Shadowing Practice: English Listening Level 1 - Lesson 14 - Remembrance Day - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Remembrance Day My grandfather fought in World War II.
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My grandmother was a nurse in World War II.
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Today is November 11th.
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Today is Remembrance Day.
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Today we celebrate soldiers.
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Everyone wears a poppy.
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Poppies are red flowers.
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Poppies remind me of my grandparents.
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Poppies remind me of their sacrifice.
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At 11 a.m., there are two minutes of silence.
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People remember their friends and family.
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People recite the poem, In Flanders Field.
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It is a sad poem.
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It helps us remember.
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Today we wish for peace in the world.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English Listening Level 1 - Lesson 14 - Remembrance Day”. This video has 15 sentences and 89 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:48. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| poppy noun | /ˈpɑpi/ | Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common… |
| remind verb | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). |
| poem noun | /ˈpoʊ.əm/ | A literary piece written in verse. |
| silence noun | /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ | The absence of any sound. |
| soldier noun | /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/ | A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| nurse noun | /nɝs/ | Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession. |
| sacrifice noun | /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/ | Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity. |
| grandfather noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/ | A father of someone's parent. |
| grandmother noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ | A mother of someone's parent. |
| grandparent noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ | The parent of someone's parent. |
| recite verb | /ɹɪˈsaɪt/ | To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
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 poppy, remind, poem.
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.