Shadowing Practice: LISTENING DICTATION 1 UNIT 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Listening Practice Through Dictation 1 Copyright 2007 Compass Publishing All rights reserved
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Nature and the Environment Unit 1 A picnic by the river This is a good spot.
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Let's stop and have our picnic next to the river.
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Good idea.
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Walking always makes me hungry.
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I'm ready for lunch.
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We can sit here on the grass.
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Oh, no!
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Someone forgot to throw these empty paper bags away.
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There is litter everywhere.
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Why do people always leave litter around?
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It's not a nice thing to do.
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It spoils other people's picnics.
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I think they are lazy, or maybe they just don't care.
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Look, there are some empty cans and glass bottles under that tree, too.
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People should clean up before they leave and not leave litter lying around.
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That's right.
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Well, after our picnic, let's pick up all the litter we can and take it out of here.
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Okay, and next week, let's come back with friends and pick up some more.
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Good idea!
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “LISTENING DICTATION 1 UNIT 1”. This video has 21 sentences and 162 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:23. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| picnic noun | /ˈpɪknɪk/ | An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| grass noun | /ɡɹɑːs/ | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as… |
| lazy adjective | /ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/ | Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion. |
| spoil noun | /spɔɪl/ | Plunder taken from an enemy or victim. |
| empty adjective | /ˈɛm(p).ti/ | Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant. |
| everywhere adverb | /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/ | In or to all locations under discussion. |
| lunch noun | /lʌnt͡ʃ/ | A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. |
| reserve noun | /ɹɪˈzɝv/ | The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception. |
| bottle noun | /ˈbɒt.l̩/ | A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids. |
| nature noun | /ˈneɪ̯.t͡ʃəɹ/ | The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and… |
| clean adjective | /kliːn/ | Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled. |
| spot noun | /spɑt/ | A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape. |
| glass noun | /ɡlɑːs/ | An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. |
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 picnic, litter, hungry.
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.