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28a.
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Our busy holidays.
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Look at the pictures.
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What does Alex Smile do every week?
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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On Mondays, Alex climbs mountains.
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What, every week?
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Yes, and sometimes the mountains are very high and the weather is very cold.
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Oh, OK.
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Can you see the line from the word Monday?
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On Mondays, Alex climbs mountains.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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One.
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Alex has lots of fun with his son Matt on Saturdays.
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Do they do sport?
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No, they always go to painting school.
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Really?
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They paint pictures?
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No, they're learning to paint walls.
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2. Does Alex have any more children?
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Yes.
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His daughter's called Lucy.
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She plays basketball very well.
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What, at school?
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Yes, every Tuesday.
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She's fantastic.
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Alex often films the games she plays in.
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3. Alex is learning to fly.
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Did you know that?
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No. Is he learning to fly planes?
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No, helicopters.
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His wife, Eva, is teaching him.
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Brilliant.
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When does he have lessons? On Wednesdays.
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Thank you for watching.
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Remember to do your homework.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Fun for Movers 4th Edition”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Alex, mountains, Monday, learning. This video has 37 sentences and 172 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:59. The speaker talks slowly, about 87 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 92% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 11 of its 37 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 |
|---|---|---|
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| helicopter noun | /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ | An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and… |
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| paint verb | /peɪnt/ | To apply paint to. |
| teach verb | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | To pass on knowledge to. |
| holiday noun | /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ | A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed. |
| basketball noun | /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/ | A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop. |
| brilliant adjective | /ˈbɹɪl.jənt/ | Shining brightly. |
| mountain noun | /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ | An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of… |
| weather noun | /ˈwɛðɚ/ | The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc. |
| draw verb | /dɹɑ/ | To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner. |
| sport noun | /spoɹt/ | Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics. |
| plane noun | /pleɪn/ | An airplane; an aeroplane. |
| fantastic adjective | /fænˈtæs.tɪk/ | Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier). |
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 climb, lesson, helicopter.
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.