Shadowing Practice: F&F 2-UNIT 15 LESSON 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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listening 154 listen and point man men woman
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women child children woman man
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child men
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children women Listen and repeat.
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Man Men Woman Women Child
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Children Listening 155.
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Listen and chant.
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Man Men Woman
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Women Women Women Women Child Child
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Children Children
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Listening 156 Listen and read
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Tell me about school today.
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Was it good?
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Oh, yes.
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It was great!
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It was the school prize-giving.
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We were late.
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Hurry up!
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There weren't any children in the classroom, but there were some teachers.
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Where's the prize-giving?
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The prize-giving was in the playground.
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Look!
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Lots of men, women and children!
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There was a prize for English.
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The prize goes to...
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Rosie and Tim!
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Well done!
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We were the winners!
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It was a great day!
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Thank you.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “F&F 2-UNIT 15 LESSON 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: prize, listen, listening, giving. This video has 30 sentences and 124 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:45.

Key vocabulary in this video

8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
classroom noun/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
hurry verb/ˈhʌ.ɹi/To do things quickly.
playground noun/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
chant verb/t͡ʃænt/To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
prize noun/ˈpɹaɪ̯z/That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
repeat verb/ɹɪˈpiːt/To do or say again (and again).
teacher noun/ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
winner noun/ˈwɪnɚ/One who has won or often wins.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like classroom, hurry, playground.

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.

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