Shadowing Practice: lv02 010 Sam and Lucky 10 Lucky Acts Up - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Sam and Lucky.
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Episode 10.
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Lucky Acts Up.
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I get it now, Sam.
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Lucky is your show and tell.
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This is my dog, Lucky.
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We adopted him from the animal shelter.
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How old is he?
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Three.
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Can he do any tricks?
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Yes, he knows how to sit and speak.
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Sit Lucky.
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No Lucky, sit!
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Hey!
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That's my snack!
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Lucky!
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Bad dog!
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Sorry, Patrick.
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I told everyone that Lucky is a good dog. But he's being bad.
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It's okay, Sam.
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Lucky is just excited today.
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It's terrible.
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Sam's dad is waiting outside.
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Lucky has to go soon.
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We have time for one more question.
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Sam, I think your name should be Lucky.
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Huh?
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Lucky is a funny dog.
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And that makes you lucky, too.
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Yeah!
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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 “lv02 010 Sam and Lucky 10 Lucky Acts Up”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: lucky, Sam, dog, sit. This video has 31 sentences and 125 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:56. The speaker talks slowly, about 64 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
trick noun/ˈtɹɪk/Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
shelter noun/ˈʃɛltə/A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
adopt verb/əˈdɑpt/To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
snack noun/snæk/A light meal.
lucky adjective/ˈlʌki/Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
episode noun/ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/A discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course.
animal noun/ˈænɪməl/A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants…
excited adjective/ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
terrible adjective/ˈtɛɹəbəl/Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
act up verb/ækt ˈʌp/To misbehave; to cause trouble.

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 trick, shelter, adopt.

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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