Shadowing Practice: GS3 U3 Thuyết Trình - Learn English Speaking with Video

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this picture shows a schoolyard it is sunny there are seven students in the picture they are happy
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sue is talking to her friends nam is standing near sue nam and lucy are waving good -bye to sue
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I can see two teachers near the tree.
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Miss Hua is holding a book.
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Ben is waving goodbye to the teachers.
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Mr. Long and Miss Hua are smiling and waving back.
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There is a girl riding a bike near the school gate.
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There are many flowers and trees in the schoolyard.
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I think the schoolyard is nice and beautiful.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “GS3 U3 Thuyết Trình”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: schoolyard, waving, sue. This video has 9 sentences and 97 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. The speaker talks slowly, about 97 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
gate noun/ˈɡeɪ̯t/A doorlike structure outside a house.
flower noun/ˈfloʊɚ/A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
sunny adjective/ˈsʌni/Featuring a lot of sunshine.
schoolyard nounThe grounds around a school.
wave verb/weɪv/To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
smile verb/ˈsmaɪl/To have (a smile) on one's face.
bike noun/baɪk/Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.
teacher noun/ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
tree noun/tɹiː/A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches.
ride verb/ɹaɪd/To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis talking · is holding · is waving

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like gate, flower, goodbye.

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 →