Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: On the Same Page - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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If two people are on the same page in a book, they are reading the same thing.
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But is that what this idiom really means?
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On the same page.
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That restaurant was great, but I hate coming home smelling like cigarette smoke.
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I hear you.
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I wish the city would finally ban smoking indoors.
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We're definitely on the same page there.
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If you are on the same page as someone, it means you are thinking in a similar way.
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It means you have a similar opinion about someone or something, or have the same understanding about a topic.
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You don't actually have to be reading the same book as someone to have the same idea.
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This idiom can be used in all situations.
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And that's English in a Minute.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: On the Same Page”. This video has 13 sentences and 135 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 10 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| cigarette noun | /ˈsɪɡəɹɛt/ | A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking. |
| indoors adverb | /ɪnˈdɔɹz/ | Inside, into, or within a building. |
| smelling verb | /ˈsmɛlɪŋ/ | Used in adjectival compounds. |
| idiom noun | /ˈɪdiəm/ | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| smoke verb | /sməʊk/ | To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette or cigar, burning material in a pipe, etc. |
| 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. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| definitely adverb | /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/ | Without question and beyond doubt. |
| opinion noun | /əˈpɪn.jən/ | A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | hate coming |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are reading · are thinking |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to be |
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 topic, cigarette, indoors.
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.