Shadowing Practice: Beginner Level - Review / Part 18 - Present Continuous | English For You - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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look and listen
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50 years ago people did many things they watched television
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but in black
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and white they listened to the radio they didn't use computers they didn't use cell phones read and repeat
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Okay, now we're going to talk about invitations.
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First, we'll look at some, and then we'll practice.
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Now, here are some examples.
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Would you care to join me for dinner tonight at 8?
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Would you care to join me for dinner tonight at 8?
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Now remember, this is very formal, okay, this is not with your friends, it's very formal.
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I'd like to invite you to a party on Saturday.
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I'd like to invite you to a party on Saturday.
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Okay, this one also is kind of formal, so very formal, a little bit less.
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And here's a pretty normal one.
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Would you like to go to a movie at the Cinemax tonight?
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Would you like to go to a movie at the Cinemax tonight?
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Now, here's one for your friends.
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Let's go out this Saturday night.
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Let's go out this Saturday night.
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And also for a friend, how about going to a club? tonight.
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How about going to a club tonight?
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Okay, so very formal down to very casual.
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So these are what you might use with your friends.
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Now, here are a few examples of ways to accept.
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Now, let's start with this one.
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Okay, now, would you care to join me for dinner tonight at 8?
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Thank you very much.
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I'd love to go.
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So, would you care to join me for dinner tonight at 8?
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Thank you very much.
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I'd love to go.
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Okay, another one.
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I'd like to invite you to a party on Saturday.
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Thank you for asking.
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I'll be there.
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Thank you for asking.
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I'll be there.
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And another example, let's go out this Saturday night.
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Your friend says, okay, sounds great.
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Let's go out this Saturday night.
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Okay, sounds great.
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Okay?
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now sometimes people don't say yes they say no now remember
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you have to say no politely now here's some examples would
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you care to join me for dinner tonight at 8 I'm sorry I'm busy then
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but thanks for asking would you care to join me for dinner tonight at 8 I'm sorry I'm busy then
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but thanks for asking now here's another one I'd like to invite you to a party on Saturday gee sorry
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but I can't make it I'm sorry
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but I can't make it this means I can't go okay
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I'd like to invite you to a party on Saturday gee sorry
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but I can't make it okay and the And last one with your friends.
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Let's go out this Saturday night.
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Sorry, I'm busy that evening.
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Let's go out this Saturday night.
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Sorry, I'm busy that evening.
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Okay?
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Now, the assistants are going to invite each other out.
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You can choose the place.
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You decide if you want to go or not, but be polite.
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Now, Isabel and Susan will start.
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okay Susan let's go for coffee after this where do you
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want to go okay good now Ali you ask Isabel Isabel
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would you like to come to the cinema tonight sorry Ali I am busy tonight Maybe tomorrow night?
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Sure.
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Okay, good.
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Now, Susan, you ask Isabel.
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Isabel, would you like to come over for a dinner tomorrow night?
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Who is cooking?
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I am cooking.
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Oh, in that case, I'm busy.
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No, Susan, I'm just joking.
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You are a good cook and I will be there.
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Good job, all of you.
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All right, now, let's talk about the future.
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We're going to talk about the future.
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Now, on your screen, there's a review of the words that we use for the future.
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Now, the first one is the present continuous.
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So, you see, statement, negative, and question.
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So, he's visiting friends on the weekend.
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He isn't visiting friends on the weekend.
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Is he visiting friends on the weekend?
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This is very close future.
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We're having a party on Friday.
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We aren't having a party on Friday.
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Are we having a party on Friday?
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Okay, the next one is with be going to.
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And remember that the be changes.
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And after to, we have to have a verb.
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I'm going to eat dinner at home.
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I'm not going to eat dinner at home.
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Am I going to eat dinner at home?
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She's going to buy a new car.
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She isn't going to buy a new car.
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Is she going to buy a new car?
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And then with will.
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We will see you tomorrow.
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We won't see you tomorrow.
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Will we see you tomorrow?
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They will be here soon.
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They won't be here soon.
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Will they be here soon?
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Okay, so let me make some room here on the board,
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and we can talk about some of the different ways that we talk about the future.
