Shadowing Practice: Find the differences - Movers 1 New Test 1 - Practice video - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, let's practice the speaking part, find the differences between two pictures.
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Here we have two pictures.
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Picture 1 and picture 2.
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They look the same, but some things are different.
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In picture 1, the toy truck is on the chair.
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But in picture 2, the toy truck is on the floor In picture 1,
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the table is round But in picture 2,
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the table is square In picture 1,
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the boy is wearing a pink and green t -shirt But in picture 2,
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the boy is wearing a blue and white t -shirt In picture 1,
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there are some bananas in the bowl But in picture 2,
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there are not any bananas in the bowl In picture 1,
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there is a moon on the woman's t -shirt But in picture 2,
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there is a star on the woman T -shirt That's all, let's practice Goodbye

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 14 sentences and 134 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:27. The speaker talks slowly, about 92 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

11 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

  • banana /bəˈnænə/ (noun) — An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
  • shirt /ʃɜɹt/ (noun) — An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms.
  • truck /tɹʌk/ (noun) — A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
  • bowl /boʊl/ (noun) — As much as is held by a bowl.
  • pink /ˈpɪŋk/ (noun) — A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
  • wear /wɛ(ə)ɹ/ (verb) — To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.
  • floor /flɔː/ (noun) — The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
  • square /skwɛə/ (noun) — A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
  • hello /hɛˈloʊ/ — A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
  • moon /mun/ (noun) — Any natural satellite of a planet.
  • chair /t͡ʃɛɚ/ (noun) — An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

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 banana, shirt, truck.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis wearing

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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