Shadowing Practice: Feeding, Walking & Playing with My Dog 🐕 | English Shadowing Practice | A1-A2 Beginners - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Feeding, Walking & Playing with My Dog 🐕”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: mochi, ball, leash, fur, toy. This video has 80 sentences and 443 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:21. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 63% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| smooth adjective | /smuːð/ | Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| routine noun | /ɹuˈtin/ | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
| coat noun | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| 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… |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| happily adverb | /ˈhæp.ə.li/ | In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness. |
| gently adverb | /ˈd͡ʒɛntli/ | Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly. |
| rope noun | /ɹoʊp/ | Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line. |
| collar noun | /ˈkɑlɚ/ | The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric. |
| organize verb | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | To arrange in working order. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| notebook noun | /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ | A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bring back verb | /ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/ | To fetch something. |
| sort through verb | To look through (a collection of documents, facts, etc.) to make sense of them or put them in order. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brush /bɹʌʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/, leash /liːʃ/
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 carefully, ear, smooth.
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.



















