Shadowing Practice: Complete Key for School - Workbook - Unit 8 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 8.
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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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Max talking to a friend about what he and his friends did on Saturday.
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What activity did each person do?
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Hi Max!
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What did you do on Saturday?
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I stayed at home because I wasn't feeling well.
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At least I finished that book for school.
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Oh, no, really?
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So you didn't go with Josh to the football match?
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No, he went without me, but he was happy because his team won.
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That's great.
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I didn't see Matt on Saturday, did you?
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No, he was busy playing tennis and he won.
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He's such a good player.
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Cool.
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Oh, and guess what?
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I saw Elise on Saturday on her way to the cinema with her sister.
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Oh really?
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But I thought it was her cousin's party on Saturday.
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No, that was Sunday.
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And didn't Susie have a party at her house?
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Well, it was her birthday, but they went out.
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They went to eat some delicious Italian food at a new place that's supposed to be amazing.
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What about Nick?
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He's mad about video games and couldn't wait to try his new one.
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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 8”. This video has 29 sentences and 195 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:24. The speaker talks at a steady 140 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 9 of its 29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| tennis noun | /ˈtɛnɪs/ | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| cinema noun | /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/ | A movie theatre, a movie house. |
| exercise noun | /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ | Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. |
| suppose verb | /səˈpoʊz/ | To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe. |
| 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. |
| choose verb | /t͡ʃuːz/ | To pick; to make the choice of; to select. |
| finish verb | /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ | To complete (something). |
| activity noun | /ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ | The state or quality of being active; activeness. |
| correct adjective | /kəˈɹɛkt/ | Free from error; true; accurate. |
| birthday noun | /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ | The anniversary of the day on which someone is born. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, couldn't, wasn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
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 tennis, delicious, cinema.
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.