Shadowing Practice: FUN FOR FLYERS 4TH - UNIT 9B - PAGE 22 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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9b.
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In my classroom.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Where can William sit now?
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Can I sit on one of the new dark blue chairs today, Mrs. White?
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Not today, William.
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Sit at your normal desk by the door, please.
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Can't I sit at the back of the classroom with my friend Charlie?
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Sorry, not this morning.
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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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What is the first lesson today?
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Are we going to have a sports lesson today, Mrs White?
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Not today, William.
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Your sports teacher is ill.
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Oh, no. Will we have maths again then?
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No, you'll have a geography lesson first this morning.
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Mr Jones will come and teach you in that class.
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2. What should the students take to their art class?
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What must we bring for our art class tomorrow?
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you'll need to bring some glue that's all
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but what about scissors we're going to cut out some pictures from magazines again aren't we yes
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but I'll give you those I'll give you pencils and 3.
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What did William forget to bring to school?
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Now, have you got all the things that you need at school today?
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I've got all my books.
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Well done, William.
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But you'll need other things too.
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Well, I've got my new plastic ruler, but, oh no, my glasses aren't here.
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Oh dear.
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Well, perhaps your mum can bring them for you.
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4. Where should the students put their dictionaries?
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Now, take out your new blue dictionaries.
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The ones in our desks?
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Yes, William.
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And put them on that empty shelf.
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The shelf that's next to the cupboard?
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I mean the one above the bookcase.
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Oh, OK.
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Five.
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What kind of competition is it?
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Right.
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One more thing.
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There's a competition here in school next Tuesday.
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Yes.
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There's a circle round that date on the classroom calendar.
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What kind of competition is it?
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Is it a music competition?
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That's a good idea.
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But no, it's a spelling competition, William.
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Does the winner get a nice prize?
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Yes.
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A poster with all the planets on it.
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Great. 8.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “FUN FOR FLYERS 4TH - UNIT 9B - PAGE 22”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: William, competition, sit, classroom, lesson. This video has 56 sentences and 350 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:24. The speaker talks slowly, about 103 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. 18 of its 56 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 |
|---|---|---|
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| classroom noun | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | A room, often in a school, where classes take place. |
| desk noun | /dɛsk/ | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a… |
| dictionary noun | /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/ | A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also… |
| shelf noun | /ʃɛlf/ | A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects. |
| tick noun | /tɪk/ | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| calendar noun | /ˈkæl.ən.də/ | Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years. |
| poster noun | /ˈpoʊstɚ/ | A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall. |
| mathematics noun | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
| spelling noun | /ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ | The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography. |
| geography noun | /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/ | The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them. |
| pencil noun | /ˈpɛnsəl/ | A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. |
| ruler noun | /ˈɹulɚ/ | A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings. |
| glue noun | /ɡlu/ | A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. |
| scissors noun | /ˈsɪzəz/ | A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cut out verb | To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop or cease (doing something). |
| take out verb | To remove. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can you see the tick?
- Will we have maths again then?
- No, you'll have a geography lesson first this morning.
- What must we bring for our art class tomorrow?
- The ones in our desks?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should the |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | Will we have · you'll have · will come |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | Are we going to have · we're going to cut |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | must we · need to bring |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as you'll, aren't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/, shelf /ʃɛlf/
- Long words — get the stress right: dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/
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 lesson, classroom, desk.
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.