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Now, present continuous is used for very close future.
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Today, tomorrow, maybe on the weekend, okay?
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So it's very close future.
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So for example, I'm going to London tomorrow, okay?
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It's very close future.
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My mother is cooking dinner tonight.
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My mother is cooking dinner tonight.
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Again, it's very close future, okay?
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So present continuous can be used for very close future.
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Now, another way to talk about the future, so let's say present continuous here, and we'll say be going to here.
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Now, with be going to, you have be, going, to, and then the verb.
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So remember these three parts it shows that a decision
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or an idea was made about something we want to do in the future
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so I decided now about the future
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so she's going to buy a new coat for the winter
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this is her decision she's going to buy a new coat for the winter
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or of course negative she's not going to buy a new coat for the winter Okay?
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So she's going to buy a new coat for the winter.
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She's not going to buy a new coat for the winter.
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Her decision now for the future.
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We also use this for predicting.
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We think this is going to happen and we think pretty sure.
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So for example, look at the dark clouds.
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It's going to rain.
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Look at the dark clouds it's going to rain.
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So I think it's going to rain.
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I studied hard.
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I'm going to get a good grade.
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This is my prediction.
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I studied hard.
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I'm going to get a good grade.
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And for football fans, look at the ball.
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It's going to go into the goal.
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This is my prediction.
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Look at the ball it's going to go into the goal now let me make some more room
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and we'll talk about will now after will you always have to have a verb
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and will doesn't change so it's kind of easy okay
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so here's will now with will we can talk about things
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that we know are going to happen these are facts the film will start at 8 p .m.
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The film will start at 8 p .m.
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This is a fact I know it.
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Now we can also use will to predict the future and to talk about our opinion about the future, what we think is going to happen.
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So, it was hot yesterday, it'll be hot today.
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It was hot yesterday, it'll be hot today.
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This is my prediction about the future.
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We had too much ice cream, we'll get stomachache.
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Okay, now, let's practice.
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Now, with the assistants, I'm going to ask them what they will be doing, what they will do in five years.
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So, you think too, what will you do in five years?
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So, let's start with Isabel.
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Next year, I will finish university, so in five years, I will be a businesswoman.
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Good.
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Ali?
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In five years, I will be a rich dentist.
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Good.
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A rich dentist is great.
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Great.
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Okay, Susan.
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I will learn English very well and in five years I will be an accountant manager.
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Yes, good girl.
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All right, very interesting.
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Now you are going to look and listen.
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Look and listen.
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Would you like to go to the cinema with me tomorrow night?
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sorry I'm busy tomorrow night we are going to go to the countryside tomorrow night we will swim
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and lie on the beach our friends can have a picnic on the beach read and repeat
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Beginner Level - Review / Part 18 - Present Continuous”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tonight, dinner, Saturday, tomorrow, busy. This video has 171 sentences and 1400 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:12. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 26 of its 171 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| formal adjective | /ˈfɔɹməl/ | In accordance with established forms. |
| coat noun | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| continuous adjective | /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/ | Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption. |
| prediction noun | /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/ | A statement of what will happen in the future. |
| verb noun | /vɝb/ | A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. |
| cloud noun | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
| cinema noun | /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/ | A movie theatre, a movie house. |
| predict verb | /pɹɪˈdɪkt/ | To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of… |
| dentist noun | /ˈdɛntɪst/ | A medical doctor who specializes in teeth. |
| casual adjective | /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/ | Happening by chance. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| invitation noun | /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ | The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company. |
| joking verb | /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/ | Kidding, trying to fool. |
| countryside noun | /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ | An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- First, we'll look at some, and then we'll practice.
- Sorry, I'm busy that evening.
- Isabel, would you like to come over for a dinner tomorrow night?
- Am I going to eat dinner at home?
- Will we see you tomorrow?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | we're going to talk · are going to invite · I'm going to eat |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | we'll look · I'll be · will start |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is cooking · am cooking · I'm just joking |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to say · have to have |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 48 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'd, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: prediction /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: continuous /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
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 invite, formal, coat.
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.