Shadowing Practice: Grade 9- Unit 3- Skills 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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When I was at school, I had to learn how to have a well-balanced life in order to reduce stress and anxiety.

Below are some of the typical things I did.

I managed my topperly.

I started to plan my schedule, made a weekly work list, and gave priority to some of my work.

This helped me concentrate my efforts on my most important tasks.

In addition, I communicated with my family, friends, and teachers about my busy schedule and problems,

so they would offer me additional support.

I also took breaks appropriately because they helped me keep away from stress and anxiety, and gave my brain a rest and improved my mood.

Finally, I looked after my physical health.

I got at least eight hours of sleep a day, I played football with my classmates twice a week, and went for a walk with my grandparents early every morning.

Besides, I also tried to follow a healthy diet.

I ate a lot of fruit and vegetables, I ate little fattening foods, and avoided junk foods like chips, cookies, pizza, etc.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Grade 9- Unit 3- Skills 1”. This video has 12 sentences and 182 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:15. The speaker talks at a steady 146 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 75% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
anxiety noun	/æŋˈzaɪ.əti/	An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
distress noun	/dɪˈstɹɛs/	Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
mood noun	/muːd/	A mental or emotional state, composure.
pizza noun	/ˈpi.tsə/	A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
priority noun	/pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/	An item's relative importance.
chip noun	/t͡ʃɪp/	A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
communicate verb	/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/	To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell.
concentrate verb	/ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/	To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
cookie noun	/ˈkʊki/	A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
junk noun	/d͡ʒʌŋk/	Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
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…
appropriately adverb		In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
classmate noun	/ˈklæs.meɪt/	A student who is in the same class at school.
fatten verb	/ˈfætən/	To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
grandparent noun	/ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/	The parent of someone's parent.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
keep away from verb	To avoid or eschew.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	my most important
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary	had to learn

Pronunciation to watch

Long words — get the stress right: anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/

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 anxiety, distress, mood.

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 →

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