Shadowing Practice: Interview people in public - Learn English Speaking with Video

Who do you look like in your family?

Well, people say I often look like my dad a lot.

We've got the same sort of nose and the same face shape.

But I've got my mum's hair colour and my mum's eyes.

Do you have a similar personality?

Again, there are quite a lot of similarities between me and my dad.

We're both into German and speaking German and also into architecture, which is why I'm here.

do you have a favorite painting I think

so I'm not sure of the name of the painting

but I like Salvador Dali I really like the painting with

the dripping clocks can you describe it yes like I said

there are dripping clocks it's very it's an interesting style it's not something you see all the time and

it's very colorful Where did you go for your last holiday?

My last vacation, I went to Guyana, which is my parents' country in South America.

Did you have a good time?

I did.

It was actually one of the best vacations I had.

It was really educational, and I was able to see how my parents grew up, which was interesting.

Do you take a lot of photos?

I take a lot of photos.

My telephone is full of photos, and I use Instagram.

What do you usually take photos of?

Mostly people, places, gardens, lots of flowers.

I never post photos of people, but I take photos of family, but lots of gardens and flowers.

Do you prefer films with a happy or sad ending?

It just has to be a good film.

I don't mind if it's a happy ending or a sad ending.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Interview people in public”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: photos, painting, ending. This video has 27 sentences and 283 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:14. The speaker talks at a steady 126 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 7 of its 27 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
clock noun	/klɑk/	A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
flower noun	/ˈfloʊɚ/	A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
vacation noun	/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/	An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
drip verb	/ˈdɹɪp/	To fall one drop at a time.
architecture noun	/ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/	The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
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…
colorful adjective	/ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/	Possessing prominent and varied colors.
similarity noun	/ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/	Closeness of appearance to something else.
paint verb	/peɪnt/	To apply paint to.
holiday noun	/ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/	A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.
educational adjective	/ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/	Of, or relating to education.
favourite adjective	/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/	Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
prefer verb	[pɹɪˈfɝ]	To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
describe verb	/dɪˈskɹaɪb/	To represent in words.
personality noun	/ˌpɜɹ.səˈnæ.lə.ti/	Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
grow up verb	To mature and become an adult.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Who do you look like in your family?
Do you have a similar personality?
Did you have a good time?
Do you take a lot of photos?
What do you usually take photos of?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, educational /ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/
Long words — get the stress right: architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/, similarity /ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/, educational /ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/, personality /ˌpɜɹ.səˈnæ.lə.ti/

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 clock, flower, vacation.

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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