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32B. Where?
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Jack is a postman.
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He takes things to different places in the town.
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Where did Jack take each thing?
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Hi, Jack.
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You look tired.
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Are you OK?
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Oh, hello, Julia.
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Yes, but I've been up and down so many steps today.
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I had hundreds of letters and some other quite interesting things to take to different places today.
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There were some special stamps.
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I needed to be very careful with those.
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Where did you take them?
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To the museum.
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They're really old.
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Wow.
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What did they look like?
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It's difficult to explain.
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Can you see the letter B?
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Now you listen and write a letter in each box.
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One of the largest things in my bag at the end of the day was a box.
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It was a funny shape and full of candy.
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Where did you have to take that?
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To the university.
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Oh!
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Who was it for?
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It was for someone important who teaches there.
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I like going there.
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It's full of such interesting people.
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But it's always difficult to find the right person to give things to.
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I had to take a board game that someone invented to an address that was quite difficult to find as well.
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Really?
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Yes.
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Someone told me it was a prize.
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Wow!
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For winning a competition?
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That's right.
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The people who entered had to design a poster for the new railway station.
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The winner was the manager of the new shoe factory.
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I found him in his office.
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He was really pleased.
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After that, I had to take lots of birthday cards to Miss Pond at the place where she works.
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She's very popular.
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I know her.
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She works at the library, doesn't she?
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She did, but she left about a month ago, so I took it to the bank instead.
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She's got a really good job there now.
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I think she's going to have a party this evening.
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Exciting!
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I had a lovely surprise for another person too.
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Really?
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What?
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A blue envelope which had an invitation inside.
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The address on the front was City Station, so that's where I took it.
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What was the invitation for?
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Dinner at that expensive hotel in Bridge Street.
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Fantastic!
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And then I just had a book of cartoons in my bag.
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I'd like one of those.
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It sounds fun.
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Yes, it looked great.
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Someone at the stadium bought it online.
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They were very pleased it arrived.
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It was a present for their daughter.
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Oh, that's nice.
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I hope she likes it.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “FUN FOR FLYERS 4TH - UNIT 32B - PAGE 68”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Jack, letter, difficult. This video has 66 sentences and 420 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:40. The speaker talks at a steady 114 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 14 of its 66 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| invitation noun | /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ | The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| railway noun | /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/ | A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| candy noun | /ˈkæn.di/ | Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| poster noun | /ˈpoʊstɚ/ | A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall. |
| stamp noun | /stæmp/ | An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof. |
| cartoon noun | /kɑɹˈtun/ | A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. |
| envelope noun | /ˈɛnvə(ˌ)loʊp/ | A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing. |
| invent verb | /ɪnˈvɛnt/ | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| postman noun | /ˈpəʊs(t)mən/ | Someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Where did you take them?
- Where did you have to take that?
- She works at the library, doesn't she?
- I'd like one of those.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as doesn't, I'd, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, shoe /ˈʃu/
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 invitation, litter, railway.
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.