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A very famous man lives opposite me.
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His name is Mr Banks.
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His house has ten bedrooms and a beautiful garden.
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He drives four different cars
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And he flies to work in a helicopter.
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He has parties every Saturday evening.
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Welcome to my party, friends.
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Please come in.
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He plays the piano and dances to music with his friends.
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Let's dance together, everyone.
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my family isn't famous and we don't have a big house but mr. banks often comes to see us
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last tuesday morning jim looked out of his window wow there is lots of snow outside
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now i go downstairs to have my breakfast in the kitchen
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Good morning, Mum and Dad.
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Good morning, Jim.
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Come and have breakfast.
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Oh, Mr. Banks is here too.
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Hello, I can't go to school today.
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There's snow on all the roads.
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I can take you to school in my helicopter, Jim.
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Would you like to do that?
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Wow!
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Yes, please!
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Yes, please!
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Look, Jim!
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This is my helicopter.
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Get in!
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Wow!
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I'm very happy!
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Have a wonderful day at school, Jim.
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Thank you, Mr. Banks.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “MOVERS 2 TEST 2.4 READING”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: jim, banks, helicopter. This video has 31 sentences and 184 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:11. The speaker talks slowly, about 84 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
helicopter noun/ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and…
bedroom noun/ˈbɛdˌɹum/A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
piano noun/piˈænɪː/A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers…
downstairs adverb/daʊnˈstɛɹz/Down the stairs.
snow noun/snoʊ̯/The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation…
breakfast noun/ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
kitchen noun/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/A room or area for preparing food.
opposite adjective/ˈɑ.pə.sɪt/Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
dance noun/dæns/A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
famous adjective/ˈfeɪ.məs/Well known.
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
wonderful adjective/ˈwʌndəfl̩/Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.
window noun/ˈwɪndoʊ/An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
garden noun/ˈɡɑː.d(ə)n/An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
fly noun/ˈflaɪ̯/Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, I'm. 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 helicopter, bedroom, piano.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →