Shadowing Practice: Bài 3 - Cats - Mèo - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Listen a minute dot com.
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Cats.
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I love cats because they are independent.
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They help us relax by letting us pet them.
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You can play with them too.
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Making them chase a piece of string or a beam of light is very funny indeed.
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But a drawback of having a cat is that they can be too talkative.
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My cat always meows when she wants to eat.
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and she tries to make us give her our food when we are eating, especially when we are having fish for dinner.
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On the other hand, owning a cat has its advantages.
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For example, they catch mice and other small animals.
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For cats, catching and giving small animals to their owners is a sign of generosity.
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Sometimes my cat brings animals that are not dead into the house.
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I really don't like it when she does that.
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Listening dictation 3 unit 1
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Bài 3 - Cats - Mèo”. This video has 14 sentences and 144 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. The speaker talks at a steady 145 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| string noun | /stɹɪŋ/ | A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. |
| mouse noun | /maʊs/ | Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| beam noun | /ˈbiːm/ | Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. |
| generosity noun | /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/ | The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time. |
| drawback noun | /ˈdɹɔˌbæk/ | A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away. |
| meow | /miˈaʊ/ | Used to indicate the cry of a cat. |
| talkative adjective | /ˈtɔ.kə.ɾɪv/ | Tending to talk a lot. |
| 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… |
| cat noun | /ˈkæt/ | A mammal of the family Felidae. |
| catch verb | /kæt͡ʃ/ | To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). |
| minute noun | /ˈmɪnɪt/ | A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds). |
| independent adjective | /ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/ | Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free. |
| fish noun | /ˈfɪʃ/ | A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are eating |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: generosity /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/, independent /ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/
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 chase, string, mouse.
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.