Shadowing Practice: Grade 10 Unit 2 Reading - Learn English Speaking with Video
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More and more people adopt a green lifestyle.
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It is a choice we make to change to a greener and more sustainable lifestyle.
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There are many things you can do to become an eco -friendly person.
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Here are some of them.
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Turning off your appliances when they are not in use.
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This is one of the easiest ways to save energy and reduce your carbon footprint.
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It also helps reduce energy bills and prevent any dangerous situations such as a fire or an explosion.
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Buying products that are grown using more natural and organic methods.
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This helps reduce the use of harmful chemicals in food.
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Organic food is better for us because it is safer and healthier.
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It also tastes better.
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Cutting down on plastic use This really helps the environment
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because it takes many years for plastic waste to break down into small pieces.
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Bring a reusable bag when you go shopping and your own refillable bottle instead of buying bottled water.
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Recycling as much as possible This prevents pollution
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because it reduces the need to collect new raw materials and protects natural resources such as water and trees.
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So don't throw away your used household items, but sort and recycle them.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 17 sentences and 203 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:40. The speaker talks at a steady 122 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| organic adjective | /ɔːˈɡænɪk/ | Pertaining to or derived from living organisms. |
| lifestyle noun | /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ | A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group. |
| household adjective | /ˈhaʊshoʊld/ | Belonging to the same house and family. |
| resource noun | /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ | Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel. |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
| explosion noun | /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/ | A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding. |
| pollution noun | /pəˈluʃən/ | Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. |
| adopt verb | /əˈdɑpt/ | To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. |
| sustainable adjective | /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ | Able to be sustained. |
| harmful adjective | /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/ | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| footprint noun | /ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/ | The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow. |
| recycle verb | /ɹəˈsaɪkəl/ | To break down and reuse component materials. |
| appliance noun | /əˈplaɪ.əns/ | An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially |
| refillable adjective | /ˌɹiːˈfɪləbɫ̩/ | Capable of being filled again. |
| reusable adjective | Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| throw away verb | To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash. |
| turn off verb | To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.). |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: explosion /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/, pollution /pəˈluʃən/
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 organic, lifestyle, household.
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 | are grown |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the easiest |
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.