Shadowing Practice: Christmas - English vocabulary - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Christmas It's Christmas Eve.
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You can see lots of decorations throughout the town.
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Look, how beautiful this Christmas tree is.
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You're right, it's gorgeous.
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People like singing carols
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People put a wreath on the front door of the house.
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On the wreath, there is a red ribbon.
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This is the Christmas tree.
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At the top, you can see the star shining brightly.
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The Christmas tree is decorated with bells,
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candy cane, lights, ornaments, tinsel.
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People also decorate their homes with garland, poinsettia, candles, mistletoe, holly.
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People hang Christmas stockings on the fireplace so that
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Santa Claus can fill them with small toys or candies.
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On the night of Christmas Eve, Santa delivers presents to children's homes.
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He travels in his sleigh, pulled by reindeer.
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Santa is carrying a sack, full of presents for children.
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Santa goes down the chimney to enter the house.
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An elf helps him carry the presents.
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Santa puts the presents under the tree.
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Everyone is sleeping.
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In the morning, children unwrap the presents.
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Wow!
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This is so beautiful!
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This is fantastic!
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Families like spending time together on Christmas.
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Merry Christmas, everyone.
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Merry Christmas.
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They like eating gingerbread cookies.
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Christmas cake. And gingerbread house.
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People like sending Christmas cards to friends and family.
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Decorations Carols Wreath Ribbon Christmas Tree Star Bells
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Candy Cane Lights Tinsel Christmas Ornament Garland Kindles
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Mistletoe Holly Stocking Santa Claus Elf Sleigh Santa's sack
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Chimney Reindeer Presents Unwrap the presents Gingerbread Man Christmas Cards Gingerbread House Poinsettia Snow Globe Christmas Cake
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Christmas - English vocabulary”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Christmas, presents, Santa, tree, gingerbread. This video has 36 sentences and 249 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:59. Only 70% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| candy noun | /ˈkæn.di/ | Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup. |
| carol noun | /ˈkɛɹəl/ | A ballad or song of joy. |
| sack noun | /sæk/ | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with… |
| holly noun | /ˈhɑli/ | Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. |
| merry adjective | /ˈmɛ.ɹi/ | Jolly and full of high spirits; happy. |
| decoration noun | /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/ | The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation. |
| ribbon noun | /ˈɹɪbən/ | A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. |
| cane noun | /keɪn/ | The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae. |
| chimney noun | /ˈt͡ʃɪmni/ | A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon-… |
| gorgeous adjective | /ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/ | Sumptuously dressed. |
| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| shine verb | /ʃaɪn/ | To emit or reflect light so as to glow. |
| cookie noun | /ˈkʊki/ | A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm. |
| candle noun | /ˈkæn.dəl/ | A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. |
| fireplace noun | /ˈfaɪɹpleɪs/ | An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, shine /ʃaɪn/
- Long words — get the stress right: decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, poinsettia /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.t(i)ə/
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 candy, carol, sack.
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.