Shadowing Practice: L2 030 Hands - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “L2 030 Hands”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hands, clap, chop, pet, wash. This video has 11 sentences and 82 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:25.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| chop verb | /t͡ʃɑp/ | To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions. |
| clap verb | /klæp/ | To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound. |
| wash verb | /wɑʃ/ | To clean with water. |
| pet noun | /pɛt/ | An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| vegetable noun | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice… |
| blackboard noun | /ˈblækbɔɹd/ | A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard. |
| baseball noun | /ˈbeɪs.bɔl/ | A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run… |
| clean adjective | /kliːn/ | Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled. |
| catch verb | /kæt͡ʃ/ | To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). |
| teacher noun | /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ | A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- My mom's hands are chopping food.
- My dad's hands are washing the dishes.
- My grandma's hands are petting her cat.
- My sister's hands are cleaning her room.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are chopping · are washing · are petting |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/
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 chop, clap, wash.
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.