Shadowing Practice: grade 10 Unit 2 Getting started - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What are you going to do this weekend, Num?
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I'm going to attend the first meeting of my school's Go Green Club.
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Really?
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Can you tell me about the club, please?
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Well, it was set up by the youth union in my school.
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Its aim is to improve our environment and encourage people to adopt a greener lifestyle.
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Sounds interesting.
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What's the first thing you are going to do?
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We're going to clean up the school right after the ceremony.
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Do you have any other planned events?
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Not yet, but I think we'll organise more activities to raise local people's awareness of environmental issues.
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I'm keen to reduce my carbon footprint, but I don't know what to do.
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Can I join the club? sure the club welcomes all students
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in the area I hope we'll be able to do a
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lot to protect our environment great can you please give me the time
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and place of the club meeting okay I'll text you see you then
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “grade 10 Unit 2 Getting started”. This video has 16 sentences and 166 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:04. The speaker talks at a natural 156 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 6 of its 16 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| encourage verb | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. |
| awareness noun | /əˈwɛɹ.nəs/ | The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. |
| ceremony noun | /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/ | A ritual, with religious or cultural significance. |
| lifestyle noun | /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ | A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group. |
| adopt verb | /əˈdɑpt/ | To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. |
| keen adjective | /kin/ | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| footprint noun | /ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/ | The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow. |
| organise verb | Non-Oxford British standard spelling of organize. | |
| attend verb | /əˈtɛnd/ | To care for (someone requiring attention); specifically, of a doctor, nurse, etc.: to provide professional care to (someone). |
| carbon noun | /ˈkɑɹ.bən/ | The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or… |
| environment noun | /ɪnˈvaɪ.ɚn.mənt/ | The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest. |
| text noun | /tɛkst/ | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. |
| join verb | /ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ | To connect or combine into one; to put together. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| clean adjective | /kliːn/ | Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. | |
| set up verb | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | To make ready for use. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can you tell me about the club, please?
- What's the first thing you are going to do?
- Do you have any other planned events?
- Can I join the club?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was set |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to attend · are going to do · We're going to clean |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | we'll organise · we'll be · I'll text |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we'll, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: ceremony /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/, environment /ɪnˈvaɪ.ɚn.mənt/, activity /ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/, environmental /ənˌvaɪ.ɚnˈmɛn.təl/
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 encourage, awareness, ceremony.
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.