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42E.
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About a phone.
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Look at the picture.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Can you see the birds?
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Yes.
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One of them has a phone in its mouth.
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That's right.
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Can I colour it?
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Yes.
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Colour the phone in the bird's mouth orange.
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Can you see the orange phone?
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This is an example. And colour.
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One.
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Can you see the phone between the windows?
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The phone between the windows?
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Yes, I can.
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Great.
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Colour that phone yellow, please.
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OK.
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There.
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2. Now, can you see the phone on the man's bike?
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Sorry?
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Find the phone on the man's bike.
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Colour that phone red.
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OK.
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I'm doing that now.
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3. Can I colour the phone in the girl's hand now?
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Yes.
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You choose the colour for that phone.
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Great.
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Can I colour the phone in the girl's hand blue?
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Yes, you can.
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Four.
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Can I colour the phone in the tree too?
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Yes.
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What colour?
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Can I colour it purple?
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The phone in the tree?
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OK.
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There's a phone in the woman's bag too.
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Oh, yes.
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Colour that phone brown, please.
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OK.
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I'm colouring the phone in the woman's bag now.
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What a nice picture.
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Well done.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “FUN FOR STARTERS - UNIT 42E - PAGE 89”. This video has 49 sentences and 198 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:27. The speaker talks slowly, about 81 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. 13 of its 49 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
purple noun/ˈpɝ.pl̩/A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
coloring nounAn act or process which applies color.
colour nounCommonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of color.
orange noun/ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
bike noun/baɪk/Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.
yellow adjective/ˈjɛloʊ/Of a yellow hue.
bird noun/ˈbɜːd/An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of…
tree noun/tɹiː/A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches.
mouth noun/maʊθ/The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
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.
choose verb/t͡ʃuːz/To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Can you see the birds?
  • Can you see the orange phone?
  • Can you see the phone between the windows?
  • Can I colour the phone in the girl's hand now?
  • Can I colour the phone in the girl's hand blue?

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 purple, coloring, colour.

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.

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