Shadowing Practice: Mastering Complex Sentence Structures | Lesson 32 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Lesson 32.
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Station.
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Do you live near a station?
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Yes, I live near a station.
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Is the station far from here?
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Yes, the station is far from here.
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Millionaire.
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What's a millionaire?
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A millionaire is a person who has a million pounds or more.
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Tell me the names of some millionaires, please.
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The names of some millionaires are David Beckham,
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Madonna, Donald Trump, etc. Have you got as much money as a millionaire?
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No, I haven't got as much money as a millionaire.
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I've got less money than a millionaire.
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Very.
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Is Mount Everest very high?
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Yes, Mount Everest's very high.
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Are there very few people in China?
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No, there aren't very few people in China.
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There are very many people in China.
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Is it very cold in Africa?
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No, it isn't very cold in Africa.
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It's very hot in Africa.
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Is Japan very near England?
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No, Japan isn't very near England.
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It's very far from England.
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Do you get up very early?
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Yes, I get up very early.
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Do you speak English very well?
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No, I don't speak English very well, but I speak it well enough.
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Merry, happy, unhappy, sad.
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What message do we generally write inside a Christmas card?
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The message we generally write inside a Christmas card is a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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What does the word merry mean?
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The word merry means...
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Are people generally merry if they drink a lot of wine?
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Yes, people are generally merry if they drink a lot of wine.
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What does the word happy mean?
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The word happy means...
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Do you feel sad when you go on holiday?
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No, I don't feel sad when I go on holiday.
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I feel happy.
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Together?
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Apart?
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Apart from?
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Are my hands apart?
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No, your hands aren't apart.
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They're together.
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Do you live apart from your family?
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Yes, I live apart from my family.
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Are you in this room together with other people?
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Yes, I'm in this room together with other people.
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What do you eat for your lunch apart from meat?
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I eat bread, vegetables, etc. for my lunch apart from meat.
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Do you study anything apart from English?
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Yes, I study something apart from English.
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Apart from me, is anybody in this room standing?
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No, apart from you, nobody in this room is standing.
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Who lives in your house apart from you?
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My parents and sister live in my house apart from me.
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Better than, worse than, Paul.
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Do you speak English better than your language?
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No, I don't speak English better than my language.
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I speak it worse than my language. Do you think
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Barcelona is a worse place to live in than the North Pole?
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No, I don't think
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Barcelona is a worse place to live in than the North Pole.
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I think it's a better place to live in than the North Pole.
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Is a Ford a better car than a Rolls -Royce?
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No, a Ford isn't a better car than a Rolls -Royce.
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It's a worse car than a Rolls -Royce.
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is the imax a worse cinema than the odeon no the imax isn't a worse cinema than the odeon
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it's a better cinema than the odeon capital letter when do we use capital letters
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we use capital letters at the beginning of a sentence for the pronoun i
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and for the first letter of people's names place names days of the week months of the year nationalities and languages
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the best the worst where do you think the best place in this country to live
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i think my town is the best place in this country to live
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which do you think's the worst day of the week i think monday is the worst day of the week
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What was your best subject at school?
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Geography was my best subject at school.
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What was your worst subject at school?
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Chemistry was my worst subject at school.
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Game, rugby, golf, basketball.
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What kind of games do you like the best?
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The kind of games I like the best are tennis, basketball and rugby.
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Do children like playing games?
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Yes, children like playing games.
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Tell me the name of a card game.
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The name of a card game is poker.
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Name me some games in which we use a ball, please.
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Some games in which we use a ball are football, tennis, rugby, golf, basketball, etc.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Mastering Complex Sentence Structures”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: apart, millionaire, worse, merry, speak. This video has 91 sentences and 730 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:56. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 32 of its 91 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| millionaire noun | /ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/ | Somebody whose wealth is at least one million (10⁶) currency units (usually understood to exclude holders of hyperinflated currencies). |
| merry adjective | /ˈmɛ.ɹi/ | Jolly and full of high spirits; happy. |
| rugby noun | /ˈɹʌɡbi/ | A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the… |
| cinema noun | /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/ | A movie theatre, a movie house. |
| tennis noun | /ˈtɛnɪs/ | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| chemistry noun | /ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/ | The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations… |
| pound noun | /ˈpaʊ̯nd/ | A unit of weight in various measurement systems. |
| unhappy adjective | /ʌnˈhæpi/ | Not happy; sad. |
| geography noun | /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/ | The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them. |
| poker noun | /ˈpoʊkɚ/ | A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick. |
| vegetable noun | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice… |
| nationality noun | /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/ | Legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. |
| odeon noun | /ˈəʊdɪən/ | An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you live near a station?
- Have you got as much money as a millionaire?
- Do you get up very early?
- Do you feel sad when you go on holiday?
- Do you live apart from your family?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · the worst · your best |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | less money than · Better than · worse than |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, isn't, aren't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: millionaire /ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/, geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/, nationality /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like millionaire, merry, rugby.
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.