Shadowing Practice: Grade 9- Unit 4- Skills 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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England's traditions have been around for hundreds, even thousands of years.
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English cuisine is among the deep -rooted traditions that English people are proud to keep alive.
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Typical English cuisine has developed over many centuries, and people say that fish and chips is the most English dish of all.
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It is believed that fish and chips appeared in England.
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The earliest shop opened in London during the 1860s.
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Since then people have considered fish and chips to be England's national dish
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and it is now a common takeaway in the United Kingdom.
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The basic ingredients of the dish are fried fish served with chips.
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People in different places may add peas, vinegar, lemon or ketchup.
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Fish and chips is served hot as the main dish in England.
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There is oil and carbs in fish and chips, but it's healthier than other takeaway dishes.
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Now there are fish and chip shops in many countries, and it is becoming more and more popular in other countries too.
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Preserving and promoting fish and chips is the way English people keep themselves associated with the past.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Grade 9- Unit 4- Skills 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: chip, fish, English, dish. This video has 13 sentences and 182 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:10. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| chip noun | /t͡ʃɪp/ | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| cuisine noun | /kwɪˈziːn/ | A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin. |
| associate noun | /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/ | A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee. |
| preserve verb | /pɹəˈzɝv/ | To protect; to keep from harm or injury. |
| lemon noun | /ˈlɛmən/ | A yellowish citrus fruit. |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| ingredient noun | /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ | One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food. |
| vinegar noun | /ˈvɪnəɡɚ/ | A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid. |
| pea noun | /piː/ | Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others. |
| takeaway noun | /ˈteɪkəweɪ/ | A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere. |
| carb noun | /kɑɹb/ | The hole on a pipe which is covered and opened to control the inflow of air. |
| ketchup verb | /ˈkɛt͡ʃ.əp/ | To cover with ketchup. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have been · has developed · have considered |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is believed · are fried · is served |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most English · The earliest |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may add |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dish /dɪʃ/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/
- Long words — get the stress right: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/
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 chip, dish, cuisine.
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.