Shadowing Practice: GLOBAL SUCCESS 4 UNIT 5 | THINGS WE CAN DO | SPEAKING PRACTICE | CAMBRIDGE SMART - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello everyone, I am Lana.
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Today I want to talk about what I can do.
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I can swim and ride a bike.
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I can fly a kite in the park with my friends.
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I can skip and roller skate too.
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I like drawing pictures and I can cook simple food with my mother.
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I can also play the piano.
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These activities are fun and make me happy, but there are some things I cannot do.
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I cannot ride a horse and I cannot play the guitar.
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I want to learn them in the future.
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Now, let's talk about my friend Liam.
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Hello Liam, what can you do?
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Hi Lana, I can swim and ride a bike.
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I can fly a kite and draw pictures.
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I can play the piano too.
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Can you roller skate?
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No, I can't.
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Can you cook?
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Yes, I can.
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I can cook with my mother.
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Can you ride a horse?
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No, I can't.
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Can you draw pictures?
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Yes, I can.
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See you in our next lessons.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “GLOBAL SUCCESS 4 UNIT 5”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ride, cook, pictures, cannot. This video has 27 sentences and 187 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:03. The speaker talks at a natural 177 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 5 of its 27 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| piano noun | /piˈænɪː/ | A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers… |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| roller noun | /ˈɹoʊlɚ/ | Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure. |
| skate noun | /skeɪt/ | A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice. |
| kite noun | /ˈkiːtɛ/ | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. |
| guitar noun | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| exam verb | /ɪɡˈzæm/ | Shortened form of examine |
| skip verb | /skɪp/ | To move by hopping on alternate feet. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| cook verb | /kʊk/ | To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc. |
| bike noun | /baɪk/ | Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can you roller skate?
- Can you ride a horse?
- Can you draw pictures?
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like piano, swim, roller.
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.