Shadowing Practice: lv02 006 Sam and Lucky 6 The Next Day - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Sam and Lucky, Episode 6, The Next Day.
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Hi, Ginger.
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I wish you liked dogs.
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My dog Lucky is really smart.
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He can sit and speak and shake hands.
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I mean, paws.
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And he loves to play fetch.
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I throw a ball and he...
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Hi, Mom!
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Hi, Lily!
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I'm home.
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Hi, Sam.
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Did you have a good time?
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Yes.
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We played superheroes and watched a movie. Did you get homesick?
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No. Well, maybe a little.
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But we had fun.
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I'm glad, honey.
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Welcome home.
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Where's Lucky?
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Hi.
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Lucky, that's enough, silly boy.
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Wanna play in the snow?
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Good dog, Lucky.
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You are my best friend.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “lv02 006 Sam and Lucky 6 The Next Day”. This video has 25 sentences and 104 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:37. The speaker talks slowly, about 64 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 4 of its 25 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
silly adjective/ˈsɪl.i/Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
honey noun/ˈhʌni/A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
shake verb/ˈʃeɪk/To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
superhero noun/ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does…
fetch verb/fɛt͡ʃ/To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
homesick adjective/ˈhoʊ̯m.sɪk/Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
paw noun/pɔ/The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
snow noun/snoʊ̯/The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation…
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
glad adjective/ɡlæd/Pleased; happy; gratified.
smart adjective/smɑɹt/Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
throw verb/θɹoʊ/To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, wanna. 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 silly, honey, shake.

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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