Shadowing Practice: MOVERS 1 - TEST 3 - PART 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Part 3 Listen and look.

There is one example.

Zoe slept at her grandparents' house all week.

They went to lots of places.

What did Zoe do in these places?

Hi, Zoe.

What did you do with your grandparents?

We did lots of things in different places.

They live in a village.

Oh, brilliant!

Did you go for lots of walks there?

Yes, we did.

Great!

Can you see the letter C?

Now you listen and write a letter in each box.

Is there a cafe near your grandparents' house?

Yes, there is.

We went there one day.

What did you eat there?

We only had a drink.

Grandpa had a coffee and I had a banana milkshake.

It was good.

2. Another day we went to the mountain.

Did you catch a bus there?

No. We drove there in Grandpa's new car.

We stopped to have a picnic and a bird sat on the blanket.

It was hungry too.

3. And we went to a big lake one day.

Did you swim there?

No, I'm good at swimming, but it was too cold.

So what did you do?

Grandpa sat down on a rock because he was tired.

But I climbed on the rocks.

I wasn't tired.

Four.

And what was the weather like?

One day it was very sunny and we went to a beautiful waterfall.

Sometimes you can see rainbows near them.

Did you see one?

No, we didn't.

But I took lots of photos.

Five.

Was it sunny every day?

No. One day it was windy and it rained.

That day we went to the cinema.

Did you enjoy the film?

Yes.

I laughed a lot.

We also had chocolate ice cream.

Oh, I love that.

I do too.

Now listen to part three again.

One.

Is there a cafe near your grandparents' house?

Yes, there is.

We went there one day.

What did you eat there?

We only had a drink.

Grandpa had a coffee and I had a banana milkshake.

It was good.

Two.

Another day, we went to the mountain.

Did you catch a bus there?

No. We drove there in Grandpa's new car.

We stopped to have a picnic and a bird sat on the blanket it was hungry too

three and we went to a big lake one day did you swim there no I'm good at swimming

but it was too cold so what did you do grandpa sat down on a rock

because he was tired but I climbed on the rocks I wasn't tired Four.

And what was the weather like?

One day it was very sunny and we went to a beautiful waterfall.

Sometimes you can see rainbows near them.

Did you see one?

No, we didn't, but I took lots of photos.

Five.

Was it sunny every day?

No. One day it was windy and it rained.

That day we went to the cinema.

Did you enjoy the film?

Yes.

I laughed a lot.

We also had chocolate ice cream.

Oh, I love that.

I do too.

That is the end of part three.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “MOVERS 1 - TEST 3 - PART 3”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: grandpa, grandparents, sunny, sat, tired. This video has 84 sentences and 515 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:03. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 20 of its 84 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
swim verb	/swɪm/	To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
sunny adjective	/ˈsʌni/	Featuring a lot of sunshine.
grandpa noun	/ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/	grandfather.
hungry adjective	/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/	Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
climb verb	/ˈklaɪ̯m/	To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
cinema noun	/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/	A movie theatre, a movie house.
blanket noun	/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/	A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
banana noun	/bəˈnænə/	An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
picnic noun	/ˈpɪknɪk/	An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
litter noun	/ˈlɪt.ɚ/	Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
windy adjective	/ˈwɪn.di/	Accompanied by wind.
waterfall noun	/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/	A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
grandparent noun	/ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/	The parent of someone's parent.
café noun	/ˌkæˈfeɪ/	A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the…
milkshake noun	/ˈmɪlk.ʃeɪk/	A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

What did you do with your grandparents?
Did you go for lots of walks there?
Is there a cafe near your grandparents' house?
What did you eat there?
Did you catch a bus there?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, wasn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 swim, sunny, grandpa.

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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