Shadowing Practice: Basic English grammar explained || English Grammar - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey guys, welcome to Lingua Marina.
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Welcome to our back to school class.
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This class is going to be about basic grammar, something that you should have learned while back at school.
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You might have forgotten basic grammar, but this is why I am here, because we're going to talk about really important things.
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Parts of speech, noun, pronoun, verb, what does that mean?
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Basic tenses that you have to know and third is word order
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and if you watch this video up to the very end
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if you understand the concepts if you learn them there is 99 chance
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that you would be able to speak english at a level
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where you can explain what you need explain what you're doing for life
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or even work with people
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because what we're going to talk about creates foundation for your language
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so please make sure
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you listen carefully let's do it first of all let's talk about parts of speech we have nouns
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these are our objects
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or subjects cat dog mom table these are all nouns pronouns these are words that substitute a noun to avoid repetition.
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Cat.
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He.
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Dog.
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Let's say she.
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Mom.
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She.
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Table.
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It.
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Then if we have plural.
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They.
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We.
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Etc. Verb.
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We use verbs to express actions.
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Go.
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Read.
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Eat.
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Adjective.
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Now, here, listen carefully.
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Adjectives are used to describe nouns because we're going to talk about adverbs later
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and those are used to describe actions or adjectives.
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This is where it gets a bit complicated, but I really want you to understand the difference between adjectives
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and adverbs because sometimes you use them in a wrong way and I use them in the wrong way sometimes,
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but we want to be grammatically correct.
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So, adjective is used to describe nouns or pronouns, right?
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We use adjectives to answer questions like which one, what kind of, how many, how much.
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And the examples are old,
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new, beautiful, smart, etc. Adverbs describing actions, right?
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Adverbs answer questions like when, where, how.
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And very often our adverbs end with ly,
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carefully, slowly, but not always, fast.
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It's also an adverb.
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Finally.
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Now, fast can be both adjective and adverb.
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If we look at a couple of examples, he is fast.
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We use fast to describe a pronoun then it's an adjective.
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But if we say he runs really fast, we're actually describing a verb and in this case it's an adverb.
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Just so you know.
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Then we have our prepositions.
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We place a preposition before a noun to modify the phrase.
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About, above, across, on, etc. Conjunction.
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This is a joining word that we use to connect sentences or different parts of one sentence but and however
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after although etc and the last but not the least articles a
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and the i know that you mix them up
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if you do mix them up i have a video explaining how to not mix them up a
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or n and the basically we use a
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or n to mention a thing
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that we haven't talked about before there is a mug on my desk
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but if i'm talking about one particular mug
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that i've already mentioned in the conversation i would say there is black tea in the mug in the mug
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that i mentioned before a lot of people are telling me marina
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i want this one resource where i can go
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and answer all of my questions regarding english grammar
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or marina can you recommend a book that i can have on my desk
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and whenever i have a question whenever i have an idea oh my god
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i want to learn this i go to this book my team
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and i have created a grammar book
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that covers the most important aspects of english grammar it has a chapter on articles nouns prepositions adjectives
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and it's not just a book with a set of rules we tried and gathered the life hacks that we use, that our students use.
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to memorize everything better, to understand everything better.
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So it's not just you're reading your own, you're like, how does that work?
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It has real -life examples, it has real -life explanations, and students have left the most amazing reviews about this grammar book.
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And if you want to take one extra step, you can get a workbook together with this grammar book, which means that you learn something new,
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and then you have exercises to apply your knowledge and answers to check yourself.
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We made this handbook really affordable and really content -heavy so that you get real value for money.
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The link will be down below.
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Thank you so much for upgrading your English language skills
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and buying this one -stop -shop book that would answer all of your questions.
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Now let's talk about basic tenses.
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We're going to talk about three tenses, present, past, and future.
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Some people would argue these three tenses are enough to speak English they are kind of enough
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but of course native speakers use all the tenses doesn't mean they understand the construction
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because they learn everything as kids but I'm gonna explain the basic structure to you
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because you know we're not native speakers
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and we don't have this advantage now present simple tense is used to describe habits
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I drink coffee every morning schedules the train leaves at 5 p .m.
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and general truths ice is cold one thing to remember is that in English
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there should always be noun or pronoun in a sentence and there always should be a verb
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so for example
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if we say i drink coffee every morning then the action is drink
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sometimes we don't have actions sometimes we just describe something
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and in this case ice is cold our verb is is we use past tense to describe something
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that happened in the past so basically your verb gets either ED on the end, I walked, or if it's an irregular verb,
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then you just have to learn it.
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She went home.
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He drank a glass of beer.
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And the future tense is, of course, used to describe our future.
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In this case, we just put will before a verb.
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She will come back.
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Let's talk about word, would word let's talk about word order in a sentence in english first of all we have a subject
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which is a noun or pronoun then we have a verb
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or action and then if we need it we have an object
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which is normally a noun or pronoun as well
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so let me give you a quick example she subject smiled at a boy.
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And then if we need to describe our action with an adverb, remember adverbs describe verbs, we put it right before the verb.
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For example, she briefly smiled at a boy.
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So the adverb comes here.
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And then if we have adjectives that describe a noun, then they come right before the noun.
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She smiled at a little boy.
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Of course, this rule is very basic.
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The more you learn, the better you become
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but there is one last thing i wanted to tell you don't make this mistake
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let's look at these three sentences they often play tennis correct
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they play tennis often also correct they play often tennis this is incorrect
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because adverb can never be put between a verb and an object
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so this is wrong just remember
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because this sounds this sounds a little weird thank you guys
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so much for watching this video up to the very end
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if you want to dig deeper in tenses please watch
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this video it explains all tenses in english in a very
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short period of time make sure to click right here
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and make sure to subscribe my channel to learn more of english see you soon bye
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Basic English grammar explained |”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: noun, verb, adverb, describe, adjective. This video has 127 sentences and 1303 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:50. The speaker talks at a steady 147 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 |
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| verb noun | /vɝb/ | A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. |
| 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… |
| tense noun | /tɛns/ | The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists. |
| grammar noun | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| tennis noun | /ˈtɛnɪs/ | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets. |
| marina noun | /məˈɹinə/ | A harbour for small boats. |
| desk noun | /dɛsk/ | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a… |
| complicated adjective | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | Difficult or convoluted. |
| argue verb | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply. |
| explanation noun | /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ | The act or process of explaining. |
| 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. |
| aspect noun | /ˈæspɛkt/ | Any specific feature, part, or element of something. |
| resource noun | /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ | Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| come back verb | To return to a place. |
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 | haven't talked · i've already mentioned · have created |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the least articles · the most important · the most amazing |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | is going to be · we're going to talk · gonna explain |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're doing · we're actually describing · i'm talking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/, irregular /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
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 verb, noun, tense.
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.