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28D.
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I want to win.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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What kind of competition is Anna getting ready for?
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Hello, Jack.
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Hey, I didn't like standing on the stage, but I won the music competition last week.
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Excellent, Anna.
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You're always entering competitions, aren't you?
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You're so good at art.
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Did you win that cartoon drawing competition?
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No, I didn't.
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Well, perhaps you'll win next time.
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Thanks.
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Actually, I'm trying to win another competition now.
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It's for growing the biggest fruit or vegetable.
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I planted some watermelon plants.
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They're getting really big.
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Wow!
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Can you see the tick?
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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One.
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Who is helping Anna?
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Your dad knows a lot about growing plants.
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Is he helping you?
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He's too busy on the farm.
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But Grandpa's giving me lots of advice.
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That's lucky.
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Yes, he often helps mum with her vegetable garden too.
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2. What is the date of the competition?
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How much longer have you got before the competition date?
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It ends on the 29th, so I have to be ready by then.
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The 29th of June?
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That's in three weeks.
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No, I meant July, just before our August holiday from school.
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Oh, OK.
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You've got lots of time then.
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3. How did Anna find out about the competition?
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Who told you about the competition?
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Nobody.
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I read about it in our village magazine.
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Is there any information about it on the village website?
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There might be.
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I don't know.
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It won't be easy to win because lots of people know about it now.
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4. What is the first prize?
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The winner gets a great prize.
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Let me guess.
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A meal for all the family in the new village restaurant.
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That's right.
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It's more fun than money.
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And better than one of those little silver cups.
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Five.
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Where is Anna going to go now?
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But I've got to hurry now.
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Why?
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Where are you going?
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To see if your plants are OK?
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I'll do that later.
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I've got a guitar lesson before I do that.
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Oh, OK.
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Well, I'm going to go and watch some cartoons.
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See you tomorrow and good luck.
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Thanks.
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Bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “FUN FOR FLYERS 4TH - UNIT 28D - PAGE 61”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: competition, Anna, plants, village. This video has 65 sentences and 358 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:17. The speaker talks slowly, about 109 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 17 of its 65 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cartoon noun | /kɑɹˈtun/ | A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. |
| vegetable noun | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice… |
| tick noun | /tɪk/ | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| 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). |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| prize noun | /ˈpɹaɪ̯z/ | That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. |
| restaurant noun | /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ | An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. |
| holiday noun | /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ | A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed. |
| fruit noun | /fɹut/ | A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically |
| competition noun | /ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ | The action of competing. |
| plant noun | /plɑːnt/ | An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a… |
| village noun | /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/ | A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town. |
| grow verb | /ˈɡɹəʊ/ | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You're always entering competitions, aren't you?
- You're so good at art.
- Did you win that cartoon drawing competition?
- Can you see the tick?
- Who told you about the competition?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | more fun than · better than |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | You're always entering · I'm trying · They're getting |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | you'll win · won't be · I'll do |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, I've. 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 cartoon, vegetable, tick.
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.