Shadowing Practice: Day 7 short vowels#english #animation #learnanewwordtoday - Learn English Speaking with Video
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23 sentences
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I can't catch the last bus at the station.
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He sat at the back of the class.
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I left my keys on the front desk yesterday.
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She spent all her money on expensive clothes.
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We had a great plan for the weekend.
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My parents were angry about my bad grades.
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She was lucky to get enough support from her family.
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We had so much fun under the hot sun.
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We stopped at a small restaurant for hot dogs.
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It costs a lot of money to travel abroad.
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I have to study hard because I don't have much money.
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My brother works as a bus driver in London.
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Let's get together and check the test.
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He felt better after he called his friend.
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I think living in the city is interesting.
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She finished her English quiz in six minutes.
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My little sister still needs a lot of things for school.
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This gift is really expensive but beautiful.
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I lost my job last October.
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It was a shock.
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The coffee shop is across from the college.
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We stopped at a small restaurant for hot dogs.
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It costs a lot of money to travel abroad.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Day 7 short vowels”. This video has 23 sentences and 192 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:48. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| abroad adverb | /əˈbɹɔːd/ | Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. |
| shock noun | /ʃɔk/ | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| desk noun | /dɛsk/ | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a… |
| 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… |
| quiz noun | /kwɪz/ | A competition in the answering of questions. |
| restaurant noun | /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ | An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. |
| angry adjective | /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ | Displaying or feeling anger. |
| travel verb | /ˈtɹævəl/ | To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another. |
| expensive adjective | /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ | Having a high price or cost. |
| station noun | /ˈsteɪʃən/ | A regular stopping place for ground transportation. |
| sister noun | /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. |
| weekend noun | /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ | The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday. |
| finish verb | /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ | To complete (something). |
| yesterday noun | /ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/ | The day immediately before today; one day ago. |
| shop noun | /ʃɑp/ | An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get together verb | To meet, to gather together, to congregate. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shock /ʃɔk/, station /ˈsteɪʃən/, finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/, 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 abroad, shock, desk.
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.