Shadowing Practice: Complete Key for School - Workbook - Unit 4 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 4.
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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
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Tom talking to a friend about going shopping with his family.
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What did each person buy?
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Did you go to that new department store with your family, Tom?
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Yes.
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I finally got the jeans I wanted.
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Cool.
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What about your sister?
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She loves buying bags, doesn't she?
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Mm, but she saw some great shoes and got those instead.
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They look good with her favourite party dress.
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How about your dad?
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Oh, he looked for some t -shirts for our beach holiday, but the store didn't have any nice ones.
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But at least he got a suit for work.
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And your mum?
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We're going to a family wedding soon, so she needed something special to wear.
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She got a great dress, but she didn't find any shoes she liked.
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That's a shame.
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And did your brother buy anything?
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He wanted a new watch, but he didn't like any of the ones we saw.
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Anyway, he also needed a new shirt, so he got a nice blue one.
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And what about your grandma?
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She bought a cool bag for when she's swimming at the beach.
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She can put her clothes and her watch in it to keep them dry.
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Great!
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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 4”. This video has 29 sentences and 212 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:28. The speaker talks at a steady 145 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 8 of its 29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| grandma noun | /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ | Grandmother. |
| jeans noun | /d͡ʒiːnz/ | A pair of trousers made from denim cotton. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| shirt noun | /ʃɜɹt/ | An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms. |
| exercise noun | /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ | Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. |
| holiday noun | /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ | A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed. |
| favourite adjective | /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ | Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) |
| shame noun | /ˈʃeɪ̯m/ | An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been… |
| beach noun | /ˈbiːt͡ʃ/ | The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. |
| dress verb | /dɹɛs/ | To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. |
| sister noun | /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. |
| unit noun | /ˈjuː.nɪt/ | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| wear verb | /wɛ(ə)ɹ/ | To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What about your sister?
- She loves buying bags, doesn't she?
- How about your dad?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, doesn't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, shirt /ʃɜɹt/, shame /ˈʃeɪ̯m/, shop /ʃɑp/
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 shoe, swim, grandma.
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.