Shadowing Practice: English Shadowing Practice: Talking About Hobbies! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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When someone asks me about my hobbies, I enjoy sharing what I do in my free time.
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I love reading novels, especially mystery or fantasy books.
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I also enjoy jogging in the park on weekends.
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It helps me relax and stay healthy.
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Sometimes I try new hobbies, like painting or learning guitar.
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Hobbies are a great way to express yourself and learn something new.
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They also make conversations more interesting, everyone has something they like to do outside of work or school.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “English Shadowing Practice: Talking About Hobbies!”. This video has 7 sentences and 82 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:33. The speaker talks at a steady 147 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 |
|---|---|---|
| hobby noun | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. |
| guitar noun | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). |
| mystery noun | /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ | Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| jog verb | /d͡ʒɑɡ/ | To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt. |
| express verb | /ɪkˈspɹɛs/ | To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit. |
| novel noun | /ˈnɑvəl/ | A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. |
| fantasy noun | /ˈfæntəsi/ | That which comes from one's imagination or the act of imagining things. |
| paint verb | /peɪnt/ | To apply paint to. |
| weekend noun | /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ | The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday. |
| healthy adjective | /ˈhɛl.θi/ | Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder. |
| conversation noun | /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/ | Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. |
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 | enjoy sharing · love reading · enjoy jogging |
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 hobby, guitar, mystery.
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.