Shadowing Practice: Grade 7- Unit 3- Skills 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Grade 7- Unit 3- Skills 1”. This video has 13 sentences and 122 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:02. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tutor noun | /ˈtjuːtəː/ | One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. |
| nurse noun | /nɝs/ | Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession. |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
| elderly adjective | /ˈɛldɚli/ | old; having lived for relatively many years. |
| donate verb | /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/ | To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another. |
| 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… |
| postcard noun | /ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/ | A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope. |
| bright adjective | /ˈbɹaɪ̯t/ | Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. |
| monthly adjective | /ˈmʌnθli/ | Occurring every month. |
| plant noun | /plɑːnt/ | An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a… |
| grade noun | /ɡɹeɪd/ | A rating. |
| join verb | /ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ | To connect or combine into one; to put together. |
| sell verb | /sɛl/ | To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money. |
| grow verb | /ˈɡɹəʊ/ | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
| activity noun | /ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ | The state or quality of being active; activeness. |
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 tutor, nurse, collect.
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.





























