Shadowing Practice: Basic Phrasal Verbs – A1 English Vocabulary - Learn English Speaking with Video
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basic phrasal verbs come back come back we are always happy
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when you come back home come in come in the teacher opens the door and says please come in get in
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get in please get in the car we need to go get out get out please get out of the car
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get on get on we get on the bus every morning to go to school Get off.
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Get off.
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We get off the bus when we get home.
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Go up.
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Go up.
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They get tired when they go up the mountain.
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Go down.
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Go down.
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It's one floor down.
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You need to go down these stairs go in go in Jerry loves his house he likes to go in
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and sleep there go out go out the cat is always
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in its house he never wants to go out go away go away She wanted to go away and never come back.
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Go back.
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Go back.
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It is late, so we need to go back home.
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Hurry up.
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Hurry up.
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Hurry up or you'll miss the bus.
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Sit down.
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Sit down.
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I'm tired.
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I need to sit down.
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Stand up.
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Stand up.
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Please stand up and walk a little.
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Wake up.
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Wake up.
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I usually wake up at 7 o'clock.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Basic Phrasal Verbs – A1 English Vocabulary”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hurry, wake, bus, sit, stand. This video has 31 sentences and 212 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:09. The speaker talks slowly, about 99 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 94% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| stairs noun | /ˈstɛɹz/ | A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors. |
| verb noun | /vɝb/ | A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. |
| phrasal adjective | /ˈfɹeɪzəl/ | Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase. |
| wake verb | /ˈweɪ̯k/ | (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. |
| tired adjective | [ˈtaɪ̯ɚd] | In need of some rest or sleep. |
| floor noun | /flɔː/ | The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
| basic adjective | /ˈbeɪsɪk/ | Necessary, essential for life or some process. |
| teacher noun | /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ | A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor. |
| mountain noun | /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ | An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. |
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
| go up verb | To move upwards. |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
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 hurry, stairs, verb.
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.