Shadowing Practice: Find Your Voice - Day 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to day two of Find Your Voice.
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Yesterday, we started with the alphabet.
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Today, we take the next step from letters to sounds.
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Do you remember our spiral approach?
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Well, we do not throw day one away, but we're going to bring it with us.
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Remember A, B, C, D?
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Well today, what sound can that letter make?
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And remember, simple is powerful.
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We are going to keep building one small piece at a time.
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Before we begin, I want to teach you an important way to practice with every Find Your Voice video.
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It is called shadow reading.
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not only sit and listen to me use your voice
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when i speak you can speak with me or listen to me first
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and then repeat immediately after me try to copy my pronunciation my rhythm my stress
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and my intonation for example listen simple is powerful now repeat simple is powerful again copy my voice
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simple is powerful good sometimes speak with me sometimes repeat after me but always listen and And speak.
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This is how you train your ears and your mouth to work together.
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Let's review what we learned yesterday.
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Say this with me.
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A letter has a name.
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Again, a letter has a name.
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And now, a letter can make a sound.
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Again, a letter can make a sound.
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Now let's put them together.
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A letter has a name.
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A letter can make a sound.
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Good.
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Stop the video and write that sentence down if you need to.
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Let's look at some examples.
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B. The letter name is B.
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But the sound it makes is b listen
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and shadow book boy big now say them with me book boy big
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And next, the letter M.
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The name of this letter is M.
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The sound it makes is M.
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Listen.
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Mom.
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Money.
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Monday.
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Now shadow with me.
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Mom.
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Money.
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Monday.
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And one more, the letter T.
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The name is T, but the sound is T.
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Time, 10, today.
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Your turn.
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Time, 10, today.
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Excellent.
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Pause the video.
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Take out a pen and write B, B, M, M, T, T.
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And now say them.
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B, B, M, M, T, T.
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Remember this little process.
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See it, hear it, say it.
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Again, see it, hear it, say it.
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Now, let's build.
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Let's start with m.
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Then, ma.
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Then, map.
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Shadow me.
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M. Map.
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Map.
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Again, m.
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Map.
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Map.
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Now, b, ba, bag.
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Again, b, ba, bag.
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And s, sit, sit.
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Again, s, sit, sit.
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A sound becomes part of a word.
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Later, that word becomes part of an idea, and that is our spiral.
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Let's take map.
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That's going to be our keyword.
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Now, a map.
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Now, I have a map.
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Say it with me.
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I have a map.
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Next, bag.
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A bag.
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I have a bag. And then let's expand.
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I have a blue bag.
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next sit please sit small pieces useful English simple is powerful
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one sound becomes a word one word becomes part of a sentence
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and now you can communicate an idea so let's train your ears
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I will say a word and you tell me the first sound.
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Ready?
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Book.
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B. Good job.
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Mom.
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M. Yes.
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Time.
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T. Son.
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dog
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fish excellent you are not only training
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your mouth you are training your ear listen first and then speak
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now let's bring back english
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that you already know what's your name my name is
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matt listen to matt what is the first sound now my name is ben ben
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and i'm from texas texas the first sound
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you see what we are doing yesterday's conversation did not disappear we brought it back
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and we added today's skill and this is spiral approach learning
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so now let's talk about something that you will hear every day in Find Your Voice.
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Voice rep.
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What does rep mean?
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A rep is short for a repetition.
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Think about going to the gym.
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You lift the weight once, that is one rep.
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You do it again, that's another rep.
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Your muscles get stronger through repetition.
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your voice works the same way a voice rep is a
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short speaking workout for your voice usually about 60 seconds
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you listen you practice then you record yourself speaking and most importantly do not wait for perfect.
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Your voice rep is not a performance.
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It is practice.
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Every day, one rep.
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Every day, a little stronger.
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So remember, during these 21 days, you have two important habits.
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The first one is shadow reading.
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Listen to my voice.
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Speak with me immediately after me copy the pronunciation stress rhythm and intonation
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and the second one is the voice rep after you practice use your own voice record yourself listen to yourself
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and keep growing so shadow speaking practice
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and voice rep listen to another voice practice with another voice then use your voice today choose 10 letters
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and for each one say the letter name say the sound
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say one example word for example b book m
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m mom t time then finish with today i learned that letters and sounds are different.
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And simple is powerful.
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Don't record it 20 times.
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This is a rep, not perfection.
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One rep today, another tomorrow.
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And after 21 days, you will have a very different voice.
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Remember, see it, hear it, say it.
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Speak now, fix later, keep leveling up, and I'll see you in day three.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Find Your Voice - Day 2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: voice, letter, sound, rep, listen. This video has 134 sentences and 894 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:30. The speaker talks slowly, about 85 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| spiral noun | /ˈspaɪɹəl/ | A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point. |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| rhythm noun | /ˈɹɪð.əm/ | The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. |
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| muscle noun | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| expand verb | /ɪkˈspænd/ | To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open. |
| habit noun | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | An action performed on a regular basis. |
| communicate verb | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. |
| disappear verb | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | To vanish. |
| importantly adverb | /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/ | Used to mark a statement as having importance. |
| workout noun | /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ | An exercise session; a period of physical exercise. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bring back verb | /ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/ | To fetch something. |
| take out verb | To remove. | |
| work together verb | To be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you remember our spiral approach?
- Let's review what we learned yesterday.
- Let's look at some examples.
- That's going to be our keyword.
- You do it again, that's another rep.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep growing · keep leveling |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will say · will hear · will have |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are not only training · are training · are doing |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | we're going to bring · are going to keep · That's going to be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
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 litter, shadow, spiral.
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.