Shadowing Practice: Get Ready for STARTERS - UNIT 11 Listening | Lớp Học Thầy Mol - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Listening 41.
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Listen and read, then act.
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1. Mum, where are we going?
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We're going to the shops.
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Oh, no!
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2. Where are we going now?
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We're going to the clothes shop.
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Ugh!
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3. Now where are we going?
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Now we're going to...
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Four.
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The sweet shop.
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Yes, thanks Mum.
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Listening 41.
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Listen and read, then act.
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One.
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Mum, where are we going?
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We're going to the shops.
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Oh, no. Two.
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Where are we going now?
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We're going to the clothes shop.
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Three.
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Now where are we going?
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Now we're going to...
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Four.
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The sweet shop.
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Yes, thanks, Mum.
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Listening 42.
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Listen to Lucy and tick or cross.
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1. Hello, Lucy.
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Now, what are you doing here?
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And where are your school friends?
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Oh, well, Alex and Dan are in the computer room.
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They're working on the computers there.
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Oh, good.
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Are they with their teacher?
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Er, no. Two.
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And where's your friend Alice?
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She's reading a book.
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Oh, good.
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Is she reading her book in the library?
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No, she's in the playground.
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Oh.
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Three.
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And what are Mark and Nick doing?
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Well, they're eating lunch.
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Oh, what are they eating?
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Mark's eating a burger and Nick's eating chicken.
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OK.
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Four.
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And what are you doing in class, Lucy?
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Oh, I'm drawing this picture.
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Do you like it?
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Yes.
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That's a very good helicopter.
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And is that a train next to it?
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Yes, that's right.
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That's great, Lucy.
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But can you go and find your teacher now, please?
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OK, then.
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Listening 42.
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Listen to Lucy and tick or cross.
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One.
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Hello, Lucy.
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Now, what are you doing here?
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And where are your school friends?
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Oh, well, Alex and Dan are in the computer room.
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They're working on the computers there.
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Oh, good.
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Are they with their teacher?
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Er, no. Two.
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And where's your friend Alice?
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She's reading a book.
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Oh, good.
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Is she reading her book in the library?
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No, she's in the playground.
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Oh.
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Three.
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And what are Mark and Nick doing?
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Well, they're eating lunch.
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Oh, what are they eating?
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Mark's eating a burger and Nick's eating chicken.
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OK.
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Four.
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And what are you doing in class, Lucy?
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Oh, I'm drawing this picture.
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Do you like it?
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Yes.
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That's a very good helicopter.
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And is that a train next to it?
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Yes, that's right.
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That's great, Lucy.
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But can you go and find your teacher now, please?
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OK, then.
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Listening 43.
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Starters Practice Test.
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Listening Part 1.
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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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Do you like my picture?
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Yes, it's fantastic.
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Thanks.
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These are all my classmates.
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That's cool!
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Is that your friend Eva there, next to the helicopter?
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Yes, that's Eva.
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She's taking a photo of it.
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Can you see the line?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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One.
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Look, there's my best friend Hugo.
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Hugo, where is he?
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He's looking at the big ship.
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The boy who's wearing shorts?
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Yes, that's right.
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2. But look at that girl there.
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What's she doing?
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Do you mean the girl with the jellyfish on her T-shirt?
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That's Pat.
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But Pat's going to sleep.
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That's not good.
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Yes.
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Well, she doesn't really like old things, Mum.
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But she can't do that, can she?
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3. Can you see my friend Matt?
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No. Where is he?
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He's there.
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He's wearing his new baseball cap.
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I think he looks cool.
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So that's Matt.
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But he's riding the motorbike.
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Can he do that?
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Yes.
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It's great there, Mum.
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You can go on things.
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Really?
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Four.
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Oh, look up there.
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There's a girl in a plane.
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Yes, her name's Jill.
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She's nice, but she says it's scary up there.
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Yes, but Jill looks happy.
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She's waving at all the kids.
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Hmm, yes.
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Five. That girl looks nice. Which girl?
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She's wearing new boots.
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What's her name?
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Oh, that's May.
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She's OK.
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She likes that poster of the girl on the skateboard.
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Yes, she does.
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Listening 43.
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Starters practice test.
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Listening part 1.
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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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Do you like my picture?
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Yes, it's fantastic.
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Thanks.
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These are all my classmates.
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That's cool.
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Is that your friend Eva there, next to the helicopter?
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Yes, that's Eva.
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She's taking a photo of it.
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Can you see the line?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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1. Look, there's my best friend Hugo.
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Hugo?
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Where is he?
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He's looking at the big ship.
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The boy who's wearing shorts?
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Yes, that's right.
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2. But look at that girl there.
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What's she doing?
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Do you mean the girl with the jellyfish on her T-shirt?
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That's Pat.
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But Pat's going to sleep.
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That's not good.
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Yes.
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Well, she doesn't really like old things, Mum.
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But she can't do that, can she?
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Three.
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Can you see my friend Matt?
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No. Where is he?
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He's there.
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He's wearing his new baseball cap.
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I think he looks cool.
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So that's Matt.
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But he's riding the motorbike.
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Can he do that?
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Yes.
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It's great there, Mum.
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You can go on things.
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Really?
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Four.
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Oh, look up there.
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There's a girl in a plane.
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Yes, her name's Jill.
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She's nice, but she says it's scary up there.
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Yes, but Jill looks happy.
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She's waving at all the kids.
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Hmm, yes.
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Five.
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That girl looks nice. Which girl?
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She's wearing new boots.
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What's her name?
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Oh, that's May.
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She's OK.
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She likes that poster of the girl on the skateboard.
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Yes, she does.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Get Ready for STARTERS - UNIT 11 Listening”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Lucy, Mum, listening, eating, listen. This video has 214 sentences and 901 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:09. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 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. 57 of its 214 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
helicopter noun/ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and…
scary adjective/ˈskɛə.ɹi/Causing fear or anxiety
boot noun/but/A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
poster noun/ˈpoʊstɚ/A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
burger noun/ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/A hamburger.
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
starter noun/ˈstɑɹ.tɚ/Someone who starts, or who starts something.
tick noun/tɪk/A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
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.
jellyfish noun/ˈd͡ʒɛliˌfɪʃ/An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
motorbike verb/ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/To ride a motorbike; to travel by motorbike.
skateboard noun/ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
look up verb/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/To have better prospects.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Mum, where are we going?
  • We're going to the shops.
  • Where are we going now?
  • Do you like my picture?
  • Can you see the line?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupmy best
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around noware we going · are you doing · They're working

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, they're, can'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 helicopter, scary, boot.

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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