Shadowing Practice: GLOBAL SUCCESS 5 - Unit 4: Our free-time activities (Lesson 3) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Global Success 5, Unit 4, Our Free Time Activities, Lesson 3.
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Always I always listen to music.
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Sometimes She sometimes plays the violin.
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Always, always, always I always listen to music on Saturdays What do you do on Sundays?
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I always play volleyball on Sundays Sometimes,
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sometimes, sometimes I sometimes ride my bike on Saturdays.
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What do you do on Sundays?
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I sometimes go swimming on Sundays.
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Laura likes listening to music in her free time.
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She always plays the violin at the weekend.
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She sometimes plays the piano to entertain her family.
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She likes playing sports and games too.
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She usually plays volleyball on Saturdays and she often goes for a walk on Sundays.
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She loves going shopping and she helps daughter mother with the cooking on Sundays.
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Laura does not like roller skating.
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She rarely goes roller skating in her free time.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “GLOBAL SUCCESS 5 - Unit 4: Our free-time activities”. This video has 16 sentences and 141 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:55. The speaker talks slowly, about 73 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| roller noun | /ˈɹoʊlɚ/ | Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure. |
| volleyball noun | /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ | A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net. |
| 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. |
| violin noun | /ˌvaɪ.əˈlɪn/ | A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow. |
| rarely adverb | /ˈɹɛəɹli/ | Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. |
| 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. |
| entertain verb | /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ | To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably. |
| 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. |
| global adjective | /ˈɡloʊ.bəl/ | Concerning all parts of the world. |
| weekend noun | /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ | The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday. |
| shop noun | /ʃɑp/ | An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. |
| ride verb | /ɹaɪd/ | To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. |
| sport noun | /spoɹt/ | Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics. |
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 roller, volleyball, skate.
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.