Shadowing Practice: Face 2 face 1.1 2026-11-10 14:24 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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1. Jamie Oliver is one of Britain's favourite chefs.
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Every week, millions of people watch him on TV and use his recipes.
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Jamie was born in Essex, England, in 1975.
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When he was only he started helping in his parents' restaurant.
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He went to catering college when he was 16 and then worked at the famous
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River Cafe in London for three years.
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His first TV programme was called The Naked Chef and it was an instant success.
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Jamie quickly became famous and in 1999 he prepared lunch for the British Prime Minister.
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Now Jamie has got his own restaurant in London called Fifteen but it isn't a typical restaurant.
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Every year, Jamie takes 15 young, unemployed people and teaches them to become chefs.
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The programme about the restaurant, also called Fifteen, is on TV every week.
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He is going to open 15 restaurants in Australia and the USA in the future,
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and at the moment Jamie is writing a new book of recipes.
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He's already very rich, of course.
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In 2003, he earned £3 .8 million pounds.
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Jamie got married in 2000, and he lives in London with his wife, Jules, and their two daughters, Poppy Honey and Daisy Boo.
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He's so busy that he doesn't have much free time, but he loves riding around London on his scooter,
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and he plays the drums in a rock band.
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When he's at home, he likes cooking pasta and making bread.
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His favourite ingredients are olive oil and lemons from Sicily.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Face 2 face 1.1 2026-11-10 14:26”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Jamie, restaurant, London, Chef. This video has 21 sentences and 241 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:47. The speaker talks at a steady 135 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
chef noun/ʃɛf/The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
recipe noun/ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients.
earn verb/ɝn/To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
instant noun/ˈɪnstənt/A very short period of time; a moment.
pound noun/ˈpaʊ̯nd/A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
drum noun/ˈdɹʌm/A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
lemon noun/ˈlɛmən/A yellowish citrus fruit.
olive noun/ˈɑ.lɪv/A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
pasta noun/ˈpɑ.stə/Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
unemployed adjective/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
bind verb/ˈbaɪ̯nd/To tie; to confine by any ligature.
ingredient noun/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
catering noun/ˈkeɪ.tɚ.ɪŋ/The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
scooter noun/ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwas born · was called
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formstarted helping · loves riding

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 chef, recipe, earn.

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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