Shadowing Practice: Grade 10 Unit 2 Listening - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome to our club meeting.
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As you know, we are organizing a Go Green weekend event next Sunday.
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Before presenting the event schedule, let me briefly tell you about the teams and activities.
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There will be three teams.
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Each team will take care of one specific task.
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The cleanup team will be responsible for cleaning the central park in our town.
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They will pick up rubbish, bottles, plastic bags, anything that's lying around.
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They will also water small trees and flowers in the park.
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The donation team will collect used items from local people.
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Then they will have to sort and put them into the correct bags.
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This will make delivery much easier and will also help to reach the people who need these items.
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The media team will be responsible for reporting on the event.
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They will take photos of the activities during the event and post them on the club's website.
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They will also write a report which will summarize the results of the event
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and make suggestions for other club activities in the future.

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "Grade 10 Unit 2 Listening" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →