Shadowing Practice: B1 English Dictation – School | Practice Listening & Writing Skills - Learn English Speaking with Video
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you Welcome to English dictation practice.
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In this video you'll hear a short paragraph four times, at different speeds, to help you follow along and write it down easily.
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Try to write down what you hear as accurately as you can.
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Are you ready?
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Let's begin.
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First, listen to the full paragraph at normal speed.
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On a typical school day, I wake up early and get ready for class.
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After breakfast, I take the bus to school and usually arrive a few minutes before the bell rings.
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My first class is math which I find challenging but interesting.
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During the break, I chat with friends or grab a quick snack.
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After a few more lessons, We have lunch in the cafeteria.
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In the afternoon, we sometimes do group projects or prepare for tests.
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When school ends, I go home do my homework, and relax for a while.
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Next, listen again, this time slowly and in short phrases.
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On a typical school day, I wake up early.
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and get ready for class.
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After breakfast I take the bus to school. and usually arrive...
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A few minutes.
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before the bell rings.
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My first class is math. which I find challenging. But interesting.
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During the break.
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I chat with friends.
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or grab a quick snack.
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After a few more lessons We have lunch in the cafeteria. in the afternoon.
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We sometimes Do group projects? or prepare for tests. When school ends...
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I go home.
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Do my homework And relax for a while Now,
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listen to the paragraph again, sentence by sentence.
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On a typical school day, I wake up early and get ready for class.
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After breakfast, I take the bus to school.
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and usually arrive a few minutes before the bell rings.
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My first class is math.
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which I find challenging but interesting.
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During the break, I chat with friends or grab a quick snack.
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After a few more lessons, We have lunch in the cafeteria.
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in the afternoon We sometimes do group projects or prepare for tests.
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When school ends, I go home.
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Do my homework and relax for a while.
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Let's listen to the full paragraph one last time.
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On a typical school day, I wake up early and get ready for class.
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After breakfast, I take the bus to school and usually arrive a few minutes before the bell rings.
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My first class is math.
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which I find challenging but interesting.
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During the break, I chat with friends or grab a quick snack.
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After a few more lessons, we have lunch in the cafeteria.
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In the afternoon, we sometimes do group projects or prepare for tests.
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When school ends, I go home do my homework, and relax for a while.
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Here is the full paragraph.
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Check your answers.
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Now let's take a look at some key vocabulary from the paragraph.
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Great job!
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You can replay this video to practice again or move on to the next one.
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Thanks for watching.
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See you in the next lesson.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “B1 English Dictation – School”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: paragraph, lesson, cafeteria, snack, homework. This video has 54 sentences and 497 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:32. The speaker talks slowly, about 66 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% 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
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| paragraph noun | /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ | A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| mathematics noun | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| accurately adverb | /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/ | In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect. |
| replay noun | /ˈɹiːpleɪ/ | An act or instance of replaying (of playing something, such as a game, again); a replaying of (something). |
| 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. |
| cafeteria noun | /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/ | A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat. |
| dictation noun | /dɪkˈteɪʃən/ | Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| follow along verb | To continue behind or beside an animal, person, vehicle or other object, especially as a companion. | |
| write down verb | To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, accurately /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, cafeteria /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/
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 paragraph, lesson, arrive.
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.