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Listening 86.
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Listen and read.
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Here are some of the world's records.
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There are many interesting facts.
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The Gigantia temples are in Malta.
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The temples are over 5 ,500 years old.
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They are the oldest temples in Europe.
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The longest bridges over water are the two bridges over Lake Ponchatran in the USA.
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The bridges are nearly 24 miles long.
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You can't see land from the middle of the bridges.
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Russia is the biggest country in the world.
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It is 17 ,075 ,400 square kilometres.
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That is 12 .5 % of the Earth's surface.
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In Russia, there are 11 different time zones.
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Russia is between Europe and Asia.
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The longest river in the world is the Nile.
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The Nile is 6 ,650 kilometres long.
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The Nile flows through nine countries in Africa.
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The last country is Egypt.
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From Egypt, it flows into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Class book / Unit 9 / lesson 5”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bridges, Nile, temples, Russia. This video has 20 sentences and 132 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:26. The speaker talks slowly, about 92 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
temple noun/ˈtɛm.pl̩/A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
kilometre noun/kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km
flow verb/ˈfloʊ̯/To move as a fluid from one position to another.
bridge noun/bɹɪd͡ʒ/A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.
miles noun/maɪlz/A great distance in space or time.
nearly adverb/ˈnɪəli/In close approximation; almost, virtually.
nine noun/naɪn/The digit or figure 9.
square noun/skwɛə/A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
surface noun/ˈsɜː.fɪs/The external boundary of an object or body.
zone noun/zoʊn/Any given region or area of the world.

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 temple, kilometre, flow.

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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