Shadowing Practice: Kathy's job – A1 English Listening Test - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I work at a hospital.
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I'm not a doctor or a nurse.
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I'm a technician.
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I look after the computers.
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Everyone uses them in the hospital.
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Nurses, doctors, receptionists too.
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It's important that they all work properly, so that's my job.
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I start work at half past eight in the morning.
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When I arrive, I find out if there are any problems.
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Sometimes problems happen in the night.
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The workers always go home at 9 o'clock in the morning, so I have half an hour to talk to them about any problems before they go home.
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I finish work at 5 o'clock, but usually I'm too busy to go home then.
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I can't leave when I am halfway through a job.
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I don't leave work until half past five.
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Then the roads are really busy and it takes me one hour to get home.
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So I get home at half past six.
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Lots of people at the hospital cycle to work because parking a car is expensive there.
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I tried cycling to work, but I didn't like it.
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I get too tired and I hate cycling in bad weather.
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So I take the bus.
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That way, I can relax and read emails or listen to music on the way.
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My job isn't difficult.
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I can fix most problems easily, but it's not boring.
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Every day is different, and I have lots of colleagues, and I like talking to them.
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We often go out together after work.
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The biggest problem is my office.
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It's really small, and three other people use it, too.
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I'd like a bigger place, but it's not possible.
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But I don't complain much.
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It's a nice job and the pay is good, so I am lucky.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Kathy's job – A1 English Listening Test”. This video has 30 sentences and 287 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:58. The speaker talks at a steady 146 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| nurse noun | /nɝs/ | Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession. |
| worker noun | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| complain verb | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. |
| halfway adverb | /ˌhæfˈweɪ/ | Half of the way between two points. |
| colleague noun | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| technician noun | /tɛkˈnɪʃən/ | A person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology. |
| receptionist noun | /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/ | An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office. |
| cycle noun | /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ | An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed. |
| email noun | /ˈiˌmeɪl/ | A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet… |
| properly adverb | /ˈpɹɑpɚli/ | In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm not a doctor or a nurse.
- I don't leave work until half past five.
- I'd like a bigger place, but it's not possible.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: technician /tɛkˈnɪʃən/, receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/
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 nurse, worker, 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.