Shadowing Practice: FF2_2nd/UNIT 14: LOOK AT THE PHOTOS! (Second Edition) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Family and Friends, Multi -ROM 2 Unit 14 Look at the photos!
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Listening 144.
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Listen and point.
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Kind Naughty wet, dry, fridge,
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photo, wet, kind, dry, naughty,
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photo fridge listen and repeat kind
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naughty wet dry fridge
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Photo Listening 145 Listen and chant Kind,
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kind, kind Naughty, naughty, naughty
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Wet, wet, wet Dry, dry,
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dry Fridge, fridge, fridge
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Photo, photo, photo.
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Listening 146.
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Listen and read.
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Look at the photos on the fridge.
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Look, we were in the park.
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You were kind, Tim.
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The babies weren't sad.
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They were just hungry.
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We were outside.
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We were very wet.
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Mum wasn't wet.
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It was dry in the flat.
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Look at this one.
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It was Billy's birthday.
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He was very naughty.
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Look.
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These ducks were naughty.
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And this goat was naughty too.
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I was naughty then.
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But I'm not naughty now.
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I'm a big boy now.
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Yes, you're very good now.
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listening 147 listen and point tidy untidy floor
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rubbish dirty untidy dirty tidy Rubbish
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Floor Listen and repeat.
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Tidy Untidy Floor Rubbish Dirty
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Listening 148.
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Listen and sing.
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The house was so untidy.
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Hello, Mum.
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The party was fun.
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Everyone was happy, each and every one.
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But after the party, balloons were on the door Food was on the table,
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and cards were on the floor The house was so untidy,
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so here is your surprise Open the door,
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and open your eyes The food is in the fridge,
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the rubbish in the bin.
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Now the house is tidy, so come on in.
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Thank you.
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Listening 149.
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Listen and point.
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A. Cub.
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ooo, cube a, tap a,
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tape i, pip i, pipe
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Listen and repeat a, cub o,
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cube a, tap a, tape
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i, pip i, pipe
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listening 150 listen
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and chant a lion cub is playing with a
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cube cub cub cub cube cube cube an orange pip
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is in a pipe pip pip pip pipe pipe pipe this
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tape on the tap on the sink tap tap tap tape tape tape
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listening 151 listen and circle the correct word 1.
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cube 2.
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pip 3.
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tap 4.
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cub 5.
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Pipe Listening 152.
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Listen and read.
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Class 2L play was a great success by Lucy Grant.
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This year, Class 2L's play was Vet Story.
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The play was in our classroom on Tuesday morning.
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I was the vet in the play.
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Jack and Ruby were ill animals.
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Jack was a rabbit and Ruby was a cat.
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My costume was a vet's white coat.
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Jack's was a fluffy tail and big rabbit ears.
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Ruby's costume was a big cat's head.
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In the story, the rabbit was scared of the vet.
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But in the end, he was very brave The cat was very old and tired But in the end,
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it was happy and well The play was lots of fun Our families were very happy
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and proud of us Thank you to our English teacher,
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Miss Green, for her work And thank you to our mums and dads for the costumes
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Primary 2 was brilliant We are really looking forward to Primary 3.
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Listening 153.
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Listen and write T, true, or F, false.
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1. Our school play was about animals.
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The costumes were animal costumes.
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2. The play was on Wednesday.
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3. I was a builder in the play.
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My costume was a builder's hat and coat.
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4. Jane and Simon were doctors.
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Their costumes were white coats.
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5. Our families were very happy and proud.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “FF2_2nd/UNIT 14: LOOK AT THE PHOTOS!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: listen, naughty, listening, fridge, wet. This video has 95 sentences and 549 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:40. Only 72% 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
naughty adjective/ˈnɔːti/Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
pipe noun/ˈpaɪp/A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
costume noun/ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
cube noun/kjub/A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
tape noun/teɪ̯p/Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
rubbish noun/ˈɹʌbɪʃ/Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.
tidy adjective/ˈtaɪ.di/Arranged neatly and in order.
coat noun/ˈkoʊ̯t/An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
rabbit noun/ˈɹæbɪt/A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares)
chant verb/t͡ʃænt/To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
ear noun/ˈɪə̯/The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
jane noun/d͡ʒeɪn/A female client of a prostitute.
mum noun/mʌm/mother
tail noun/ˈteɪ̯l/An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come on in verbSynonym of come in (“to enter”).
look forward to verbTo anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • I'm a big boy now.
  • Yes, you're very good now.
  • My costume was a vet's white coat.
  • My costume was a builder's hat and coat.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, wasn't, weren'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 naughty, pipe, costume.

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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