Shadowing Practice: Grade 7- Unit 5- Skills 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Pho is a special kind of traditional Vietnamese dish.
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Its main ingredients are rice noodles and slices of beef or chicken.
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It is one of the most common dishes you will find in Vietnam.
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People enjoy Pho at all times of the day, even for a late night snack.
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Pho has a very special taste.
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The rice noodles are made from the best kind of rice.
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There are two main kinds of pho, beef noodle soup and chicken noodle soup.
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The broth for pho is made by stewing beef or chicken bones for a long time in a big pot.
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The meat, beef, and chicken served with pho is boneless and cut into thin slices.
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It's really delicious.
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Tell me about a popular dish in your area.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Grade 7- Unit 5- Skills 2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: pho, noodle, beef, chicken, rice. This video has 11 sentences and 127 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:50. The speaker talks at a natural 154 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| beef noun | /bif/ | The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| soup noun | /sup/ | Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food… |
| slice noun | /slaɪs/ | That which is thin and broad. |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| thin adjective | /ˈθɪn/ | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| ingredient noun | /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ | One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food. |
| noodle noun | /ˈnu.dəl/ | A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and… |
| boneless adjective | Without bones, especially as pertaining to meat or poultry prepared for eating. | |
| broth noun | /bɹɔθ/ | Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled. |
| stew verb | /stu/ | To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering. |
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 made · is made |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most common · the best |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will find |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: thin /ˈθɪn/, broth /bɹɔθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dish /dɪʃ/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like beef, dish, soup.
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.