Shadowing Practice: grade 12 Unit 4 Getting started - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi, Mark.
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Hi, Nam.
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Sorry I'm late.
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I got lost because your neighbourhood has changed a lot.
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Yeah, it's been three years since your last visit.
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Anyway, do you want to go for a walk?
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I'll show you around.
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Fresh air and a walk sound nice.
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Let's go.
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Nam, there used to be a rice field opposite your house, right?
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Exactly, Mark.
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But now they have built several high -rise buildings.
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The city is getting bigger and bigger.
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Yes.
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More and more people want to live in urban areas nowadays.
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This is part of the process of urbanisation.
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That's true.
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There are also new public parks and people can enjoy more leisure activities.
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In addition to the big shopping centre, there is a convenience store on every corner.
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And look at our new electric buses.
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Do you want to go for a ride?
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Sure, Nam.
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Wow!
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The bus is so quiet and comfortable.
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It's the first time I've been on an electric bus.
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Getting around is probably becoming more and more convenient for local residents.
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Not really.
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The more crowded the area becomes, the worse traffic jams get, especially during rush hour.
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The cost of living is also going up.
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These are the changes that I don't like.
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That's true, Nam.
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I guess urbanisation can also cause problems.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “grade 12 Unit 4 Getting started”. This video has 32 sentences and 218 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:35. The speaker talks at a steady 137 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| resident noun | /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/ | A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area. |
| jam noun | /ˈd͡ʒæm/ | A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts |
| convenient adjective | /kənˈviː.niənt/ | Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient. |
| nowadays adverb | /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ | At the present time; in the current era. |
| convenience noun | /kənˈvinjəns/ | The quality of being convenient. |
| neighbourhood noun | /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ | British standard spelling of neighborhood. |
| leisure noun | /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/ | Freedom provided by the cessation of activities. |
| urbanization noun | The process of the formation and growth of cities. | |
| comfortable adjective | /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ | Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. |
| quiet adjective | /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/ | With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. |
| urban adjective | /ˈɝ.bən/ | Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when… |
| opposite adjective | /ˈɑ.pə.sɪt/ | Located directly across from something else, or from each other. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get around verb | To move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path. |
| go up verb | To move upwards. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Anyway, do you want to go for a walk?
- Do you want to go for a ride?
- These are the changes that I don't like.
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 | has changed · it's been · have built |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is getting · is probably becoming · is also going |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, leisure /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/
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 rush, resident, jam.
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.