Shadowing Practice: G7 U6 Mindmap - Learn English Speaking with Video

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A visit to a school Hello, everyone.

Today I would like to talk about a visit to a school.

Last week I visited a lower secondary school with my teacher and classmates.

It was a big and beautiful school in the city.

The school was clean, modern, and friendly.

There were many trees, flowers, and students in the schoolyard.

First, we visited the school library.

It was on the second floor.

There were a lot of books, magazines, and newspapers there.

Some students were reading books and doing their homework.

I liked the library because it was quiet and useful for studying.

Next, we went to the computer room.

It had many computers.

Students could learn information technology and use the internet there.

I think the computer room was very useful because students could find information and improve their computer skills.

After that, we visited the school garden.

Some students were watering vegetables and plants.

The garden was green and beautiful.

We also saw the playground and the sports area.

Students could play basketball, football, and enjoy other outdoor activities there.

I liked the school very much because it had many modern facilities.

My favorite place was the school library because I love reading books and learning new things.

I would like to study at this school because it looks interesting and comfortable.

That is all about my visit to a school.

Thank you for listening.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “G7 U6 Mindmap”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: students, computer, visited, library, visit. This video has 25 sentences and 236 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:19. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
flower noun	/ˈfloʊɚ/	A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
skill noun	/skɪl/	A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
outdoor adjective	/aʊtˈdɔː/	Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
homework noun	/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/	Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
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).
classmate noun	/ˈklæs.meɪt/	A student who is in the same class at school.
schoolyard noun		The grounds around a school.
comfortable adjective	/ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/	Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
quiet adjective	/ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/	With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
friendly adjective	/ˈfɹɛnd.li/	Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
facility noun	/fəˈsɪlɪti/	The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
newspaper noun	/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/	A publication, usually published daily or weekly, containing news and other articles. Traditionally a print publication typically printed on cheap, low-quality…
favourite adjective	/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/	Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
basketball noun	/ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/	A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

Pronunciation to watch

Long words — get the stress right: facility /fəˈsɪlɪti/, secondary /ˈsɛkənˌdɛɹi/

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 flower, skill, outdoor.

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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