Shadowing Practice: L3 DAY 6 T3P1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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So today, I'm going to talk about jobs.

This is a really common topic because most adults have a job or some type of work.

Let's talk about the different types of jobs that people have.

One common type of job is a part-time job.

A part-time job is a job where you work fewer hours.

I had part-time jobs when I was younger.

I worked part-time at a clothing store, at a restaurant, and at my university.

Many students have part-time jobs.

They study in the morning and work in the evening.

I did this when I was a student.

In the U.S., many teenagers get a job when they're in high school.

I got my first job when I was 17.

I was in my last year of high school.

I worked at a clothing store called Hollister.

I didn't like that job, but I liked earning money.

Some of my classmates worked at fast food restaurants like McDonald's.

I also had a part-time job when I was in college.

When I was in college, I worked at the university's dining hall.

A dining hall is the place on a university campus where students eat.

I worked as a cook and a dishwasher at my dining hall.

I didn't like washing dishes.

I liked cooking more than dishwashing.

How about you?

Have you ever had a part-time job?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 24 sentences and 237 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:43. The speaker talks at a steady 138 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 76% 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

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
clothing noun	/ˈkloʊðɪŋ/	Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to…
topic noun	/ˈtɑpɪk/	A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
earn verb	/ɝn/	To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
wash verb	/wɑʃ/	To clean with water.
fewer	/ˈfjuː.ɚ/	Less; a smaller amount of something non-integral commonly expressed as an integer
dish noun	/dɪʃ/	A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
teenager noun	/ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/	A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).
dine verb	/daɪn/	To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
classmate noun	/ˈklæs.meɪt/	A student who is in the same class at school.
dishwasher noun	/ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/	A machine for washing dishes.
dishwashing noun		The act of cleaning the dishware.
restaurant noun	/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/	An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
cook verb	/kʊk/	To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
campus noun	/ˈkæmpəs/	The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/, dishwasher /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/

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 clothing, topic, earn.

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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