Shadowing Practice: Family And Friends 1 - Unit 6 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Family and Friends, Multi-ROM 1 Unit 6 Billy's Teddy Listening 62
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Listen and point Mum Dad Sister Brother Grandma Grandpa
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Dad Grandpa Sister Mum Grandma Brother
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Listen and repeat.
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Mum Dad Sister Brother Grandma
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Grandpa Listening 63.
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Listen and chant.
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Mum, mum, mum Dad, dad,
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dad sister, sister, sister brother,
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brother, brother grandma, grandma, grandma Grandma, grandma, grandma.
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Grandpa, grandpa, grandpa.
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Let's find Grandma and the others.
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Look, this is Mum's book.
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And this is Billy's teddy.
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And this is Grandma's umbrella. But where are they?
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I don't know.
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Look, ice cream's for you.
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Ah, thank you.
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Listening 65.
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Listen and point.
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Aunt.
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Uncle.
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Cousin.
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Uncle.
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Cousin.
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Aunt.
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Listen and repeat.
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Aunt.
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Uncle.
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Cousin.
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Listening 66.
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Listen and sing in my family.
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In my family, in my family, lots of love for you and for me.
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Mom and Dad, Sister and Brother,
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Grandma and Grandpa, not like any other.
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Aunt and uncle and cousins too My family helps me,
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my family helps you In my family,
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in my family Lots of love for you and for me
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Listening 67.
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Listen and point.
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letter v, v, van letter w,
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w, window letter x, x,
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box letter y, y, yo-yo Letter Z, Z, Zebra.
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Listen and repeat.
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Letter V, V, Van.
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Letter W, W, Window.
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Letter X, X, Box.
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Letter Y Y Yo-yo Letter Z
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Z Zebra Listening 68 Listen and chant.
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Here is a van.
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Here is a window.
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Here is a box.
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X X X box Here is a yo-yo Y Y yo-yo
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Here is a zebra Z Z zebra
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Listen to the sounds and join the letters.
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Z, zebra.
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W, window.
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Y, yo-yo.
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X, box.
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V, van W, window Z, zebra
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Listening 70.
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Listen and read.
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Hi, I'm Beth.
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I'm at the park with my family.
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It's windy today.
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Oh no!
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Where's Grandpa's hat?
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Grandpa's hat is in the tree.
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My mum throws a ball.
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No, Grandpa's hat is still in the tree.
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My mum throws a ball.
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No, grandpa's hat is still in the tree.
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My dad jumps.
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No, grandpa's hat is still in the tree.
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My brother gets on dad's shoulders.
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Can he get the hat Yes, he can.
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Here's Grandpa with his hat.
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He's happy now.
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Listening 71.
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Listen and number the correct picture.
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One.
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I'm at the park with my family.
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Look at my red balloon.
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Two.
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Oh no!
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My balloon is on the slide.
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Three.
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And now it's in the tree.
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Four.
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Now a bird is in the tree.
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It's got the balloon.
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Oh no!
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Fluency time two.
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Listening seventy-two.
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Listen, read and say.
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One.
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Can I go on the swing, please?
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Yes, OK.
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Be careful of the ball.
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I'm fine, Dad.
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Two.
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I'm on the climbing frame.
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Come down now, please.
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OK.
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Listening 73.
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Listen and number.
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One.
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Mum, can I go on the seesaw, please?
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Yes, OK.
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Two.
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Look, Mum.
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I'm on the slide.
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Good girl!
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3. Be careful of the frisbee.
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Are you OK?
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I'm fine, Mum.
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4. Look!
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I'm on the climbing frame.
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Come down now, please.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Family And Friends 1 - Unit 6”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Listen, grandma, mum, letter, Listening. This video has 119 sentences and 501 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:17. 71% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| grandma noun | /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ | Grandmother. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| grandpa noun | /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ | grandfather. |
| uncle noun | /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
| cousin noun | /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ | Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a… |
| aunt noun | /ɑːnt/ | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| balloon noun | /bəˈlun/ | An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible. |
| slide noun | /ˈslaɪ̯d/ | An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| chant verb | /t͡ʃænt/ | To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music. |
| swing verb | /ˈswɪŋ/ | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. |
| umbrella noun | /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/ | A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun. |
| windy adjective | /ˈwɪn.di/ | Accompanied by wind. |
| zebra noun | /ˈzɛb.ɹə/ | Any of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus quagga, or Equus zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa. |
| fluency noun | /ˈfluːənsi/ | The quality of smoothness of flow. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Look, ice cream's for you.
- I'm at the park with my family.
- My brother gets on dad's shoulders.
- Can I go on the swing, please?
- Mum, can I go on the seesaw, please?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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, litter, grandpa.
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.