Shadowing Practice: Grade 12 Unit 3 Listening-Ms Diem - Learn English Speaking with Video
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mum there's lots of rubbish in the garden should i put
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it in the bin don't mark
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i'm making a compost pile from rubbish yes the best way to build a compost pile is by using things
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we often throw away after cooking, or things we burn in the garden.
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Really?
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I didn't know that.
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Here, I've cleared a space in the garden and built the base layer of straw and twigs.
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Let's make the compost pile together.
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We can start by spreading brown materials on the ground.
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I've collected some old newspapers and dry leaves for this layer.
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Like this?
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Yes.
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Then add another layer.
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But this time we'll use green materials.
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Do you mean the grass clippings?
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Yes.
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Please also add this bag of household waste, including vegetable scraps, fruit peels and used tea.
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They are also part of the green materials. And then?
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Add a thin layer of soil.
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Like this?
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Yes.
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Now water everything.
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Done.
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What's next, Mum?
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Repeat these steps and add more layers, brown and green, then more soil and water.
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Is that all?
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No. Once a week you'll need to turn the compost pile and water it.
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We'll continue until it turns soft and dark brown.
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That sounds like a lot of work.
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But it's worth it.
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Look at my lovely flowers and healthy plants.
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So that's your secret for having the best garden in the neighbourhood?
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Yes.
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By using compost, we can not only avoid chemical fertilisers,
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but also reuse our household and garden waste instead of sending it to the landfill.
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That's right.
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And composting is a great way to go green.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Grade 12 Unit 3 Listening-Ms Diem”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: compost, layer, garden, pile, add. This video has 38 sentences and 276 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:07. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 8 of its 38 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| layer noun | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | A single thickness of some material covering a surface. |
| pile noun | /paɪl/ | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| household adjective | /ˈhaʊshoʊld/ | Belonging to the same house and family. |
| soil noun | /sɔɪl/ | A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth. |
| rubbish noun | /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/ | Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash. |
| thin adjective | /ˈθɪn/ | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| grass noun | /ɡɹɑːs/ | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as… |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| straw noun | /stɹɔ/ | A dried stalk of a cereal plant. |
| neighbourhood noun | /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ | British standard spelling of neighborhood. |
| vegetable noun | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice… |
| scrap noun | /ˈskɹæp/ | A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. |
| peel verb | /piːl/ | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
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. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Let's make the compost pile together.
- Do you mean the grass clippings?
- We'll continue until it turns soft and dark brown.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've cleared · I've collected |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | we'll use · you'll need · We'll continue |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, we'll, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 layer, pile, household.
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.