Shadowing Practice: [Listening & Speaking] Community Service #3-2 Subs - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Compass Publishing Hi.
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What are you doing on the computer?
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Oh, I saw something on the news the other night.
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There's a website you can visit to find opportunities to volunteer.
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Oh, really?
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So are you going to volunteer?
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Yeah.
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Would you like to join me?
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Sure.
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What kind of volunteer work are you planning to do?
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Look, there are many different opportunities, so we can decide what we want to do together.
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Sounds good.
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Oh, look at this one.
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We could assist a senior citizen inside of their home.
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Hmm.
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That sounds nice, but I think only one person is needed for that job.
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What else is there?
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Okay.
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How about this one?
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We can help build a new school in the community.
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Hmm.
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That would really help a lot of kids, but I think it might be a little dangerous.
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I don't want to become an accident victim.
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What's that one?
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This one?
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Let's see.
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This one is volunteering to help in a soup kitchen downtown.
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We make and give food to people who don't have enough money to buy food.
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I like that one.
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Does that sound good to you?
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Sure.
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Sounds good to me.
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Let's sign up for it.
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Great!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “[Listening & Speaking] Community Service -2 Subs”. This video has 34 sentences and 204 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:43. The speaker talks at a steady 119 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 10 of its 34 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
volunteer noun/ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
assist verb/əˈsɪst/To help.
downtown noun/ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.
citizen noun/ˈsɪtɪzən/A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.
soup noun/sup/Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food…
compass noun/ˈkʌmpəs/A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
kitchen noun/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/A room or area for preparing food.
victim noun/ˈvɪktɪm/One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or…
opportunity noun/ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
join verb/ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/To connect or combine into one; to put together.
computer noun/kəmˈpju.tɚ/A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large…
senior adjective/ˈsiːnjə(ɹ)/Older.
dangerous adjective/ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/Full of danger.
decide verb/dɪˈsaɪd/To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
accident noun/ˈæk.sə.dənt/An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly…

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • What are you doing on the computer?
  • Would you like to join me?
  • What kind of volunteer work are you planning to do?
  • I don't want to become an accident victim.
  • Does that sound good to you?

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like volunteer, assist, downtown.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →