Shadowing Practice: LISTENING DICTATION 2 UNIT 4 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 4.
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Hiking in Iran Most people think that the Middle East is only a desert.
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This is far from true.
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Last year, I went hiking in Iran.
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Iran has many mountains.
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You can find trees that lose their leaves in winter.
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If you're lucky, you may see a yellow deer or a brown bear, two species that live there.
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The air is fresh, and you can swim in clear, clean lakes.
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I definitely recommend it.
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There are so many birds to see.
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It is fun to go into the forest with binoculars to look at birds.
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Seeing the birds through binoculars makes them seem much nearer than they actually are.
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You can write down all of the species that you see.
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You should learn about their calls first.
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That means the sounds that each bird makes.
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Sometimes it's hard to see the birds.
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However, you can identify them if you happen to hear them.
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I want to go back to Iran again someday.
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It's so beautiful that I want to see and explore much more of it.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “LISTENING DICTATION 2 UNIT 4”. This video has 19 sentences and 177 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:11. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| hike noun | /haɪk/ | A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. |
| desert noun | /ˈdɛz.ɚt/ | A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland. |
| explore verb | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | To examine or investigate something systematically. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| deer noun | /dɪɹ/ | A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla… |
| someday adverb | Sometime; at some unspecified time in the future. | |
| binoculars noun | /(ˌ)baɪˈnɑ.kjə.lɚz/ | A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through… |
| nearer adjective | /ˈnɪɹɚ/ | Less distant; comparative form of near: more near. |
| 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… |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| recommend verb | /ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/ | To bestow commendation on; to represent favorably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice. |
| identify verb | /aɪˈdɛn.(t)ə.faɪ/ | To establish the identity of someone or something. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| write down verb | To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should learn |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may see |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | nearer than |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: binoculars /(ˌ)baɪˈnɑ.kjə.lɚz/, identify /aɪˈdɛn.(t)ə.faɪ/
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 hike, desert, explore.
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.