Shadowing Practice: Life in Britain: School Days and Timetables - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Oh no, we've got geography homework.
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I know, but we can look at my webpage first.
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It's all about our school.
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But William, homework!
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Come on, it's great.
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This is my school.
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It's called Highfield Secondary School.
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I am in year 7.
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Click on the picture and you can see more.
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Go on, click.
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It's really good.
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It's a big school and there are people from lots of different cultures here.
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Here's one of the classrooms.
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There are about 25 students in the class.
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This is the cafeteria.
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We have our lunch here.
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Lunch is at 12.30.
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It's very noisy in here.
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But it's quiet in here.
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This is the library.
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People can come here after school to do their homework in Homework Club.
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We must do our geography homework now. In a minute.
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Look.
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This is our Year 7 timetable.
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We start school at 9 o'clock in the morning.
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School finishes at quarter to four.
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We have four lessons in the morning and two lessons in the afternoon.
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We have maths, English, history,
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geography, science, French, Spanish, ICT, Art and Religious Education.
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We also have PE, Physical Education.
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Click on a lesson.
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On Monday morning, we have Science.
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This is our Science Lab.
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Science is my favourite subject.
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This is our art class.
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It's on Thursday afternoons.
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That's our art teacher, Mrs. Denison.
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I like art.
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It's my favourite subject.
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I hate it.
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I can't draw.
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Click on another one.
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On Wednesdays, we have PE, physical education.
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And on Friday, after school, I play football.
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I'm mad about football.
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It's a good web page, but we must do our homework.
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Wait, look at this.
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On Thursdays at ten to three, we have geography.
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This is our geography teacher.
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His name's Mr Newton.
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It's for the website Mr Newton.
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He's really nice.
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Yeah, he's wicked.
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I like geography.
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But I don't like geography homework.
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Neither do I.
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It's for the website.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 61 sentences and 324 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:44. The speaker talks slowly, about 87 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| geography noun | /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/ | The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| classroom noun | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | A room, often in a school, where classes take place. |
| mathematics noun | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
| noisy adjective | /ˈnɔɪzi/ | Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound |
| cafeteria noun | /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/ | A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat. |
| timetable noun | /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/ | A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures. |
| wick noun | /ˈwɪk/ | A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a… |
| lunch noun | /lʌnt͡ʃ/ | A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. |
| favourite adjective | /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ | Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) |
| quiet adjective | /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/ | With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, cafeteria /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/
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 homework, geography, lesson.
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.