Shadowing Practice: Lesson 36-1 - I Can Fix This! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Last time on Let's Learn English, Marcia and I invited friends to a dinner party, but I shopped with the wrong list.
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Guests are coming soon.
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Marcia is worried, but I have a plan.
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Let's see what it is.
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I just need a couple of ingredients.
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Marcia, please hand me the flour.
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Anna, where is the flour?
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It's not in the cabinet.
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I put the flour inside the refrigerator.
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Why?
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It's cold and dry in the refrigerator.
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See, it says put in a cold, dry place.
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Okay.
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Now, Marcia, please hand me the eggs.
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Anna, where are the eggs?
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The eggs are inside the cabinet under the sink.
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Why are the eggs in here?
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On the farm, we always put the eggs there.
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How else can the chickens see them?
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Okay, you clean the living room.
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I will make dinner.
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What are you going to make with these ingredients?
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I have a plan okay the apartment is clean the kitchen is not what are you cooking
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I made my favorite recipe peanut butter banana pancakes you made breakfast
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Yes, I call it, let's eat breakfast for dinner dinner.
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Anna!
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Mmm, hey, this tastes good.
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Anna, you made it work.
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That's our guests.
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I'll answer the door.
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I'll finish here.
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Like I said, sometimes Marsha worries too much.
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When something goes wrong with your plan, just change the plan.
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Till next time!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Lesson 36-1 - I Can Fix This!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: eggs, Marcia, anna, dinner, flour. This video has 34 sentences and 231 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:27. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 6 of its 34 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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… |
| flour noun | /ˈflaʊ.ə/ | Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and… |
| ingredient noun | /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ | One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food. |
| refrigerator noun | /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ | A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge). |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| recipe noun | /ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/ | Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. |
| sink verb | /ˈsɪŋk/ | To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance. |
| banana noun | /bəˈnænə/ | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. |
| peanut noun | /ˈpiˌnʌt/ | A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America. |
| pancake noun | /ˈpæn.keɪk/ | An thin batter cake similar to a crepe, typically unleavened. |
| breakfast noun | /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/ | The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. |
| guest noun | /ɡɛst/ | A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another. |
| cabinet noun | /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/ | A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall. |
| apartment noun | /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/ | A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will make · I'll answer · I'll finish |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are coming · are you cooking |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/
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 egg, flour, ingredient.
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.