Shadowing Practice: Family & Friends 2 - Unit 8: What time is it? (Second Edition Full) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creating lesson...
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Listening 80.
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Listen and point.
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Get up. Have breakfast.
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Go to school.
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Go home. Have dinner.
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Go to bed.
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Go to school. Have dinner.
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Get up.
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Go home.
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Go to bed. Have breakfast.
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Listen and repeat.
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Get up. Have breakfast.
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Go to school.
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Go home. Have dinner.
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Go to bed.
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Listen and chant.
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Get up, get up, get up Have breakfast,
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have breakfast, have breakfast Go to school,
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go to school, go to school Go home,
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go home, go home Have dinner,
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have dinner, have dinner Go to bed,
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go to bed, go to bed
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Let's listen to music.
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Sorry, we can't.
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My dad's asleep.
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Asleep?
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Yes, he's a doctor.
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He works at night.
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He goes to bed at 11 o'clock in the morning.
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He gets up at 7 o'clock.
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Hello, girls.
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What time is it?
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It's 7 o'clock.
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Can we listen to music now?
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No, my brother has dinner at 7 o'clock.
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Then he goes to bed.
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Girls, you can listen to music.
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Put on these headphones.
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Thanks, Mom.
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Listening 83.
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Listen
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and point in the morning in the
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afternoon in the evening at
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night in the evening in the morning at night In the afternoon
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Listen and repeat In the morning In the afternoon In the evening
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At night Listening 84 Listen and sing.
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What do you do in the morning?
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What do you do?
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What do you do?
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What do you do in the morning?
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I get up.
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I have my breakfast.
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I go to school.
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That's what I do.
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That's what I do.
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That's what I do in the morning.
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What do you do?
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What do you do?
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What do you do in the afternoon?
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I have my lunch.
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I learn at school.
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I go home.
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That's what I do, that's what I do, that's what I do in the afternoon.
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What do you do, what do you do,
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what do you do in the evening?
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I do my homework, I have my dinner, I play with my toys.
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That's what I do, that's what I do, that's what I do in the evening.
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What do you do, what do you do, what do you do at night?
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I say good night, I brush my teeth, I go to bed.
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That's what I do, that's what I do, that's what I do at night.
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Listening 85.
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Listen and point.
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Sm, smile.
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Sm, small.
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sn, snow sn, snake st,
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stairs st, star sk, sky
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sk, skates listen and repeat sm,
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smile sm, small sn, snow sn,
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snake st, stairs st, star
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sk, sky sk, skates listening 86 Sk, skates.
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Listening 86.
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Listen and chant.
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Look at the small snake in the snow.
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A snake with a smile.
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Watch it go.
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Look at the stars in the night sky.
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It's time for bed, Snake.
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Say goodbye.
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I have breakfast, cereal, bread and milk.
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Then I go to school at eight o'clock.
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I go to school by bus.
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I take my coat, my school bag and my lunchbox.
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Our school bus is blue.
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And this is my mum's day.
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My mum's day.
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My mum's a doctor.
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She starts work at six o'clock, so I don't see her in the morning.
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She goes home at two o'clock and she cooks dinner.
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I see my mum in the afternoon and the evening.
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Listening 89.
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Listen and draw the time.
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My dad works at night.
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Hello, I'm Ruby's dad.
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I'm a pilot.
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I fly big planes.
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I work at night.
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1. I get up at 10 o'clock at night.
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2. I go to work at 11 o'clock at night.
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3. I go home at 6 o'clock in the morning and have breakfast with Ruby.
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4. I have lunch with Ruby's grandma at 12 o'clock.
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5. I go to bed at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 111 sentences and 612 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:38. 83% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
snake noun/sneɪk/Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
skate noun/skeɪt/A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
asleep adjective/əˈsliːp/In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
stairs noun/ˈstɛɹz/A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.
chant verb/t͡ʃænt/To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
coat noun/ˈkoʊ̯t/An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
toy noun/tɔɪ/Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
brush noun/bɹʌʃ/An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
homework noun/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
grandma noun/ˈɡɹænmɑː/Grandmother.
headphones noun/ˈhɛdfoʊnz/A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
cereal noun/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.
lunchbox noun/ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks/A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
get up verbTo move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, don'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 snake, skate, asleep.

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