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Managing the learning environment
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You are about to start your lesson, but the classroom is still noisy and the students are not ready.
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How would you get the students' attention and start the lesson?
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let's watch just listen and observe everyone quiet please
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may and on no chatting now
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thank you now we are going to do a quick vocabulary review please listen to the instructions.
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First, take out your notebooks and draw a large circle in the center of a new page.
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Second, write the words healthy habits inside the circle.
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Third, you have two minutes to write down as many healthy activities around the circle as you can remember.
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Do not open your textbooks.
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Let's check.
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What do you have to do first, Mae?
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We have to take out our notebooks
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and draw a circle in the center good
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and Anne can we open our textbooks to look for the words no
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we can't we have to remember them excellent pencils ready your two minutes start now
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let's read along read aloud with the teacher everyone quiet please
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may and on no chatting now Thank you!
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Now, we are going to do a quick vocabulary review.
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Please listen to the instructions.
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First, take out your notebooks and draw a large circle in the center of a new page.
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Second, write the words healthy habits inside the circle.
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Third, you have two minutes to write down as many healthy activities around the circle as you can remember.
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Do not open your textbooks.
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Let's check.
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What do you have to do first, Mae?
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We have to take out our notebooks and draw a circle in the center.
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Good.
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And, Anne, can we open our textbooks to look for the words?
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No, we can't.
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We have to remember them.
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Excellent!
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Pencils ready?
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Your two minutes start now.
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Let's role play.
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You are the teacher.
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Speak out loud.
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We have to take out our notebooks and draw a circle in the center.
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No, we can't.
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We have to remember them.
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Challenge time.
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No subtitles.
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Speak up with confidence.
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You die.
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We have to take out our notebooks and draw a circle in the center.
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No, we can't.
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We have to remember them.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Managing the learning environment - Classroom language”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: circle, notebooks, draw, center, textbooks. This video has 47 sentences and 370 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:16. The speaker talks slowly, about 70 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
notebook noun/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written.
textbook noun/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
habit noun/ˈhæb.ɪt/An action performed on a regular basis.
instruction noun/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
pencil noun/ˈpɛnsəl/A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
vocabulary noun/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
classroom noun/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
observe verb/əbˈzɜːv/To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
noisy adjective/ˈnɔɪzi/Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
aloud adverb/əˈlaʊd/With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
subtitle noun/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/A heading below or after a title.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
take out verbTo remove.
write down verbTo produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.
read along verbTo read together with another person, or with another presentation (TV etc)
speak out verbTo assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryhave to do · have to take · have to remember
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingare going to do

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't. 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 notebook, textbook, lesson.

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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