room for people to move around without any problems OK, that's about it
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Over there we have the changing rooms with showers
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You do need to bring your own towel if you want a shower
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But you don't need to bring a mat for the yoga and pilates classes
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Oh, and I must mention the cafe.
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It's just off the main entrance.
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That's very popular with our clients.
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We have a great selection of teas, fresh juices, sandwiches and cakes.
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Very nice.
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Right, the prices
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You can join for three months,
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six months or a year and that gives you the right to use the gym and go to two classes a week
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If you want to go to more classes or use the sauna there's a small extra charge
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For three months the fee is £86.
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B. OK, let me show you the gym.
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My name's Bill and I'm the main sports trainer here.
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But we have a team of four specialists who are always around to help you with exercise programmes
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and give advice about lifestyle and diet.
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We strongly recommend that you talk to one of us as soon as you sign up
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and set up your personalized training program.
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So through here we have the main gym.
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As you can see, it's enormous and we have lots of brand new machines.
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You can do everything here, running, cycling, rowing, weights, you name it.
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although we have a lot of clients
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it's very unusual to have to wait for a machine over there is the area for weight training
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if you want a closer look at the machines
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you can come back later oh by the way
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you can only come in here with trainers on no outdoor shoes please okay
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then okay through here we have the swimming pool it's great isn't
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it we're very proud of it you can use it most of the time without booking
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but there are certain times of the day when we have swimming classes
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and water aerobics there is always a lifeguard in attendance who will also offer informal swimming tips.
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Okay, just over there you have the changing rooms and lockers and on the right are the bathrooms and showers.
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We have our own shop here where you can buy our own brand of sportswear and sports drinks and supplements.
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Right, I can see you're impressed and as I said we're very proud of our centre.
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However, I should warn you that we are slightly more expensive than other gyms in the area,
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but then we offer a much higher level of services and a very wide range of activities.
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Here's a brochure with the timetables of the extra classes that we offer, such as boxing,
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taekwondo and capoeira and quite a few others besides swimming activities swimming classes diving classes water aerobics
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and water polo okay
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so have a look at the brochure
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then you can speak to one of the secretaries in reception
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about the best combination of activities for you this recording was brought to you by the british council
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To find others like it,
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visit www.britishcouncil.org forward slash learnenglishteens
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “B1 - British council - Sport centers”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: classes, gym, swimming, offer, machine. This video has 73 sentences and 746 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:02. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| yoga noun | /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/ | Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system… |
| trainer noun | /ˈtɹeɪnɚ/ | A person who trains another; a coach. |
| massage noun | /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/ | The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches. |
| strongly adverb | /ˈstɹɔŋli/ | In a strong or powerful manner. |
| unusual adjective | /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/ | Not usual, out of the ordinary. |
| gym noun | /d͡ʒɪm/ | A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1). |
| entrance noun | /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ | The action of entering, or going in. |
| juice noun | /d͡ʒuːs/ | A liquid made from plant, especially fruit. |
| jazz noun | /d͡ʒæz/ | A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time… |
| lifestyle noun | /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ | A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group. |
| specialist noun | /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ | Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research. |
| enormous adjective | /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ | Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| outdoor adjective | /aʊtˈdɔː/ | Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| come through verb | To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway. | |
| move around verb | To relocate to new homes repeatedly; to not live in any one place for long. | |
| set up verb | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | To make ready for use. |
| sign up verb | To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to bring · must mention · have to wait |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll just show · will also offer |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, we've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: massage /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/, shoe /ˈʃu/, reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, capoeira /kɑpəˈwɛɹə/, personalize /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.laɪz/
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 swim, yoga, trainer.
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.