Shadowing Practice: Family 1 unit 13 lesson 5 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Dear Junior Magazine, This is a picture of my bedroom.
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There is a bed in my bedroom.
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There are lots of footballs on my blanket and pillow.
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There is a bookshelf.
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I have got twelve books on my shelf.
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Four books are about football.
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My clothes are in my cupboard.
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My favourite clothes are my red shorts and red T-shirt for football.
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I have got lots of toys and a big toy box.
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There is a blue rug next to my bed.
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There are footballs on my rug too.
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I like my bedroom and I like football.
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Bye! From Jamie.
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Age seven.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Family 1 unit 13 lesson 5”. This video has 14 sentences and 103 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:01. The speaker talks slowly, about 101 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| bedroom noun | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| twelve noun | /twɛlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| blanket noun | /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ | A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting. |
| shelf noun | /ʃɛlf/ | A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects. |
| pillow noun | /ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞] | A soft cushion used to support the head in bed. |
| bookshelf noun | /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/ | A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference. |
| cupboard noun | /ˈkʌb.əd/ | A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing… |
| shirt noun | /ʃɜɹt/ | An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms. |
| favourite adjective | /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ | Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) |
| dear adjective | /dɪɹ/ | High in price; expensive. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shelf /ʃɛlf/, bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/, shirt /ʃɜɹt/
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 bedroom, cloth, twelve.
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.