Shadowing Practice: Flashcard – Global 8 BTBT Unit 1 p 25, 26 Reading - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Teenagers Teenagers Teenagers Young people Young people
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Students Today Different Different.
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Free time.
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Leisure time.
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After school.
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Hour. About two hours.
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Daily.
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During.
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During winter.
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Winter occasions.
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Activity, activities.
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Type.
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Hobby, hobbies.
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Enjoy.
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Prefer.
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Favorite.
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Spend.
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Common.
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choice option popular Option.
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Popular.
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Recently.
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Creative.
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Creativity.
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Creative activity.
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Cooking.
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Knitting.
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DIY project.
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Origami.
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Make paper flowers.
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Develop.
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Improve.
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Memory.
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Sport.
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Physical.
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Physical activity.
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Physical health.
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Badminton.
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Cycling.
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Volleyball.
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Exercise.
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Reduce.
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Stress.
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Outdoors.
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Fresh air.
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Nearby.
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Park.
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Adventurous.
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Adventurous activity. Be keen on.
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Skateboarding.
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Snowboarding.
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Ski resort.
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Balance.
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Social.
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Social activity.
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Role.
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Important.
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Play an important role.
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Hang out.
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Neighbor.
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Friend.
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Comedy.
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Comedy movie.
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Watch.
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Movie.
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Participate in.
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Contest.
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Technology.
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Surfing the net.
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Send.
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Message.
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Computer skills.
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Connect with.
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Pen friend.
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Keep in touch with.
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Family.
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Socially.
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Question.
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How much? Which? Where?
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Why?
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How.
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Become.
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Help.
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Benefit.
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Provide, offer.
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Provide for.
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Reason.
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Many.
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More.
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The most. At. With.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Flashcard – Global 8 BTBT Unit 1 p 25, 26 Reading”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: activity, Teenagers, physical. This video has 90 sentences and 147 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:20.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hobby noun | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| participate verb | /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). |
| 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. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| occasion noun | /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ | A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. |
| resort noun | /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/ | A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment. |
| outdoor adjective | /aʊtˈdɔː/ | Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. |
| keen adjective | /kin/ | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| creativity noun | /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/ | The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product. |
| socially adverb | /ˈsoʊʃəli/ | In a social manner; sociably. |
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| leisure noun | /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/ | Freedom provided by the cessation of activities. |
| surf verb | /sɝf/ | To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing. |
| volleyball noun | /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ | A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, socially /ˈsoʊʃəli/, leisure /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/
- Long words — get the stress right: participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, adventurous /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/, origami /ˌoɹəˈɡɑmi/
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 hobby, flower, participate.
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.