Shadowing Practice: DICTATION2 UNIT15 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 15.
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People are different.
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There are more than 6 billion human beings in the world.
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Each one is different from all the others.
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No two people look exactly alike.
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People from one country may look the same in general, but they are not totally alike.
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Most people in Vietnam have straight black hair and black eyes.
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But they all look different.
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People in America have straight hair, curly hair, or wavy hair.
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Their hair may be black, brown, yellow, or red.
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Some people have brown or gray eyes.
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Some have blue or green eyes.
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Even people in the same family look different from each other.
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We all think differently.
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We all like different things.
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We like different kinds of food and different kinds of music.
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We also like different styles of clothing.
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Wherever you are, you are different from everyone else.
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Nobody else looks just like you.
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Nobody has your thoughts or your talents.
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There are more than six billion people on Earth, but none of them are exactly like you.
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You are one of a kind.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “DICTATION2 UNIT15”. This video has 22 sentences and 176 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:11. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 93% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| alike adjective | /əˈlaɪk/ | Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. |
| clothing noun | /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ | Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to… |
| gray adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness. |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | Regardless of the place in, at or to which. |
| differently adverb | /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ | In a different way. |
| curly adjective | /ˈkɝli/ | Having curls. |
| wavy adjective | /ˈweɪvi/ | Rising or swelling in waves. |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| talent noun | /ˈtæl.ənt/ | A marked natural ability or skill. |
| nobody noun | /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/ | A person dismissed as unimportant. |
| unit noun | /ˈjuː.nɪt/ | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| none | /noʊn/ | Not any of a given number or group. |
| totally adverb | /ˈtəʊ.tə.li/ | To the fullest extent or degree. |
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 alike, clothing, gray.
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.