Shadowing Practice: FAMILY AND FRIENDS 2 UNIT 11 WHAT ARE YOU WEARING - Learn English Speaking with Video

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What are you wearing?
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Listening 112.
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Listen and point skirt scarf gloves
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jeans boots shirt jeans
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scarf scarf shirt gloves skirt
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boots listen and repeat skirt scarf
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Gloves Jeans Boots Shirt
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Listening 113.
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Listen and chant.
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skirt, skirt, skirt scarf, scarf,
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scarf gloves, gloves, gloves
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jeans, jeans, jeans boots, boots,
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boots shirt, shirt, shirt
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What time is it, Grandma?
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It's four o 'clock.
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Look, here's the train.
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Oh no, there are lots of people.
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Where are my aunt and my cousins?
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We can't see you.
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What are you wearing?
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I'm wearing a blue skirt and a red scarf.
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and Joe what's he wearing he's wearing jeans and a yellow shirt
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and Millie what's she wearing she's wearing red trousers and black boots
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Here they are Hello and welcome
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Listening 115 Listen and point A clock Quarter past
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Half past quarter two half past quarter past
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o 'clock quarter two listen and repeat o 'clock
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quarter past half past quarter to Thank you.
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Listening 116.
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Listen and sing, Here Comes the Train.
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Here comes the train, it's short and grey, here comes the train, what's the time,
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what's the time, it's quarter past three, on platform C, here comes the train,
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it's very fast, it doesn't stop, what's the time, what's the time,
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it's half past three, On platform D Here comes the train It's very slow And it stops What's the time?
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What's the time?
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It's quarter to four
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Listening 117 Listen and point o,
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nose o, rope o, stone
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o, bone o, home Listen and repeat.
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o, nose o, rope o,
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stone o, bone o, home
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Listening 118.
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Listen and chant.
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the dog has got my rope the dog is on a
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stone hurry up dog i want to go home my nose
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is cold here is a bone hurry up dog i want to go home Listening 119.
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Listen and complete the words.
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1. Rope 2.
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Nose 3.
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Stone 4.
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Home
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listening 120 listen and read at the airport at the airport planes come
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and planes go where are they going I don't always know there are lots of people some are short some are tall.
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Adults and children, I can't count them all.
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They've got red coats, green coats, yellow coats, blue.
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They've got long hair, short hair and curly hair too.
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I look through the window, planes go up, planes go down.
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Some are not moving, some are turning around.
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The plane is here now.
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It's half past two.
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And here come my cousins, my aunt and my uncle too.
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Listening 121.
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Listen and number.
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I can't see my family.
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Where are they?
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One.
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I can see your cousin.
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She's wearing a pink dress and long white socks.
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Oh, yes.
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I see her.
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Two And I can see your aunt.
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She's wearing a green scarf and brown boots.
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Three Oh, yes.
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Now I can see my uncle.
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He's wearing a brown hat and he's got blue gloves.
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Four.
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There's your cousin Zach.
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He's wearing jeans and a red shirt.
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Five.
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And there's my friend Molly.
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She's wearing an orange skirt and a blue T -shirt.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “FAMILY AND FRIENDS 2 UNIT 11 WHAT ARE YOU WEARING”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: wearing, listen, scarf, shirt, listening. This video has 81 sentences and 506 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:21. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
scarf noun/skɑːf/A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
boot noun/but/A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
jeans noun/d͡ʒiːnz/A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
skirt noun/skɚt/A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
glove noun/ɡlʌv/An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
clock noun/klɑk/A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
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…
rope noun/ɹoʊp/Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
bone noun/boʊn/A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
coat noun/ˈkoʊ̯t/An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
aunt noun/ɑːnt/The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
uncle noun/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
hurry verb/ˈhʌ.ɹi/To do things quickly.
chant verb/t͡ʃænt/To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
grey adjective/ɡɹeɪ/Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go down verbTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
go up verbTo move upwards.
look through verbTo take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand.
turn around verbTo physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • What are you wearing?
  • Where are my aunt and my cousins?
  • I'm wearing a blue skirt and a red scarf.
  • Adults and children, I can't count them all.
  • I can't see my family.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, they've, doesn't. 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 scarf, boot, jeans.

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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