Shadowing Practice: Finish the day! Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing English Speaking Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video
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all right here we go we have a super easy repeat after me English speaking practice
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we're gonna do some shadowing the topic is finish the day in the last video we started the day right
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and now we're going to finish the day let's jump into the text here
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we go after a long day after a long day I happily headed home.
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I happily went home.
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Headed home.
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If you head somewhere, you go in that direction.
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You go in the direction of your home.
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You went home.
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You headed home.
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And slipped into my comfy clothes.
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Slipped into.
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That just means to change into, to wear.
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If you wear something, you slip into it you quickly put it on, slip it on, slipped into my comfy, comfy, comfortable.
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It's short for comfortable.
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Comfortable clothes.
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Comfy clothes.
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All right, all of it.
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After a long day, I happily headed home and slipped into my comfy clothes.
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After a long day, I happily headed home and slipped into my comfy clothes.
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After a long day, I happily headed home and slipped into my comfy clothes.
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After a long day, I happily headed home and slipped into my comfy clothes.
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After a long day, I happily headed home and slipped into my comfy clothes.
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How'd you do?
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Were you able to shadow me and say it with me?
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You got to open your mouth and speak.
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All right.
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I made myself a nice dinner and enjoyed some music as I ate.
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I made myself a nice dinner and enjoyed some music as I ate.
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I made myself a nice dinner and enjoyed some music as I ate.
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I almost said while I ate.
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Okay, I messed up.
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Let's try again.
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Here we go.
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I made myself a nice dinner and enjoyed some music as I ate.
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I made myself a nice dinner and enjoyed some music as I ate.
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Later, I unwound on the couch.
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Unwound, what does that mean?
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That means relaxed.
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So during the day, you get wound up.
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You wind something up and you get tight.
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And when you let something unwind, you get unwound, you relax.
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It just means relax.
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I relaxed on the couch.
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I unwound on the couch and started watching a new TV series that I was excited about.
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Are you watching any TV series that you are excited about right now?
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Later, I unwound on the couch and started watching a new TV series that I was excited about.
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Later, I unwound on the couch and started watching a new TV series that I was excited about.
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Later, I unwound on the couch and started watching a new TV series that I was excited about.
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All right, good enough.
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I also took a moment to call my family and catch up with them.
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I took a moment, took some time to call my family and say, Hey, what's up?
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How you doing?
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I'm catching up with my family.
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I also took a moment to call my family and catch up with them.
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I also took a moment to call my family and catch up with them.
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I also took a moment to call my family and catch up with them.
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Before settling in for the night.
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Settling in.
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Settling in is just getting ready to go to bed.
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You settle in.
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before settling in for the night, I curled up with a few pages of my book.
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So you get in bed and you curl up, you get comfortable with your book.
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We often say, I curled up with a good book.
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So I curled up with a few pages of my book.
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All right, let's say that a few times.
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Before settling in for the night, I curled up with a few pages of my book.
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Before settling in for the night, I curled up with a few pages of my book.
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Before settling in for the night, I curled up with a few pages of my book.
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I started to feel sleepy, so I closed my book and set my alarm for the next day.
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I started to feel sleepy, so I closed my book and set my alarm for the next day.
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I started to feel sleepy, so I closed my book and set my alarm for the next day.
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I started to feel sleepy, so I closed my book and set my alarm for the next day.
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Simple, easy -peasy, lemon -squeezy, are you ready to say it non -stop?
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Shadow me, say it with me, here we go.
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After a long day, I happily headed home and slipped into my comfy clothes.
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I made myself a nice dinner and enjoyed some music as I ate.
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Later, I unwound on the couch and started watching a new TV series that I was excited about.
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I also took a moment to call my family and catch up with them.
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Before settling in for the night, I curled up with a few pages of my book.
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I started to feel sleepy, so I closed my book and set my alarm for the next day.
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Boom!
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Good workout!
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Simple, easy, right?
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Thank you for practicing with me.
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Just some easy practice here, because a few lessons ago I did a really difficult 22 -minute lesson, so I tried to make two easy lessons.
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Hopefully, I made up for that.
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Let's take it one step at a time.
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what's next I don't have the next lesson prepared yet I'm gonna do
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that right now maybe and I'll see you in the next video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Finish the day! Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing English Speaking Practice”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: comfy, slipped, headed, clothes, unwound. This video has 90 sentences and 930 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:03. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 78% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| slip verb | /ˈslɪp/ | To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction. |
| comfy adjective | /ˈkʌm.fi/ | Comfortable. |
| settle verb | /ˈsɛtəl/ | To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc). |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| happily adverb | /ˈhæp.ə.li/ | In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness. |
| curl noun | /kɜɹl/ | A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet. |
| couch noun | /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ | An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa. |
| alarm noun | /əˈlɑɹm/ | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
| sleepy adjective | /ˈsliːpi/ | Tired; feeling the need for sleep. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| boom verb | /bum/ | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| lemon noun | /ˈlɛmən/ | A yellowish citrus fruit. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mess up verb | To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. | |
| wind up verb | /waɪnd ˈʌp/ | To wind (rope, string, mainsprings, etc.) completely. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Were you able to shadow me and say it with me?
- I'm catching up with my family.
- All right, let's say that a few times.
- Let's take it one step at a time.
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 | started watching |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | Are you watching · I'm catching · is just getting |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna do · we're going to finish |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as gonna, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 slip, comfy, settle.
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.