Shadowing Practice: Family And Friends 1 - Unit 9 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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It's lunchtime!
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Listening 91.
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Listen and point.
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Lunchbox.
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Sandwich.
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Drinks.
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Apple Banana Biscuit Sandwich Apple
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Biscuit Lunchbox Banana Drinks Listen and repeat.
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Lunchbox Sandwich.
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Drinks.
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Apple.
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Banana.
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Biscuit.
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Listening 92.
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Listen and chant.
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Lunchbox.
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Lunchbox.
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Lunchbox.
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Sandwich, sandwich, sandwich Drinks, drinks,
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drinks Apple, apple, apple Banana,
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banana, banana Biscuit, biscuit, biscuit
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Listening 93.
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Listen and read.
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It's lunchtime.
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Get your lunchboxes.
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Oh no!
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I haven't got my lunchbox.
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I've got two sandwiches and two drinks.
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Here you are.
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Thank you, Tim.
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I've got an apple and I've got a banana.
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Cheese one.
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Thanks.
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The apple, please.
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Look.
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Now I've got ten sandwiches and six drinks.
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Please share my lunch.
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Listening 94 Listen and point.
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Listen and
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repeat.
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Tomato.
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Pear.
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Grapes.
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Pineapple.
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Cherries.
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Listening 95.
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Listen and sing Open My Lunchbox.
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Open my lunchbox, what can you see?
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I've got a sandwich you can share with me I've got a tomato,
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I've got a pear And I've got some grapes and I'm happy to share Open my lunchbox,
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what can you see?
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I've got a sandwich you can share with me.
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I've got a tomato, I've got a pear, and I've got some grapes and I'm happy to share.
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Listening 96.
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Listen and point.
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C and H say ch.
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Ch.
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Chair.
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Ch.
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Teacher.
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Ch.
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Chick.
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Listen and repeat.
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Ch-chair.
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Ch-teacher.
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Ch-chick.
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Listening 97.
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Listen and chant.
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My name's Charlie.
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This is my teacher.
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She's on a chair.
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She's got a little chick.
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Chirp, chirp, chirp, says the chick.
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Chirp, chirp, chirp, says the chick.
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My teacher's on a chair.
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She's got a little chick.
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Listening 98.
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Listen and read.
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In my lunchbox, I've got a cheese sandwich and a banana.
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I've got an orange.
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I haven't got a biscuit.
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I haven't got a drink today.
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In my lunchbox, I've got a cheese and tomato sandwich.
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I haven't got a banana, but I've got an apple.
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I've got a drink today.
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I've got a pear and a biscuit in my lunchbox.
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I've got two sandwiches.
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They're egg.
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My drink is water.
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I haven't got an apple today.
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Listening 99.
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Listen and tick.
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1. I've got a red lunchbox.
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What's in my lunchbox?
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Let's In my lunchbox, I've got a sandwich,
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I've got some cherries and I've got a drink of pineapple juice.
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Two.
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My lunchbox is blue.
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Look inside.
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I've got an orange, I've got a sandwich and I've got a pear.
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I haven't got a biscuit today.
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3. I've got a purple lunchbox.
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Let's see what's inside.
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Ah, I've got an apple.
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Mmm, that's good.
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I've got an egg and I've got some grapes.
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I've got eight grapes.
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Fluency Time 3.
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Listening 100.
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Listen, read and say.
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One.
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Get dressed now.
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Hurry up.
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OK, Mum.
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Put on your hat, please.
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Two.
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Sorry I'm late.
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Take off your hat, please.
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Yes, Mrs Smith.
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Listening 101.
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Listen and tick the correct picture.
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One.
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Hurry up, please, James.
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OK, Grandma.
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Sorry.
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Two.
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Put on your coat.
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It's cold.
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OK.
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I like this coat.
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Three.
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Hello, Grandma.
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Hello, James.
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Take off your shoes, 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 9”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: lunchbox, Listen, sandwich, drink, listening. This video has 134 sentences and 498 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:49. 61% 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
sandwich noun/ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
banana noun/bəˈnænə/An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
chick noun/t͡ʃɪk/A young bird.
grape noun/ɡɹeɪp/A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on female vines of most species of genus Vitis and the…
tomato noun/təˈmeɪ.toʊ/A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
coat noun/ˈkoʊ̯t/An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
cherry noun/ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
hurry verb/ˈhʌ.ɹi/To do things quickly.
tick noun/tɪk/A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
chant verb/t͡ʃænt/To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
pineapple noun/ˈpaɪnəpəl/A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
juice noun/d͡ʒuːs/A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
purple noun/ˈpɝ.pl̩/A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
shoe noun/ˈʃu/A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
lunchbox noun/ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks/A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
take off verbTo remove.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • I haven't got my lunchbox.
  • I've got two sandwiches and two drinks.
  • I've got an apple and I've got a banana.
  • Open my lunchbox, what can you see?
  • What's in my lunchbox?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 41 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, haven't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 sandwich, banana, chick.

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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