Shadowing Practice: Flyers 1,TEST 1, part 4- Minh Ngoc English - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Part 4.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Where will Helen's club meet on Saturday?
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Dad, don't forget that I'm going to go to the next meeting of my club on Saturday.
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Is it going to be in the sports centre again?
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No, that was only the first meeting.
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It's going to be at the big bookshop in town this week.
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You know, the one near the market.
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OK.
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Can you take me there in the car?
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Perhaps.
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We'll see.
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Can you see the tick?
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. What does Helen play at the club?
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So, do people play music at this club?
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Yes.
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There's someone who plays the guitar very well, and my friend plays the piano.
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That sounds fun.
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And I play the drums.
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But Dad, I'm terrible.
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2. What must Helen take to the club this week?
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We're going to make some cookies on Saturday.
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Oh, that's great.
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Do you have to take anything with you?
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Perhaps some flour?
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No, they have that, and the butter.
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Good.
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We don't have to go to the shop then.
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Well, everyone has to take some chocolate, the kind you use for cooking.
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No problem.
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We've got some.
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3. Who's going to visit the club next month?
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Every month, people who do different jobs come to the club.
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Why do they come?
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They talk about their jobs.
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Once, we had a football player.
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So, what about next month?
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Oh, it's going to be a firefighter.
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The club invited a pilot, but he's too busy.
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Four.
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Which film was the most interesting?
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We watch a short film at the end of each meeting.
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Wow.
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The best one was about dolphins.
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The one on dinosaurs wasn't very good.
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Oh.
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And the worst one was about butterflies.
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Very boring.
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Five.
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What's the club going to do on holiday next year?
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Everyone in the club's going to go on holiday next year, Dad.
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But we're going to go sailing next year, Helen.
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And there'll be your tennis camp.
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I know, but this will be in the winter.
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So what's the club going to do?
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It's going to be a skiing holiday.
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Can I go?
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Hmm.
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We'll see.
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Now listen to part four again.
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One.
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What does Helen play at the club?
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So, do people play music at this club?
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Yes.
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There's someone who plays the guitar very well, and my friend plays the piano.
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That sounds fun.
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And I play the drums.
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But Dad, I'm terrible.
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2. What must Helen take to the club this week?
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We're going to make some cookies on Saturday.
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Oh, that's great.
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Do you have to take anything with you?
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Perhaps some flour?
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No, they have that, and the butter.
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Good.
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We don't have to go to the shop then.
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Well, everyone has to take some chocolate, the kind you use for cooking.
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No problem.
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We've got some.
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3. Who's going to visit the club next month?
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Every month, people who do different jobs come to the club.
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Why do they come?
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They talk about their jobs.
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Once, we had a football player.
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So, what about next month?
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Oh, it's going to be a firefighter.
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The club invited a pilot, but he's too busy.
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4. Which film was the most interesting?
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We watch a short film at the end of each meeting.
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Wow!
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The best one was about dolphins.
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The one on dinosaurs wasn't very good.
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Oh?
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And the worst one was about butterflies.
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Very boring.
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5. What's the club going to do on holiday next year?
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Everyone in the club's going to go on holiday next year, Dad.
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But we're going to go sailing next year, Helen.
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And there'll be your tennis camp.
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I know, but this will be in the winter.
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So what's the club going to do?
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It's going to be a skiing holiday.
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Can I go?
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Hmm.
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We'll see.
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That is the end of part four.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 108 sentences and 648 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:02. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| guitar noun | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| tennis noun | /ˈtɛnɪs/ | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets. |
| piano noun | /piˈænɪː/ | A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers… |
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| ski noun | /skiː/ | One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water. |
| drum noun | /ˈdɹʌm/ | A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. |
| cookie noun | /ˈkʊki/ | A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm. |
| sail noun | /seɪl/ | A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination… |
| flour noun | /ˈflaʊ.ə/ | Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and… |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| butterfly noun | /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/ | A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. |
| tick noun | /tɪk/ | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| dinosaur noun | /ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/ | Those animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct. |
| dolphin noun | /ˈdɑlf.ɪn/ | A carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, don't, I'm. 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 guitar, butter, tennis.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | someone who plays · people who do |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most interesting · The best · the worst |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to go · Is it going to be · It's going to be |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will Helen · We'll see · there'll be |
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.