Shadowing Practice: Family & Friends 2: Unit Starter (Second Edition Full) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Listening 1.
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Listen and sing the welcome song.
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Welcome back to all our friends.
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Fun and learning never end.
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Welcome back, it's a happy day A day for learning,
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a day for play Hello.
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My name's Rosie.
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I have brown hair.
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This is my cousin Tim.
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He has green eyes.
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Hello, everyone.
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I have a little brother.
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His name's Billy.
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He's two.
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He has green eyes.
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Hello, everyone.
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I have a little brother.
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His name's Billy.
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He's two.
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He has curly hair.
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This is Billy's bedroom.
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He has lots of teddy bears.
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Where's Billy?
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Is he under the bed?
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No, he isn't.
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Look!
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This isn't a teddy bear.
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It's me, Billy!
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Listening 3.
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Listen and number.
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1. This is Rosie's mum.
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She's got curly hair.
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It's brown.
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2. This is Rosie's dad.
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He's got short, black hair.
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3. This is Rosie's brother.
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His name's Billy.
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He's got short, curly hair and brown eyes.
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4. This is Rosie.
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She's Billy's sister.
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She's got brown hair.
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It's straight.
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Five.
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This is Rosie's grandma.
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She's got white hair.
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This is Rosie's grandpa.
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He's got short white hair.
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This is Rosie's aunt.
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She's got brown hair and green eyes.
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Eight This is Rosie's uncle.
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He's got black hair and brown eyes.
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Nine And this is Rosie and Billy's cousin.
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His name's Tim.
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He's got short brown hair and green eyes.
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Listening for Listen and Sing Monday,
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Jump Monday, Tuesday,
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Wednesday, Jump Thursday, Friday, down with a bump.
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Saturday, Sunday, let's say hi.
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Days of the week, let's say goodbye.
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Goodbye!
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Listening 5.
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Listen and point.
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ten eleven
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twelve thirteen
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fourteen fifteen sixteen
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Family & Friends 2: Unit Starter”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hair, brown, eyes, Billy, listening. This video has 67 sentences and 265 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:55. 80% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| curly adjective | /ˈkɝli/ | Having curls. |
| 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… |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| bedroom noun | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| uncle noun | /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
| twelve noun | /twɛlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| aunt noun | /ɑːnt/ | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| fifteen noun | /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ | An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. |
| eleven noun | /əˈlɛv.ən/ | A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc. |
| grandma noun | /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ | Grandmother. |
| bump noun | /bʌmp/ | A light blow or jolting collision. |
| thirteen noun | /ˌθɝtˈtin/ | A group of thirteen items. |
| fourteen noun | /ˈfɔɹ.tin/ | A group of fourteen items. |
| grandpa noun | /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ | grandfather. |
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 curly, cousin, goodbye.
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.