Shadowing Practice: Fun for Movers 4th Edition | Our homes | 14B - Page 32 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creating lesson...
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14b.
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Our Homes.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Hi, Grandma.
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Are you happy in your new house?
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Yes, Ben.
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It's great.
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What colour is it?
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It's blue and white.
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Blue and white?
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That's nicer than ours.
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Can you see the answer?
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Now you listen and write.
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One.
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How many rooms have you got?
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We've only got six rooms, but that's okay.
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Wow, that's a lot.
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Six bedrooms?
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No, we've only got two bedrooms upstairs.
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Two?
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Oh.
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Two.
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And can you give me your new address?
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I want to send you something.
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Oh?
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Is it something nice?
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Yes.
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Okay.
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I live in Cook Road at number 56.
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Number 56, Cook Road.
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Brilliant.
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Thanks.
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Three.
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And what's the name of the town, Grandma?
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My new house isn't in a town, Ben.
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I live in a village called Tyre.
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Tyre?
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Is that T-Y-R-E?
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Yes, that's right.
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Four.
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What's your favorite room in the new house?
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My kitchen, because it's got a big window, and I can watch my chickens in the garden.
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I love feeding your chickens, Grandma.
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I know, and I love my kitchen.
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Five.
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What's near your house?
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There's a river near my house.
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You can go there and fish.
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A river?
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Wow, that's so cool!
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See you next weekend, then.
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Yes.
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Bye for now, Ben.
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Thank you for watching.
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Remember to do your homework.
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Thank you.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Fun for Movers 4th Edition”. This video has 57 sentences and 229 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:58. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 16 of its 57 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
bedroom noun/ˈbɛdˌɹum/A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
homework noun/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
upstairs adverb/ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.
kitchen noun/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/A room or area for preparing food.
feed verb/fiːd/To give (someone or something) food to eat.
favourite adjective/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
brilliant adjective/ˈbɹɪl.jənt/Shining brightly.
colour nounCommonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of color.
weekend noun/ˈwiˌkɛnd/The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
address noun/əˈdɹɛs/A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.
fish noun/ˈfɪʃ/A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod.
village noun/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
window noun/ˈwɪndoʊ/An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
garden noun/ˈɡɑː.d(ə)n/An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Are you happy in your new house?
  • Can you see the answer?
  • How many rooms have you got?
  • What's your favorite room in the new house?
  • What's near your house?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as we've, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 bedroom, homework, upstairs.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →