Shadowing Practice: FLYERS 1 WRITING TEST 1 STORY - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to Miss Moon's English Class.
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Flyers 1 Test 1.
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Write a Story.
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One day, a tortoise named Tutu wanted to have an adventure.
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He went to a big city and found lots of interesting things there.
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But after a few hours, Tutu felt hungry because there were no plans for him to eat.
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Luckily, he saw a lot of green leaves on top of a tall building.
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Tutu went into the lift, but nobody noticed him.
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The lift took him to the top floor.
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When Tutu got to the top, he was very happy because he could eat all the yummy leaves there.
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It was the best adventure ever.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “FLYERS 1 WRITING TEST 1 STORY”. This video has 13 sentences and 119 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:01. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| adventure noun | /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ | A feeling of desire for new and exciting things. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| luckily adverb | /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/ | In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately. |
| flyer noun | /ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/ | That which flies, as a bird or insect. |
| yummy adjective | /ˈjʌm.i/ | Delicious. |
| tortoise noun | /ˈtɔɹ.təs/ | Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland… |
| lift noun | /lɪft/ | An act of lifting or raising. |
| tall adjective | /tɔl/ | Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of… |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| nobody noun | /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/ | A person dismissed as unimportant. |
| floor noun | /flɔː/ | The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
| notice verb | /ˈnoʊ.tɪs/ | To become aware of; to observe. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
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 adventure, leaf, hungry.
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.