Shadowing Practice: MOVERS 1 TEST 1.6 READING | DOLPHINS | Cambridge Smart - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Dolphins live in the sea.
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They can swim very quickly and catch a lot of fish.
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They are much smaller than whales or sharks, but more beautiful.
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Dolphins sometimes come to the beach in hot weather and play with the children who are swimming there.
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They are not afraid of people.
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You can often see dolphins in zoos now.
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They learn how to play games with balls and toys.
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Dolphins are a lot of people's favorite animal.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “MOVERS 1 TEST 1.6 READING”. This video has 8 sentences and 77 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:33.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dolphin noun | /ˈdɑlf.ɪn/ | A carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| zoo noun | /zuː/ | A park where live animals are exhibited. |
| whale noun | /ˈweɪl/ | Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises. |
| favourite adjective | /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ | Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) |
| quickly adverb | /ˈkwɪk.li/ | Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition. |
| beach noun | /ˈbiːt͡ʃ/ | The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. |
| fish noun | /ˈfɪʃ/ | A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod. |
| catch verb | /kæt͡ʃ/ | To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). |
| weather noun | /ˈwɛðɚ/ | The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc. |
| 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… |
| afraid adjective | /əˈfɹeɪd/ | Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | children who are |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | smaller than |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are swimming |
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 dolphin, swim, toy.
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.