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Beginner English, Lesson 9.
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Subject Pronouns.
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Listen to four conversations using subject pronouns.
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Students can take the listening quiz at the link below.
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Now, let's begin the lesson.
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Conversation 1.
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what does your mom do she is a chef at a restaurant cool that means she's a good cook
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yes she is a great cook where does she work she works at an italian restaurant Conversation two.
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What is your dad like?
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He is funny.
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He's very friendly.
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What does he look like?
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He is tall and big.
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How old is he?
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He is 47.
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Conversation three. Who are your friends?
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Betty, Jason, and Laura.
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Are they students?
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Yes, they are.
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They all study business.
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Are they from around here?
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No, they are all from different cities.
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Conversation four. Are we there yet?
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No, but we are close, I think.
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How close are we?
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We are 10, maybe 20 minutes away.
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What?
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20 minutes?
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Are we lost?
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No, we are not lost.
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Trust me.
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thanks for listening click the link below to take the quiz
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 34 sentences and 196 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:24. The speaker talks slowly, about 82 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
quiz noun/kwɪz/A competition in the answering of questions.
chef noun/ʃɛf/The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
beginner noun/bəˈɡɪnɚ/Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
pronoun noun/ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/A part of speech that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive…
worksheet nounA sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded.
restaurant noun/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
cook verb/kʊk/To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
download verb/ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.
friendly adjective/ˈfɹɛnd.li/Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
tall adjective/tɔl/Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of…
link noun/ˈlɪŋk/A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
subject noun/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the…
teacher noun/ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
library noun/ˈlaɪˌbɹɛɹ.i/An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various…

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: chef /ʃɛf/, conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like lesson, quiz, chef.

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.

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