Shadowing Practice: Grade 7- Unit 3- Getting Started - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hi Tom, are you back in Hanoi?
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Yes, I came back yesterday.
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Can we meet up this Sunday morning?
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I bought you a board game.
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Sure, I can't wait.
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But our green school club will have some community activities on that morning.
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What activities does your club do?
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Well, we pick up litter around our school and plant vegetables in our school garden.
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School gardening?
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That's fantastic!
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Yes, we donate the vegetables to a nursing home.
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Does your school have any activities like these?
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Yes, we donate books to homeless children.
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We also have English classes.
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Last summer we taught English to 30 kids in the area.
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Sounds like great work.
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Thanks.
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So, let's meet in the afternoon then.

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "Grade 7- Unit 3- Getting Started " 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 →