Shadowing Practice: Grade 8- unit 5- getting started - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Wow!
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This girl looks so cute!
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Yeah, she is my cousin.
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She is at Sardek Flower Village.
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Tet is coming soon.
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So many people visit flower villages to take pictures with the blooming flowers.
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Ah, I'm fond of admiring the flowers.
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Does your family visit places like this too?
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Yes, we do.
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We usually visit Ngactan village to buy kumquat trees and peach blossoms.
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I see flowers and ornamental trees everywhere these days.
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What are they for?
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We Vietnamese use plants and flowers for decorations and for offerings.
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They are an important part of our Tet tradition.
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And what's that tool tree in the photo?
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Well, it's actually a bamboo pole.
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People place it in the yard of the communal house.
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They hang decorative items like small bells and lanterns on it.
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They want to chase away bad luck and pray for a lucky new year.
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Interesting.
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I didn't know that.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Grade 8- unit 5- getting started”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: flower, village, tree, visit. This video has 21 sentences and 151 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:12. The speaker talks at a steady 126 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| cousin noun | /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ | Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a… |
| pray verb | /pɹeɪ/ | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| pole noun | /pəʊl/ | Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object. |
| admire verb | /ədˈmaɪɹ/ | To regard with wonder and delight. |
| fond adjective | /fɑnd/ | Having a liking or affection (for). |
| decoration noun | /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/ | The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation. |
| decorative adjective | /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/ | That serves to decorate |
| peach noun | /ˈpiːt͡ʃ/ | Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit. |
| communal adjective | /kəˈmjuː.nəl/ | Pertaining to a community or a commune. |
| bamboo noun | /bæmˈbu/ | Any of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterized by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem. |
| blossom verb | /ˈblɑ.səm/ | To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom. |
| lantern noun | /ˈlæ̝ntɚn/ | A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings. |
| blooming adjective | /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/ | Opening in blossoms; flowering. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, decorative /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/, ornamental /ˌɔɹ.nəˈmɛn.təl/
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 flower, chase, cousin.
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.