Shadowing Practice: FUN FOR FLYERS 4TH - UNIT 29A - PAGE 62 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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29A.
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Doing sport.
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Having fun.
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Write 12 things you can see in the picture.
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1. You can see three of these and someone is sitting and going down the hill on one of them.
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Two One boy is carrying these over his shoulder.
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Another boy is coming down the hill on his.
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Three Two people are holding these in their hands.
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They're cold, round and white.
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Four Two of the boys are trying to skate on this.
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Five Most of the people are wearing these on their hands so they don't get cold.
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Six Three people are wearing these round their necks.
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Seven When you ski, you put one foot on each ski.
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When you go snowboarding, you put both feet on one.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “FUN FOR FLYERS 4TH - UNIT 29A - PAGE 62”. This video has 14 sentences and 121 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:21. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
skate noun/skeɪt/A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
snowboard noun/ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.
neck noun/ˈnɛk/The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
shoulder noun/ˈʃoʊldɚ/The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck.
wear verb/wɛ(ə)ɹ/To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.
foot noun/fʊt/A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
hill noun/hɪl/An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
sit verb/sɪt/To move oneself into such a position.
carry verb/ˈkæɹ.i/To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
sport noun/spoɹt/Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come down verbTo descend, fall down, collapse.
go down verbTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis sitting · is carrying · is coming

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like skate, snowboard, neck.

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.

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