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Good morning, my family.
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We eat breakfast together.
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I drink warm milk.
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I eat bread and eggs.
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My mom smiles at me.
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My dad says, good morning.
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What do you eat today?
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We talk and laugh together.
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I feel happy every morning. Have a wonderful day.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 9 sentences and 46 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:37.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
egg noun/ɛɡ/An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell…
laugh verb/læf/To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
milk verb/mɪlk/To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
smile verb/ˈsmaɪl/To have (a smile) on one's face.
breakfast noun/ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
bread noun/brɛd/A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
drink verb/ˈdɹɪŋk/To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
wonderful adjective/ˈwʌndəfl̩/Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.
warm adjective/wɔɹm/Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.

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 egg, laugh, milk.

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 →