Shadowing Practice: Complete Key for School - Workbook - Unit 10 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 10.
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Listening, Part 1.
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Exercise 1.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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1. What is Sophie doing now?
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Sophie, where are you?
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Are you on your phone again?
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No, Mum.
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I've just done my homework.
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Maths was quite easy.
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Well done.
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If you're not studying, can you help me with the dinner?
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OK, I'll finish downloading this film and then I'll come and help.
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2. What will the weather be like tomorrow?
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Are you doing anything tomorrow?
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Would you like to go to the History Museum?
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If it's sunny like today, why don't we go to the beach?
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Mum could give us a lift.
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But it says on my mobile that it's going to rain.
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Are you sure?
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Yes.
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Look at my phone screen.
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And at all those grey clouds outside.
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3. What time does Harriet's party start?
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Lucy, where are you?
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Here.
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What time is it?
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It's five o 'clock.
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We're late and you're playing on the computer.
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But Harriet's party starts at six o 'clock, doesn't it?
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No, it starts now.
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Let's take the bus.
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We'll be there by half past five.
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Four.
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How many people are in Matt's band?
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I'm so sorry I can't come to your party tonight.
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I'm playing in a concert with my band.
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Really?
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Is it still the three of you in your group?
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Well, it was me and my two brothers until last week, but Gemma's just joined the band, so there are four of us now.
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She's got a wonderful voice.
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You'll have to come and watch us.
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I'd love to.
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5. What was Owen wearing yesterday?
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It's Owen's birthday on Saturday.
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Shall we get him a football scarf?
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I'm not sure.
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He had one on yesterday.
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Really?
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Where did you see him?
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Was he wearing that baseball cap again?
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No, he wasn't.
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He was indoors at the shopping centre with his mum.
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He wanted to buy some new football boots, but they didn't have his size.
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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 “Complete Key for School - Workbook - Unit 10”. This video has 55 sentences and 323 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:49. 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. 21 of its 55 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 |
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| bind verb | /ˈbaɪ̯nd/ | To tie; to confine by any ligature. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| grey adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Commonwealth standard spelling of gray. |
| cloud noun | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
| boot noun | /but/ | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |
| mathematics noun | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| scarf noun | /skɑːf/ | A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck. |
| indoors adverb | /ɪnˈdɔɹz/ | Inside, into, or within a building. |
| download verb | /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/ | To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network. |
| exercise noun | /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ | Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. |
| concert noun | /kənˈsɝt/ | An agreement in a design or plan; a union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; an accordance in a scheme; harmony; a simultaneous action. |
| baseball noun | /ˈbeɪs.bɔl/ | A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run… |
| lift noun | /lɪft/ | An act of lifting or raising. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Are you on your phone again?
- If you're not studying, can you help me with the dinner?
- Are you doing anything tomorrow?
- If it's sunny like today, why don't we go to the beach?
- Shall we get him a football scarf?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're not studying · Are you doing · you're playing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll finish · will the · We'll be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, 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 bind, clock, grey.
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.