Shadowing Practice: HSK2 | 新工作 New Job | Comprehensible Input Stories HSK2 Practice Bundle 2/5 | Beginner Chinese - Learn English Speaking with Video
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New Job Today is Xiao Wang's first day at work.
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He got up very early today.
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The new company is not far from his home.
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From his home to the new company, it takes more than twenty minutes by car.
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Wang arrived at the office at nine o'clock.
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He walked into the office and said to his colleagues: "Hello, everyone!
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My name is Wang Xin.
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You can call me Xiao Wang." A colleague said, with a smile: "Hello, Xiao Wang.
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My name is Zhang Li.
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It's nice to meet you.
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Let me introduce you: This is Xiao Zhang.
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This is Xiao Liu.
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If you have any questions, You can tell us.
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We will help you." Xiao Wang said thank you to everyone and started to work.
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In the evening, he came home.
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After washing his hands, he ate a small piece of watermelon.
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Then he started to prepare dinner.
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He has fish for dinner today.
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Although he is a little tired today, he likes his new job.
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New Job Today is Xiao Wang's first day at work.
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He got up very early today.
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The new company is not far from his home.
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From his home to the new company, it takes more than twenty minutes by car.
24
Wang arrived at the office at nine o'clock.
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He walked into the office and said to his colleagues: "Hello, everyone!
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My name is Wang Xin.
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You can call me Xiao Wang." A colleague said, with a smile: "Hello, Xiao Wang.
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My name is Zhang Li.
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It's nice to meet you.
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Let me introduce you: This is Xiao Zhang.
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This is Xiao Liu.
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If you have any questions, You can tell us.
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We will help you." Xiao Wang said thank you to everyone and started to work.
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In the evening, he came home.
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After washing his hands, he ate a small piece of watermelon.
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Then he started to prepare dinner.
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He has fish for dinner today.
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Although he is a little tired today, he likes his new job.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Xiao, Wang, Zhang, colleague, dinner. This video has 38 sentences and 334 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:57. The speaker talks at a steady 113 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| colleague noun | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate. |
| wash verb | /wɑʃ/ | To clean with water. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| introduce verb | /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ | To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else). |
| twenty noun | /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i] | The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29). |
| smile verb | /ˈsmaɪl/ | To have (a smile) on one's face. |
| prepare verb | /pɹɪˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ | To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm. |
| dinner noun | /ˈdɪnɚ/ | The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening. |
| fish noun | /ˈfɪʃ/ | A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod. |
| nine noun | /naɪn/ | The digit or figure 9. |
| tired adjective | [ˈtaɪ̯ɚd] | In need of some rest or sleep. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, fish /ˈfɪʃ/
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 colleague, wash, arrive.
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.