Shadowing Practice: [Imperative sentence] Put on your pants - Easy Dialogue - Role Play - Learn English Speaking with Video

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English Singsing Put on your pants.
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you It's sunny but cold outside.
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Let's check the presents.
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Okay.
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Gloves, socks, hats, and balloons.
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Pies and cookies too.
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Good.
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Put on your pants! Is this mine?
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Yes, it's yours.
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Put on your coat, too. Is this yours?
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No, it's not mine.
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Oh, it's mine.
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Okay, now let's go.
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Thank you for coming.
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You're welcome.
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Nice to see you.
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It's cold and snowy.
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How are you all?
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Fine, thanks!
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Bye.
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What? Is this mine?
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Yes, it's yours.
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I made it for you.
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My hat is great.
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I'm a queen.
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It's sunny but cold outside.
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Let's check the presents.
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Okay.
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Gloves, socks, hats, and balloons.
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Pies and cookies too.
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Good.
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Put on your pants. Is this mine?
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Yes, it's yours.
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Put on your coat, too. Is this yours?
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No, it's not mine.
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Oh, it's mine.
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Okay, now let's go.
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Thank you for coming.
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You're welcome.
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Nice to see you.
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It's cold and snowy.
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How are you all?
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Fine, thanks!
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Bye.
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What? Is this mine?
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Yes, it's yours.
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I made it for you.
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My hat is great.
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I'm a queen.
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Speak Aloud you
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Bye.
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Bye.
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What?
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Bye.
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What?
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What?
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Bye.
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What?
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Your turn!
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you What?
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Bye.
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Bye.
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What?
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Bye.
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you What?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “[Imperative sentence] Put on your pants - Easy Dialogue - Role Play”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: mine, hat, cold, pants. This video has 65 sentences and 206 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:15. 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 17 of its 65 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
pants noun/pænts/An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
coat noun/ˈkoʊ̯t/An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
pie noun/paɪ/A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie"…
cookie noun/ˈkʊki/A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
sunny adjective/ˈsʌni/Featuring a lot of sunshine.
balloon noun/bəˈlun/An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
glove noun/ɡlʌv/An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
sock noun/sɑk/A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
snowy adjective/ˈsnoʊi/Marked by snow; characterized by snow.
hat noun/hæ̞ʔ/A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
yours/jɔɹz/That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
queen noun/kwiːn/The wife, consort, or widow of a king.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 pants, coat, pie.

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.

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