Shadowing Practice: FUN FOR FLYERS 4TH - UNIT 34B - PAGE 73 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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34b.
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Oliver goes to hospital.
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Listen to the story.
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Draw lines under the differences.
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Last February, it didn't stop snowing,
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and Oliver and his group of friends had lots of fun playing with sledges on a high hill near their homes.
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but one afternoon, when Oliver's sledge hit some rocks, he fell and hurt his right elbow,
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but also broke his leg in two places.
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His friends were really worried, and one of them quickly rang John's parents.
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His mother came to help, and an ambulance soon arrived to take Oliver to hospital.
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Poor Oliver had to stay in hospital for a few days.
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The doctors were friendly and kind and the food was great, so at first Oliver didn't mind.
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He didn't have to go to school or spend time doing lots of homework like his friends,
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he just lay in bed in his pyjamas and listened to rock music,
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played chess and other games on his phone, and watched his favourite football team scoring lots of goals on TV.
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But after three days, Oliver began to feel quite bored and a little unhappy.
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But then Peter Windows, one of the players in the football team, came into his hospital room.
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He was carrying a present, a pair of really cool football shorts.
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To wear during football practice when your leg is better, he said.
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Peter Windows wasn't alone.
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Oliver's cousin followed him into the room.
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And you can borrow my tablet while you're here, he said.
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Oliver began to feel much happier and very lucky.
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Then he had another surprise.
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One of his teachers appeared at the door.
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He brought something for Oliver as well, but it was some maths and history homework.
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I'm sorry about your poor leg,
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Oliver, he said, but make sure you do all this work before coming back to school in March.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “FUN FOR FLYERS 4TH - UNIT 34B - PAGE 73”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Oliver, hospital, football, leg, lots. This video has 28 sentences and 309 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:06. The speaker talks slowly, about 100 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| cousin noun | /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ | Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a… |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| mathematics noun | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
| ambulance noun | /ˈæmbjᵿl(ə)n(t)s/ | An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. |
| unhappy adjective | /ʌnˈhæpi/ | Not happy; sad. |
| tablet noun | /ˈtæblət/ | A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription. |
| borrow verb | /ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/ | To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. |
| chess noun | /t͡ʃɛs/ | A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the… |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| elbow noun | /ˈɛlboʊ̯/ | The joint between the upper arm and the forearm. |
| sledge noun | /slɛd͡ʒ/ | An instance of sledging. |
| pajamas noun | /pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/ | Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, wasn't. 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 homework, cousin, arrive.
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.