Shadowing Practice: Comparative Adjectives in Real Life | English Conversation Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I am ready for dessert.
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I want the giant sundae.
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Wow, that bowl is bigger than your head, Tom!
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It is not healthy.
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But it is tastier than a plain fruit salad.
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Look at the price, too.
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The sundae is more expensive than the cake.
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That is okay.
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It is a special day.
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My love for sundaes is stronger than my diet!
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Fine, I’ll have the giant sundae too.
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Sarah, look at this black laptop.
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It is cheaper than the silver one.
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Yes, but it is very heavy.
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The silver laptop is lighter than the black one.
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You’re right.
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It is also smaller than my old laptop.
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It is much better than your old one, Tom.
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Your old laptop is too slow!
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Okay, let’s buy the silver one.
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It is faster than the black laptop We need to choose a car for our road trip.
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This red car is huge!
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I like it. It is bigger than the blue car.
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We have a lot of bags.
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But the blue car is cheaper than the red one.
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Gas is very expensive right now.
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True, but the red car is safer than the small one for long drives.
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Okay, but you are driving.
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Driving it is harder than driving a small car!
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Don’t worry, I am a good driver.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Comparative Adjectives in Real Life”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: laptop, sundae, silver, driving. This video has 30 sentences and 217 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:47. The speaker talks at a steady 122 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% 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
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| laptop noun | /ˈlæp.tɑp/ | A laptop computer. |
| plain noun | /pleɪn/ | An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse. |
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| tasty adjective | /ˈteɪsti/ | Having a pleasant or satisfying flavor. |
| dessert noun | /dɪˈzɝt/ | The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc. |
| sundae noun | /ˈsun.deɪ/ | A dessert consisting of ice cream with various toppings. |
| giant noun | /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/ | A mythical human or humanoid of very great size. |
| bowl noun | /boʊl/ | As much as is held by a bowl. |
| diet noun | /ˈdaɪət/ | The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. |
| fruit noun | /fɹut/ | A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically |
| stronger adjective | /stɹɔŋɡɚ/ | Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former. |
| cake noun | /keɪk/ | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 laptop, plain, salad.
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.