Shadowing Practice: Fam 2 unit 15 skills time - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Listen and read.
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Susie is a fairground horse.
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She is behind a red horse and in front of a blue horse.
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She goes round and round every day. But Susie isn't happy.
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Mmm, I want to run in the fields, she says.
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I want to eat the green grass.
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I want to be a real horse.
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The next day, Susie moves her head.
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She moves her tail.
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Hooray! says Susie.
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I'm a real horse now.
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Susie runs to the field.
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She eats the green grass.
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She drinks the fresh water.
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She is very, very happy.
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But that night, Susie isn't happy.
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She's cold, she's wet, and she's scared.
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I miss my friends, she says.
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I miss the red horse and the blue horse.
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In the morning, Susie says goodbye to the green grass.
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She says goodbye to the fresh water.
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Susie goes back to the fairground.
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Mmm!
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I'm a happy horse, she says.
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I can go round and round every day with my friends, the red horse and the blue horse.
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Mmm!
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Listening 163.
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Listen and number.
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1. Susie is behind a red horse and in front of a blue horse.
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2. Susie isn't happy.
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She wants to run in the fields.
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3. She can move her head and her tail.
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Now she is a real horse.
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4. Susie runs to the field.
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She eats and drinks.
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5. Susie is scared.
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She's cold and she's wet.
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6. Now Susie is happy.
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She is with her friends.
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Fluency Time 5.
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Listening 164.
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Listen, read and say.
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1. Let's play snap.
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OK.
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That's a great idea. Whose turn is it?
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It's my turn.
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Snap!
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Two.
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How many cards have you got?
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Ten.
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I'm the winner.
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I've got more cards than you.
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Congratulations.
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Listening 165.
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Listen and tick the correct picture.
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One.
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Do you want to play a game?
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OK.
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Let's play Animal Snap.
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OK.
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Good idea.
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I like Snap.
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Two. Whose turn is it?
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It's your turn.
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Three.
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It's a tiger.
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It's a tiger.
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Snap!
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Ah!
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Four.
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Who's the winner?
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How many cards have you got?
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I've got eight cards and you've got four.
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I'm the winner.
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Congratulations.
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Thank you for the game.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Fam 2 unit 15 skills time”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Susie, horse, snap, cards, listen. This video has 76 sentences and 350 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:42. The speaker talks slowly, about 75 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 80% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
snap verb/snæp/To fracture or break apart suddenly.
grass noun/ɡɹɑːs/Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as…
congratulations/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
tail noun/ˈteɪ̯l/An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something.
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
tiger noun/ˈtaɪɡə/Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
scare verb/skɛɚ/To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
tick noun/tɪk/A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
fairground noun/ˈfɛə(ɹ)ɡɹaʊnd/An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
fluency noun/ˈfluːənsi/The quality of smoothness of flow.
horse noun/hoɹs/A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.
winner noun/ˈwɪnɚ/One who has won or often wins.
drink verb/ˈdɹɪŋk/To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
fresh adjective/fɹɛʃ/Newly produced or obtained; recent.
correct adjective/kəˈɹɛkt/Free from error; true; accurate.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go round verbTo physically swirl or rotate.
go back to verbTo stem from; to originate in.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • I'm a real horse now.
  • I'm a happy horse, she says.
  • How many cards have you got?
  • I've got more cards than you.
  • Do you want to play a game?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, isn't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, fresh /fɹɛʃ/

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 snap, grass, congratulations.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →