Shadowing Practice: Level 3 Book 1 B6 A Blind Man - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Story 6.
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A Blind Man.
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Every day, when Mike and Sally play outside, they see a man walking.
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He walks with a white stick.
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He cannot see.
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He is blind.
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It always puzzles them.
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How can he walk on the busy street? asks Mike.
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It must be very dangerous, says Sally.
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The boy and girl watch as the man walks.
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He walks slowly.
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He walks to the traffic light and then stops.
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When the light turns green, he starts walking again.
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He does not hit anything as he walks.
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It's amazing, and it must be scary too, says Sally.
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He knows where to go and where to stop, as if he could see.
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One day, as the blind man was passing by, he hears the children talking.
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He stopped in front of their house.
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Hello, kids, he said.
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I hear you talking about how I walk.
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Yes, we always wonder how you know where to go and when to stop on such a busy street.
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It is safer to stay indoors.
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The man smiled.
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I trained myself to listen very well.
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I listen with my ears for every sound when I am out of the house.
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I use my stick to help me, too.
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When my stick bumps into something, I know to stop and go around it.
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The man continued, Yes, it is safer to stay indoors.
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But I love to walk.
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I love the hot sun.
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I love the smell of flowers.
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I love to hear the birds singing.
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Most of all, I love to get some exercise.
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Sally said, Thank you.
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We have learned something today.
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We think you are a brave man.
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We can see, we can walk, we will get some exercise too.
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You are a good example for us to follow.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 38 sentences and 296 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:24. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| indoors adverb | /ɪnˈdɔɹz/ | Inside, into, or within a building. |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| brave adjective | /bɹeɪv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| bump noun | /bʌmp/ | A light blow or jolting collision. |
| puzzle noun | /ˈpʌzəl/ | The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; (countable) often in… |
| blind adjective | /ˈblaɪ̯nd/ | Unable to see, or only partially able to see. |
| exercise noun | /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ | Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. |
| smile verb | /ˈsmaɪl/ | To have (a smile) on one's face. |
| bird noun | /ˈbɜːd/ | An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of… |
| slowly adverb | /ˈsloʊli/ | At a slow pace. |
| sing verb | /ˈsɪŋ/ | To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice. |
| smell verb | /smɛl/ | To sense a smell or smells. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go around verb | To move or spread from person to person. |
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 indoors, ear, flower.
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.