Shadowing Practice: Learn Aussie English Naturally | Australian Supermarket - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Learn Aussie English naturally with my slow
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Aussie English vlogs.
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So today we are at Kohl's right here.
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This is a grocery store.
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I will be vlogging in there and doing some grocery shopping today.
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I've run out of some fruit, some vegetables that I need to eat.
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I want to be a little bit more healthy lately.
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So let's try to find some nice healthy things to buy today.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn Aussie English Naturally”. This video has 8 sentences and 70 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:43.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
grocery noun/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.
naturally adverb/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/In a natural manner.
lately adverb/ˈleɪt.li/Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
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…
vlog noun/ˈvlɑɡ/A weblog using video as its primary presentation format.
fruit noun/fɹut/A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically
healthy adjective/ˈhɛl.θi/Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
shop noun/ʃɑp/An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've run
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill be
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryneed to eat

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 grocery, naturally, lately.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →