Shadowing Practice: English - Friends (A1-A2 - with subtitles) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What's your best friend like?
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I have lots of best friends actually.
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I've got nine in total.
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Yeah, because we've got like a big group of friends.
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So we all kind of, we know each other inside out.
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But I think my best, best, best friend is very much like me.
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I mean, she's basically the other half of me.
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Which is very good.
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They like football the same as me but they support different clubs.
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Her name's Rayna and she's really, really funny.
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But she's always really caring and she tries to tell me what to do.
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and give me hope.
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When did you meet her?
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In Year 6, just before I came to Swayze, when she moved from India to England.
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What do you have in common?
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Well, we both like music and we both find the same things funny.
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We all play football for football clubs.
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Lots of things, we have the same sense of humour, we both like the same subjects and we both like the same TV programmes.
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Could you tell me what are her best qualities?
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Her best qualities. Being there.
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I mean, she's always open for listening, so whenever you've got a problem you can always go to her.
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She makes me laugh and also she's like really nice when I'm upset.
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What qualities do you think are important in a friend?
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Apart from playing football well, Um...
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Like, so you can go out and, like, if you want something and you don't have the money, they will get you it.
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To be funny and to be loyal as well.
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They have to understand you.
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They have to be able to be there for you whenever you're in need or anything like that.
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Do you think that boys and girls can be just friends?
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Yes.
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Yeah, I have several boy kind of friends, which is Bip.
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You get on with them.
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I mean, whenever you want to laugh, you can always go to them and they'll always cheer you up.
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Yeah, I have lots of friends that are boys.
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Not just friends.
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It's important to like Okay.
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You could love each other or something like that.
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Are you in love at the moment?
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No.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “English - Friends”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: football, qualities, whenever, lots, funny. This video has 39 sentences and 370 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:22. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 93% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 7 of its 39 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| loyal adjective | /ˈlɔɪəl/ | Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something. |
| humour noun | /ˈhjuːmɚ/ | The quality of being amusing, comical, funny. |
| whenever | /wəˈnɛvɚ/ | At any time that. |
| laugh verb | /læf/ | To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and… |
| basically adverb | /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə.)li/ | In a fundamental, essential or basic manner. |
| upset verb | /ʌpˈsɛt/ | To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy. |
| programme noun | /ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/ | UK, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program. |
| subject noun | /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/ | The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the… |
| nine noun | /naɪn/ | The digit or figure 9. |
| apart | /əˈpɑɹt/ | Excluded from consideration. |
| chair noun | /t͡ʃɛɚ/ | An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get on with verb | To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption. |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What's your best friend like?
- When did you meet her?
- What do you have in common?
- Could you tell me what are her best qualities?
- Are you in love at the moment?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will get · they'll always cheer |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to understand · have to be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I've. 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.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like loyal, humour, whenever.
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.