Shadowing Practice: LEVEL 2 DAY 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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First snowfall.
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Today is November 26th.
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It snowed all day today.
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The snow is beautiful.
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The snow finally stopped.
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My sister and I are excited.
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My mom doesn't like the snow.
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My mom has to shovel the driveway My sister
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and I get to play I put on my hat
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and mittens My mom puts on my scarf My mom zippers my jacket My sister puts on her hat
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and mittens My mom puts on her scarf My mom zippers her jacket My sister and I go outside.
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We begin to make a snowman.
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My mom starts to shovel the snow.
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My sister and I make snow angels.
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My sister and I throw snowballs.
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It starts to snow again.
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We go inside for hot chocolate.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “LEVEL 2 DAY 2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: mom, snow, sister. This video has 17 sentences and 125 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:12. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
| scarf noun | /skɑːf/ | A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck. |
| angel noun | /ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/ | An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes. |
| driveway noun | /ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/ | A short private road that leads to a house or garage. |
| mitten noun | /ˈmɪtən/ | A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or… |
| shovel noun | /ˈʃʌv.əl/ | A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for… |
| zipper noun | /ˈzɪpɚ/ | A zip fastener. |
| snowball noun | /ˈsnoʊbɔl/ | A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow… |
| snowfall noun | /ˈsnoʊfɔːl/ | An instance of falling of snow. |
| snowman noun | /ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ | A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and… |
| snow noun | /snoʊ̯/ | The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation… |
| chocolate noun | /ˈtʃɔk.(ə.)lɪt/ | A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | has to shovel |
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 jacket, scarf, angel.
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.