Shadowing Practice: G7 U6 Des 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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1. Who is showing the students around the school?

A teacher is showing the students around the school.

2. What school facilities can you see in the picture?

I can see a school library, a computer room, a school garden, a playground, a sports area, a gym, and a school building.

3. What are the students doing in the school garden?

They are watering vegetables and plants in the school garden.

Four, where are the students reading books?

They are reading books in the school library.

Five, what are the students doing in the computer room?

They are using computers, learning how to use computers in the computer room.

Six, what are the students doing in the sports area?

They are playing sports, playing basketball, doing outdoor activities in the sports area.

7. Is the computer room different from the school library?

How?

Yes, it is.

The computer room has computers for students to learn information technology, but the school library has books for students to read.

8. Which place in the school do you like best?

Why?

I like the school library best because I like reading books and learning new things.

9. Would you like to study at this school?

Why or why not?

Yes, I would, because the school is big, clean, modern, and has many useful facilities.

10. Which school facility is the most useful for students?

Why?

I think the computer room is the most useful, because students can learn how to use computers and the internet.

11. If you were a student at this school, where would you like to study or play after class?

Why?

I would like to study in the library after class because it is quiet and has a lot of books.

I would like to play in the sports area after class because I like sports and outdoor activities.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

The speaker keeps coming back to these words: student, computer, library, sports, books. This video has 29 sentences and 302 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:03. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 91% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 16 of its 29 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
outdoor adjective	/aʊtˈdɔː/	Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
vegetable noun	/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/	A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
playground noun	/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/	A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
facility noun	/fəˈsɪlɪti/	The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
quiet adjective	/ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/	With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
basketball noun	/ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/	A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
computer noun	/kəmˈpju.tɚ/	A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large…
library noun	/ˈlaɪˌbɹɛɹ.i/	An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various…
sport noun	/spoɹt/	Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
garden noun	/ˈɡɑː.d(ə)n/	An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
useful adjective	/ˈjuːsfəl/	Having a practical or beneficial use.
activity noun	/ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/	The state or quality of being active; activeness.
clean adjective	/kliːn/	Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
plant noun	/plɑːnt/	An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a…
teacher noun	/ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/	A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.

Sentences worth repeating

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

What school facilities can you see in the picture?
Which place in the school do you like best?
Would you like to study at this school?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the most useful
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	is showing · are watering · are reading

Pronunciation to watch

Long words — get the stress right: facility /fəˈsɪlɪti/, activity /ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/

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 outdoor, vegetable, playground.

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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Key vocabulary in this video

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How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?