Shadowing Practice: F&F 2-UNIT 9 LESSON 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 24 sentences and 118 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:31. The speaker talks slowly, about 34 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
9 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- grandma /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ (noun) — Grandmother.
- policeman /pəˈliːsmən/ (noun) — A police officer, usually a male.
- chant /t͡ʃænt/ (verb) — To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
- cake /keɪk/ (noun) — A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
- repeat /ɹɪˈpiːt/ (verb) — To do or say again (and again).
- station /ˈsteɪʃən/ (noun) — A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
- shop /ʃɑp/ (noun) — An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
- airport /ˈɛɹ.pɔɹt/ (noun) — An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger…
- fantastic /fænˈtæs.tɪk/ (adjective) — Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- work in (verb) — To find time or space for, amid other things.
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: station /ˈsteɪʃən/, shop /ʃɑp/
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 grandma, policeman, chant.
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.