Shadowing Practice: Complete Key for Schools SB - Unit 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 3.
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Vocabulary.
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Exercise 2.
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Becky, what do you usually have for lunch at school?
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My mum makes my lunch every day.
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She always gives me sandwiches and fruit, usually a banana, and I have orange juice to drink.
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Sometimes she gives me cake.
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Murray, what about you?
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Does your mum or dad make your lunch?
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Yes, my mum does.
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I have sandwiches too. And cheese.
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I love cheese.
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She also gives me an apple, some biscuits and a bottle of water.
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And Tina, what do you usually have for lunch?
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I buy a hot meal in the school cafe.
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It's different every day.
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I usually have meat and vegetables.
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Today we're having chicken and rice and a salad.
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I always drink lemonade with my meal and have an ice cream afterwards.
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3. Vocabulary.
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Exercise 4.
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Murray likes his mum's chicken sandwiches.
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Unit 3.
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Vocabulary.
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Exercise 5.
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Apples.
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Chips.
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Dishes.
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Fridges.
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Onions.
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Wants.
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Unit 3.
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Grammar.
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Exercise 5.
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Dad, I'm hungry.
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Would you like an apple?
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No, thanks.
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I don't like apples.
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Can I have some cheese?
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No, we haven't got any, I'm afraid.
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Have we got any biscuits?
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Oh, yes.
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There are some in the cupboard.
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Great!
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I'll have a biscuit then.
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Me too.
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Unit 3.
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Listening.
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Part 2.
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Exercise 3.
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For these questions, write the correct answer in each gap.
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You will hear a teacher talking to her class about a cake competition.
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Write one word or a number or a date or a time.
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At Cooking Club next week, we're having a cake competition.
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You can make the cake at home over the weekend and bring it to school.
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Here's the information.
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It's on Monday the 3rd of May.
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School starts at nine o 'clock as usual
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and all cakes need to be on their plates and ready at nine forty -five.
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That's when the head teacher will look at them and decide which one is best.
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The competition will be in the room next to the school kitchen.
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That's room four two five.
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You can ask for directions from room 101 near the front entrance.
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All cakes must include flour, eggs, butter and sugar.
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You can include other things too, like fruit or chocolate if you want.
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If you have any questions, ask Mrs Pallister.
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That's P -A -L -L -I -S -T -E -R When you arrive,
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she will give you a number and ask for your name
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Put the number next to your cake
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Last year's prize was a scooter
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But this year we're giving the winner a camera
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So we're hoping for some really good cakes I want to make a cake for the cake competition.
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What do you need?
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Let's see.
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Eggs.
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How many do you need?
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Just a few.
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Three, I think.
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I also need a little milk for my recipe.
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How much do you need?
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I don't need a lot of milk, just half a cup.
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And it's a lemon cake, so I think I'll need a few lemons.
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Really?
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How many?
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Let me see.
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Oh, actually, I only need one.
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Unit 3.
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Vocabulary.
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Exercise 2.
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Becky, what do you usually have for breakfast?
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I have a glass of milk and some eggs.
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How many eggs do you have?
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Two, usually, and sometimes a piece of cheese.
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Tina.
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What do you usually have for breakfast?
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I usually have a slice of toast and a bowl of cereal.
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And to drink?
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Coffee.
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How many cups?
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Just one.
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Murray, how much coffee do you drink at breakfast?
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None.
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I don't drink coffee.
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I have a healthy breakfast.
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What do you usually eat?
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A plate of fruit and a bottle of mineral water.
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Sometimes Mum buys a box of cereal and I have a bowl of that too.
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Unit 3.
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Speaking, Part 2.
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Exercise 2.
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Do you like eating in restaurants?
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Yes, I do.
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Why?
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Because restaurants have usually got different kinds of food.
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What do you think?
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I don't like restaurants.
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Why not?
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They're usually busy or expensive.
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I prefer to eat at home.
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I like my mum's cooking.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Complete Key for Schools SB - Unit 3”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: cake, usually, exercise, unit, drink. This video has 120 sentences and 660 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:12. The speaker talks slowly, about 106 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 23 of its 120 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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| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| vocabulary noun | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| sandwich noun | /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ | A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| lemon noun | /ˈlɛmən/ | A yellowish citrus fruit. |
| cereal noun | /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ | A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| afterwards adverb | /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ | At a later or succeeding time; after that; |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| entrance noun | /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ | The action of entering, or going in. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| juice noun | /d͡ʒuːs/ | A liquid made from plant, especially fruit. |
| chip noun | /t͡ʃɪp/ | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| recipe noun | /ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/ | Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Does your mum or dad make your lunch?
- Would you like an apple?
- Can I have some cheese?
- Have we got any biscuits?
- How many do you need?
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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| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll have · will hear · will look |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | we're having · we're giving · we're hoping |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, we're, I'll. 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 egg, vocabulary, sandwich.
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.