Shadowing Practice: Generations - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm glad we can discuss our families while waiting for the bus.
2
I'm confused because my centenarian great -grandmother now lives in a foreign country.
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Our household includes an infant, a toddler, and two middle -aged adults, so it's lively.
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My older brother feels conceited and arrogant after graduating from university last spring.
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Wow.
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My cousin is engaged, planning to get married, while my aunt faced a divorce.
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I feel nostalgic about childhood memories and grateful for the privacy my parents gave.
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There's a conflict over emotional and physical boundaries between my teen sibling and grandparents.
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We should exchange contacts, stay in touch, and take part in the program abroad.
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Let's settle on a reunion.
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I'll find a synonym for gathering to invite everyone.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 12 sentences and 126 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:58. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| confused adjective | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | unable to think clearly or understand |
| household adjective | /ˈhaʊshoʊld/ | Belonging to the same house and family. |
| cousin noun | /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ | Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a… |
| abroad adverb | /əˈbɹɔːd/ | Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. |
| settle verb | /ˈsɛtəl/ | To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc). |
| divorce noun | /dɪˈvɔːs/ | The legal dissolution of a marriage. |
| engage verb | /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ | To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. |
| privacy noun | /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/ | The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others. |
| grateful adjective | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful. |
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| gather verb | /ˈɡæðɚ/ | To collect normally separate things. |
| aunt noun | /ɑːnt/ | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| grandmother noun | /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ | A mother of someone's parent. |
| boundary noun | /ˈbaʊndɹi/ | The dividing line or location between two areas. |
| infant noun | /ˈɪn.fənt/ | A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should exchange |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll find |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
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 confused, household, cousin.
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.