Shadowing Practice: CLASS 6 - UNIT 3 MY FRIENDS (practise shadowing) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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My Best Friend Today, I will talk about my best friend.
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This is Mai.
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She is 12 years old, and she is my classmate at a secondary school in Hanoi.
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We sit next to each other in class, so we often study, talk, and play together.
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Mai is a tall and slim girl.
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She has long black hair, dark brown eyes, and a round face.
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She usually wears her school uniform and carries a school bag and a water bottle to school every day.
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Mai is friendly, kind, and helpful.
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She is also hardworking and clever.
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She is especially good at English.
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When I don't know the meaning of English words or how to pronounce them, she often helps me.
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She is very patient with me.
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Mai is also an active student.
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She loves playing badminton.
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After school, she often plays badminton with her friends on the school playground.
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At weekends, we sometimes ride our bikes around the neighborhood or go to a friend's house and play together.
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Mai also likes reading books and listening to music in her free time.
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She sometimes watches funny videos on her phone, but she doesn't spend too much time on it because she has to finish her homework first.
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Right now, Mai is sitting next to me in our classroom.
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She is reading an English book while I am writing about her.
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She is smiling because she knows that I am talking about her.
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I am very happy to be Mai's friend.
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She helps me, listens to me, studies with me, and makes me laugh.
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I hope we will always be good friends.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “CLASS 6 - UNIT 3 MY FRIENDS”. This video has 24 sentences and 269 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:07. The speaker talks at a steady 127 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| helpful adjective | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| uniform noun | /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/ | A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc. |
| clever adjective | /ˈklɛv.ɚ/ | Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept. |
| classroom noun | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | A room, often in a school, where classes take place. |
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| playground noun | /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ | A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). |
| pronounce verb | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. |
| badminton noun | /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/ | A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over… |
| classmate noun | /ˈklæs.meɪt/ | A student who is in the same class at school. |
| hardworking adjective | /ˈhɑːɹdˌwɜːɹ.kɪŋ/ | Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly. |
| sling noun | /ˈslɪŋ/ | An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end… |
| laugh verb | /læf/ | To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and… |
| friendly adjective | /ˈfɹɛnd.li/ | Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character. |
| smile verb | /ˈsmaɪl/ | To have (a smile) on one's face. |
| bottle noun | /ˈbɒt.l̩/ | A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is sitting · is reading · is smiling |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will talk · will always be |
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 helpful, uniform, clever.
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.