Shadowing Practice: MOVERS 2 TEST 1.5 READING | FRED AND THE PARTY | Cambridge Smart - Learn English Speaking with Video
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It was a very sunny morning on Friday.
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Good morning, Ben.
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I'm so hungry today.
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Fred got up, had breakfast with his brother.
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Yummy!
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Breakfast with my brother is the best!
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And then read his new comic and looked at all the pictures in it.
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Wow!
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I love these funny pictures!
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Then he put his books and pens in his school bag.
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I'm ready for school!
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And said goodbye to his family.
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Goodbye, Mom.
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Goodbye, Ben.
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Goodbye, Fred.
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Have a great day.
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He rode his bike to school and put it next to the long wall there.
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Here we are.
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All his friends' bikes were there too.
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Wow!
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Look at all the bikes!
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My friends are here!
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Fred went to his classroom and sat down.
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Hello, classroom!
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He put his school books on the desk and took off his jacket because it was hot in the room.
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Phew!
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That is much better!
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The room was very quiet because the teacher wasn't there.
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No children were there, only Fred.
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Where is everyone?
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Then he looked out of the window.
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He saw lots of people outside on the grass.
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Wow, what is that?
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Fred saw his teacher there with his guitar.
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Hello, everyone.
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Let's play some music.
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All his friends were there, too.
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In front of them were two clowns.
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Look!
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Two funny clowns!
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Hello, friends!
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Watch my tomato trick!
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The first clown threw a tomato and it went in the second clown's mouth.
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Yum!
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Right in my mouth!
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All the children laughed.
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Ha ha ha!
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I can't stop laughing!
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What a funny show!
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Clap your hands!
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Fred thought.
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Oh, yes!
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It's our last day of school today.
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It's the school party today, not lessons.
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Then he ran outside and sat down with his friends.
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Hi, Fred!
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Sit down with us!
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Yay!
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Best party ever!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “MOVERS 2 TEST 1.5 READING”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Fred, goodbye, clown, bike, funny. This video has 59 sentences and 303 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:49. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| clown noun | /ˈklaʊ̯n/ | A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly… |
| classroom noun | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | A room, often in a school, where classes take place. |
| tomato noun | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| guitar noun | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). |
| trick noun | /ˈtɹɪk/ | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| desk noun | /dɛsk/ | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a… |
| comic noun | /ˈkɑmɪk/ | A comedian. |
| grass noun | /ɡɹɑːs/ | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as… |
| pen noun | /pɪn/ | A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks. |
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| clap verb | /klæp/ | To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
| take off verb | To remove. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, 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 goodbye, clown, classroom.
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.