Shadowing Practice: Complete Key for School - Workbook - Unit 14 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 14.
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Listening, Part 5.
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Exercise 1.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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You will hear Annabelle talking to a friend about her family.
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How does each family member contact her?
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Hi Annabelle, what are you reading?
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It's a postcard from my uncle.
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He's a pilot and he often writes to me when he flies to new places.
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Does your aunt go with him?
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No, she doesn't.
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She doesn't like flying, but she sometimes calls me to see how I am.
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Really?
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Has your cousin emailed you this week?
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No, he never sends emails.
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He prefers to write his news on his blog.
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Oh, cool.
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Doesn't your brother have his own webpage too?
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Yes, but he never writes anything there.
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He usually just sends messages on his phone.
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Oh yes, I remember your last birthday.
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We were writing a letter in our French class when you got a message from him.
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The teacher was really angry.
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Did I say that my grandmother has just sent me a card with a funny cartoon on it about texting?
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I don't know where she gets them from.
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Awesome.
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Do you know, my mum's phone is broken at the moment.
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She has to leave us messages on bits of paper instead.
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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 14”. This video has 28 sentences and 205 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:29. The speaker talks at a steady 138 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 7 of its 28 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| uncle noun | /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
| cousin noun | /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ | Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a… |
| aunt noun | /ɑːnt/ | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| grandmother noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ | A mother of someone's parent. |
| cartoon noun | /kɑɹˈtun/ | A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| postcard noun | /ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/ | A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope. |
| email noun | /ˈiˌmeɪl/ | A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet… |
| exercise noun | /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ | Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. |
| angry adjective | /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ | Displaying or feeling anger. |
| prefer verb | [pɹɪˈfɝ] | To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. |
| pilot noun | /ˈpaɪ̯.lət/ | A person who steers a ship, a helmsman. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- It's a postcard from my uncle.
- Does your aunt go with him?
- Has your cousin emailed you this week?
- Doesn't your brother have his own webpage too?
- I don't know where she gets them from.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as doesn't, don't. 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 uncle, cousin, aunt.
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.