Shadowing Practice: [Look like] What does she look like? - Easy Dialogue - Role Play - Learn English Speaking with Video

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English Singsing What does she look like? Where is Rora?
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I don't know.
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Oh, no!
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Excuse me.
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I'm looking for my little sister.
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Okay.
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Don't worry.
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What's her name?
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Her name is Rora.
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She's six years old.
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What does she look like?
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She has short curly hair.
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What is she wearing?
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She's wearing a pink shirt and blue pants.
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And she's wearing a white cap.
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Rora Listen!
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The End The End The End The End Listen!
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Listen!
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The End The End The End The End Where is Rora?
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I don't know.
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Oh, no!
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Excuse me.
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I'm looking for my little sister.
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Okay.
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Don't worry.
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What's her name?
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Her name is Rora.
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She's six years old.
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What does she look like?
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She has short curly hair.
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What is she wearing?
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She's wearing a pink shirt and blue pants.
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And she's wearing a white cap.
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Rora!
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Speak aloud!
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Thank you.
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Your turn!
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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “[Look like] What does she look like? - Easy Dialogue - Role Play”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Rora, wearing, Listen. This video has 38 sentences and 152 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:09. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 9 of its 38 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
pants noun/pænts/An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
curly adjective/ˈkɝli/Having curls.
aloud adverb/əˈlaʊd/With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
shirt noun/ʃɜɹt/An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms.
excuse verb/ɪksˈkjuz/To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
pink noun/ˈpɪŋk/A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
wear verb/wɛ(ə)ɹ/To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.
sister noun/ˈsɪs.tɚ/A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
worry verb/ˈwʌ.ɹi/To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 pants, curly, aloud.

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.

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