Shadowing Practice: LISTEN AND READ ALONG - DAILY CONVERSATION - POLLUTION (ORIGINAL) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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How many kinds of pollution are there?
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There are many types of pollution.
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Land, water, noise, air, light, thermal pollution.
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What type of pollution is popular in your country?
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The most popular one is water pollution, I guess. Have you ever littered?
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Yes, I have.
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But when I was taught the lesson of protecting Mother Nature, I quit littering.
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What can you do to help prevent pollution?
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Reduce and reuse whatever I can to eliminate the amount of waste is what I can do to prevent pollution.
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What does the government do to encourage people to protect the environment?
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They organize some campaigns to raise the awareness of people.
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Everything should start from education.
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Are people in your country aware of the environmental issues?
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Yes, they are.
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They care about what happens to the environment around them.
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Is there any law to enforce people to protect the environment?
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Yes, the environment law states punishments to people doing harm to the environment.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 17 sentences and 161 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:10. The speaker talks at a steady 139 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| pollution noun | /pəˈluʃən/ | Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| harm noun | /hɑːm/ | Physical injury; hurt; damage. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| encourage verb | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. |
| awareness noun | /əˈwɛɹ.nəs/ | The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. |
| punishment noun | /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ | The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or… |
| eliminate verb | /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ | To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. |
| thermal adjective | /ˈθɜːməl/ | Pertaining to heat or temperature. |
| organize verb | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | To arrange in working order. |
| enforce verb | /ɪnˈfoɹs/ | To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force. |
| reuse noun | /ɹiːˈjuːs/ | The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: pollution /pəˈluʃən/, punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
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 pollution, litter, harm.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was taught |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should start |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | The most popular |
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.