Shadowing Practice: English for Everyday Activities – Section 1 – Starting the Day - Read along with highlighted text - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Section 1.
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Starting the Day Chapter 1.
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First thing in the morning.
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Dan's alarm clock rings.
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And he wakes up.
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He gets out of bed.
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He goes into the bathroom.
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After using the toilet and flushing it, he washes his hands.
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He brushes his teeth, shaves, and takes a shower.
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He dries himself off with a towel.
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Then he brushes his hair.
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He gets dressed.
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He makes breakfast and eats it.
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Then he leaves the apartment.
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Chapter 2.
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Brushing Your Teeth, Flossing Jenny runs some water over her toothbrush.
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She squeezes toothpaste onto her toothbrush.
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She moves her toothbrush up and down and back and forth.
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To rinse her mouth, she takes some water, swishes it back and forth in her mouth,
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and spits it into the sink.
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She rinses off her toothbrush.
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Then she puts it back in the toothbrush rack.
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She flosses her teeth by pulling out a long piece of floss, slipping it between her teeth,
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and moving it back and forth and up and down.
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Chapter 3 Taking a Shower Dan pulls the shower curtain shut.
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By turning the knob, he turns the water on.
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He washes his hair with shampoo and the rest of his body with soap.
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Then he rinses off with water.
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after turning the water off.
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He steps out of the shower.
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He takes a towel from the towel rack.
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Then he dries himself off.
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He wraps a towel around himself, and he dries his hair.
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He puts some deodorant under his arms.
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Chapter 4 Getting Dressed A Man Tom puts on some underwear.
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a t-shirt, some socks, some pants, and a shirt.
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a, some, a pair of, a t-shirt, a jacket, a shirt,
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some socks, a pair of socks, some underwear, some underpants.
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A pair of underpants.
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Some shoes.
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A pair of shoes.
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Some pajamas.
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A pair of pajamas.
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Some glasses.
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A pair of glasses.
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Some shorts.
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A pair of shorts.
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Some pants.
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A pair of pants.
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Putting on a pair of pants Tom steps into his pants.
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Then he pulls them up.
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He fastens the waistband and zips up the fly.
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He slips a belt through the belt loops and buckles it.
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Putting on a shirt Tom slips an arm into each sleeve.
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He buttons the shirt and the cuffs.
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He straightens his collar.
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He tucks his shirt into his pants.
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Chapter 5 Getting Dressed A Woman Pam puts on Some panties,
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a bra, a dress, or a blouse or a shirt, and a skirt, or some pants,
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and some socks, or some nylons, stockings, or some pantyhose.
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Dressing for hot weather If it's hot, Pam wears light clothes, a short-sleeved cotton shirt,
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and a pair of cotton shorts.
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She goes barefoot indoors and wears sandals outdoors.
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Dressing this way keeps her cool.
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Dressing for Cold Weather If it's cold, Pam wears heavy clothes, a long-sleeved shirt,
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a wool sweater, long pants, and thick wool socks.
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Before going outdoors, she puts on a heavy coat and some gloves or mittens.
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She wraps a scarf around her neck.
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and puts on a hat and some boots.
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Dressing this way keeps her warm.
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Chapter 6 Making a Bed I put a bottom sheet on the mattress.
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If I have a fitted sheet, I slip it over the mattress.
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If I have a flat sheet, I tuck it under the mattress.
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Then I tuck the top sheet under the mattress at the foot of the bed.
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I pull the top sheet tight, spread a blanket over the bed, and smooth it out.
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I spread a bedspread over the bed.
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I fluff up the pillows and lay them at the head of the bed.
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I pull the bedspread over the pillows.
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and smooth it out.
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Chapter 7 Making Breakfast 1 Making Coffee Making Tea Making Coffee with an Electric Coffee Maker
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Pam scoops some ground coffee into the filter.
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Then she pours some water into the coffee maker.
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She turns the coffee maker on by pressing the switch.
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The water heats up and drips through the ground coffee and into the coffee pot.
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Making tea.
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Dan boils water in a tea kettle.
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He pours the hot water into a teapot and adds some tea leaves.
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As the tea leaves soak in the water, the water becomes tea.
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Dan strains the tea.
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Then he adds sugar and milk and stirs his tea.
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Chapter 8 Making Breakfast Too Preparing Cold Cereal Making Toast Preparing Cold Cereal
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Pam pours some cereal from the box into her bowl.
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She pours in some milk and sprinkles some sugar on her cereal.
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Then she peels a banana, slices it, and puts the slices on her cereal.
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Making Toast Dan puts two slices of bread into the toaster.
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By pressing the starter, He lowers the bread into the toaster.
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Hot wires inside the toaster toast the bread.
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The toast pops up when it's done.
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Dan spreads some butter and jam on his toast.
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Chapter 9 Making Breakfast 3 Frying an Egg There are four burners on Dan's stove.
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He turns on the gas and one of the burner's lights.
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He puts a frying pan on the burner and melts some butter in the pan.
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He cracks an egg into the pan and throws the shell into the garbage.
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The egg fries.
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Dan flips it over once with a spatula and then takes it out of the pan.
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He puts the egg on a plate.
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Chapter 10 Eating Breakfast Pam and Dan sit down at the table.
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Pam drinks some coffee from her mug. And eats some cereal.
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Dan drinks some tea.
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And has an egg with bacon and toast.
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Sometimes, he dips his toast into the yolk of his egg.
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As they eat, they read the news and talk a little bit.
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It says here that taxes are going up. As usual.
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After eating, they wipe their lips with their napkins and leave the table.
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Chapter 11 Leaving the House Tom puts on a jacket and zips it up.
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He puts on his shoes and ties them.
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He picks up his key and wallet and puts them in his pockets.
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He picks up his backpack.
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Then, he says goodbye to Jenny.
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See you later, Jen.
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Bye, Tom.
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He opens the door, steps outside, and shuts the door.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “English for Everyday Activities – Section 1 – Starting the Day - Read along with highlighted text”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Chapter, shirt, pair, tea, coffee. This video has 122 sentences and 1036 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:34. The speaker talks slowly, about 82 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 69% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| pants noun | /pænts/ | An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. |
| toast noun | /toʊst/ | Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning). |
| cereal noun | /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ | A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains. |
| sheet noun | /ʃit/ | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
| sock noun | /sɑk/ | A knitted or woven covering for the foot. |
| slip verb | /ˈslɪp/ | To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction. |
| pour verb | /poɹ/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| towel noun | /ˈtaʊ̯əl/ | A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath. |
| mattress noun | /ˈmætɹɪs/ | A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed… |
| 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… |
| brush noun | /bɹʌʃ/ | An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including… |
| maker noun | /ˈmeɪk.ɚ/ | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| slice noun | /slaɪs/ | That which is thin and broad. |
| sleeve noun | /sliv/ | The part of a garment that covers the arm. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| go up verb | To move upwards. | |
| heat up verb | To heat, to cause to become hotter. | |
| pop up verb | To come up with a "pop" sound. | |
| pull out verb | To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: smooth /smuːð/, cloth /klɒθ/, thick /θɪk/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, toothpaste /ˈtuθpeɪst/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheet /ʃit/, shoe /ˈʃu/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, wash /wɑʃ/, shell /ʃɛl/
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 pants, toast, cereal.
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.