Shadowing Practice: How to Learn English: A1 Beginners - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Do you know how to learn English?
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Do you know how to practice speaking?
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Do you have a good study plan?
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Well, Let me show you right now how to do all of that.
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Hello, it's me.
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Keith, again, from the Keith Speaking Academy.
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In this video, I want to show you how to learn English so that you can speak confidently
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and people will understand you.
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Mm -hmm.
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By the end of this video, you will know how to learn English,
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how to practice speaking, and you will have a clear study plan you can follow.
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Sound good?
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Oh, remember, there's a workbook that you can get download,
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and review and practice all of this.
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Are you ready?
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Then let's begin.
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Okay, first, how to learn English.
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One.
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Listen first.
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read second So to listen to English at your level.
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If you are a beginner, then listen to A1 or A2 slow English.
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Use pictures flashcards or video, to help you Understand.
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Number three, listen.
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and repeat all the time.
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Speak out loud the words.
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Four, Each day learn five New words.
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Only five.
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not 20 Five new words or phrases each day.
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Next.
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Use word association.
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Word? and connect to an image or an idea.
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Recently, I was learning Arabic "macharba" "sabachalher" and I use word association.
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Sabah al -gheer.
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I Imagine "Savoir" is like French.
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"Savoir?" How are you?
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Hal is like Harry.
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the English name Harry, Hal, Hare.
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So I have an image a man,
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Harry, with long hair saying: "Sabah?" "Sabah al -jer" which means "good morning".
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I Word connect the image, and it helps you remember word association.
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can help you remember difficult words.
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Six, learn words and phrases.
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Thank you.
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So you can learn...
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Breakfast.
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Lunch.
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Tina.
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Three words.
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But, Also learn, to have breakfast.
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to have lunch, to have dinner, to have cereal for breakfast.
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to have a sandwich for lunch.
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So learn words and phrases.
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Number seven, practice.
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Changing words.
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For example, I have breakfast.
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Change 'I' for 'he'.
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He has breakfast or she, she has breakfast.
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Change breakfast for lunch.
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He has lunch.
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Change one word.
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It's great to recycle.
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Language.
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and good speaking practice.
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8. Avoid Long word lists.
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It's better.
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to use context.
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Thank you context like a story, a dialogue, 9.
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Review every day.
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Review by testing yourself.
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Thank you.
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You can use flashcards, for example.
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a book.
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Number 10, immerse yourself in English.
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Surround yourself with English.
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I films, television, radio, blogs, telephone, everything in English.
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One English you try to understand, you listen, try to understand.
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Two, English you don't Understand.
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You listen.
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or look and enjoy.
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like a song or a film, a movie.
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And this is how you learn and practice English.
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Next, your study routine.
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You can study for 20 or 30 minutes each day.
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That's great.
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Now, I think one topic per week.
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A topic like clothes, family, food, travel.
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One topic in one week.
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Here are five days of activities.
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Day number one.
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Listen to a text or dialogue.
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Listen to the words, and repeat.
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Speak aloud, repeating.
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Then look down and the text.
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Check you understand the words.
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Maybe use a dictionary.
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That's it.
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For example: Tom is from China.
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He lives in England now and speaks English extremely well.
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Tom is from China.
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Tom is from China.
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He lives in England now.
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He lives in England now.
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And speaks English extremely well.
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And speaks English extremely Well.
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extremely Ahhhh.
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Day two.
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Listen to your five words or phrases again and repeat speaking.
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Then use these words to make Sentences about you.
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For example: Tom is from China.
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I am from England.
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I live In Spain?
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Thank you.
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I speak Spanish.
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extremely well.
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My friend.
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doesn't speak Spanish extremely well,
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And then listen to the whole dialogue again and learn five more new words.
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Day three, review.
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Test yourself.
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So Test yourself with flashcards, or the Cover.
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Remember, check, approach, Thank you.
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Yeah or ask a friend to test you.
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Also, write some phrases.
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use AI to test you and check your writing.
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For example: Tom China.
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Tom lives. in China.
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He, England.
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He lives in England.
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I Spanish, I...
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Speak Spanish extremely well.
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Day four, review.
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But review with a story, or a song or a dialogue.
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A new dialogue.
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using all the new words, from this topic.
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Use AI to help you.
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For example, include paste Make a short story at A1 level based on these phrases.
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Tom is from China.
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Tom lives in China.
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He is from Beijing.
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Now Tom does not live in China.
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He lives in England.
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Make a song.
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and A1 level based on this story.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Copy.
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paste into Suno, create Advanced.
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"Style" we can leave it, it's fine.
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"Tong's Song" Create Thank you.
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Tom is from China Now he's in England He has a little house he lives with his cat
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Finally, day five, Relax.
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Listen to English.
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Anything.
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a movie, a series, a song, only to listen and relax.
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Don't study. or check.
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anything.
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Just...
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Listen to English. And that...
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is your study routine every week.
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Finally, some general advice.
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Bye.
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First, create a regular study habit.
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every Monday, every Wednesday, every Saturday, every Sunday, but regular study habit.
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Study 20 to 30 minutes a day.
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Yeah.
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Big mistake.
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Many students say...
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I don't speak English.
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I have no one to practice with.
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Thank you.
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Practice on your own.
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Practice with ChatGPT.
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Start speaking.
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Start speaking from day one.
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And Also, learning English.
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Most people learn, study, One month.
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two months three months and then...
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Stop.
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disappear.
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English disappears.
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That is okay.
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It's normal.
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So, But when English disappears.
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Just stay in touch.
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English is like an old friend.
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It's good to stay in touch.
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Watch a film.
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Listen to the radio sometimes.
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until you're ready to start studying again.
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Relax, enjoy your study.
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And whatever your age, Whether you are 30,
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40, 50 years old, 60 years old, 70 years old, it is is never too late.
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You can always learn English and practice English.
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It's great.
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Have fun and learn lots of new things.
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and make friends around the world. So that's it.
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Now you have vocabulary, clear pronunciation.
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You know how to learn English, how to practice speaking.
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You have a study routine.
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Next.
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A You need Materials.
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Listening, reading, books, PDFs, videos, You need materials.
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Tomorrow, I will show you some materials.
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I want to show you my online course.
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English made simple, A1 for beginners.
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Okay.
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and how this can help you with your study.
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Join me tomorrow.
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in a live session, and I'll show you materials and the online course. For today, thank you.
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Thank you so much for watching.
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I do appreciate it.
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And I will see you...
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Tomorrow.
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Take care now.
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All the best.
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Bye -bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 216 sentences and 1134 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:27. The speaker talks slowly, about 73 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| dialogue noun | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| routine noun | /ɹuˈtin/ | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| disappear verb | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | To vanish. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| habit noun | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | An action performed on a regular basis. |
| pasta noun | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. |
| beginner noun | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started. |
| telephone noun | /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ | A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to… |
| sandwich noun | /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ | A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| dictionary noun | /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/ | A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also… |
| vocabulary noun | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| look down verb | To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards. |
| speak out verb | To assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, doesn't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, flashcard /ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/
- Long words — get the stress right: dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/
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 phrase, dialogue, topic.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | practice speaking · Start speaking · start studying |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will understand · will know · will have |
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.