Shadowing Practice: Movers 2 | Test 2 | All English 4U - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello.
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This is the Cambridge Movers Practice Listening Test.
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Test 2.
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Part 1.
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Look at part one.
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Look at the picture.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Where's Jane?
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Jane?
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She's on the third floor.
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The third floor.
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What's she doing?
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She's playing the piano.
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Oh, yes.
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I can see her.
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Can you see the line?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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1. Where's Fred?
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Fred, he's on the first floor.
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What's he doing?
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Is he washing his clothes?' No, he's in the bath.
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Oh, yes, I can see him.
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2. "Can you see Peter?" Yes, he's on the second floor.
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Ah, he's watching a video.
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Yes, he is.
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Which one is Peter?' He's wearing a sweater.
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Oh, yes.
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He's got curly blonde hair then.
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3. "Where's Paul?" Is he watching a video?
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No, no, he doesn't like videos.
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"'He's playing on the computer.' Oh yes, he's on the third floor.
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Yes.
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Fool.
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Can you show me Jill?
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Yes.
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Jill is on the bottom floor.
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With brown hair.
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That's right, with brown hair.
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What's she drawing?
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I don't know.
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I can't see.
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5. Is that Sally on the third floor?
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Yes, she's playing her guitar.
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Part 2.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Happy birthday, Jane!
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Thanks.
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How old are you?
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I'm nine today.
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Nine!
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That's great!
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Can you see the answer?
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Now you listen and write.
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1. What did your family give you?
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Mummy and Daddy gave me a boat.
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Wow!
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You mean a sailing boat?
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Yes, a toy sailing boat.
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2. And my sister gave me a basketball.
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Do you play a lot of basketball?
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Yes, but soccer is my favourite sport.
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3. What did your brother give you?
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Clothes.
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He always gives me clothes.
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Fool.
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How old is your brother?
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He is older than I am.
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He's thirteen.
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Thirteen?
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Yes.
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5. And what's his name?
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His name's Luke.
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How do you spell that?
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L You...
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Kay.
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E. Part 3.
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Look at the pictures.
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What did Lucy do last week?
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Hello, Lucy.
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"What did you do on Saturday?" "Oh, I helped Mum and Dad, Uncle Tony." Did you help them in the garden?
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Yes.
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There's lots of work to do there.
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Can you see the line from the word Saturday?
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On Saturday, Lucy worked in the garden.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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1. What did you do on Tuesday?
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I went shopping with mum.
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To buy some food?
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Yes, we bought lots of food on Tuesday.
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2. And did you have a good day on Sunday?
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Yes.
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We were all at home.
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"'Your brothers, Tom and Bill, too?' Yes.
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It was a nice sunny day.
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Mmm.
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We all played football in the garden.
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3. "I saw you on Monday.
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No, it was Friday. Did you?
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- Wait.
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By the shoe shop.
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Oh, I didn't see you.
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"No, I drove past in the car." Did you buy any shoes?' No. I didn't like any.
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4. And were you at home on Wednesday?
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Erm, well, after school I was.
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"'Did you play in the garden?' Yes, my friend, Alex, came to my house and we both played outside.
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Does she go to your school too?
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Yes.
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She's in my class.
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5. "And what did you do on Thursday?" Did you go shopping again? On Thursday?
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No, I watch TV.
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What did you watch?
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The football?
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Yes.
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It was a great game.
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Yes.
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I watched it too.
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Part 4.
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Look at the pictures.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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What did Sally have for lunch?
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"'What did you eat for lunch, Sally?' A burger.
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Only a burger?
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And some french fries.
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Did you drink anything?
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No, nothing.
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Can you see the tick?
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. What did Ben do yesterday?
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What did you do yesterday, Ben?
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I played basketball.
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With some friends?
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No, with my brothers.
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How many brothers have you got?
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Four.
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Four brothers!
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Great!
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2. What did Fred see yesterday?
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Where did you go yesterday, Fred?
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I went to the zoo.
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Did you see any lions?
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No. But I saw some pandas.
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Pandas?
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Yes, and a lot of monkeys.
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Oh, I love monkeys.
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3. What does Jim have for breakfast?
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What do you have for breakfast, Jim?
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Bread and milk.
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Only bread and milk?
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No, I have fruit too.
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What kind of fruit?
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Bananas?
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No, apples and pears.
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4. What pets has Peter got?
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Peter bought a new pet yesterday.
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What is it?
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A rabbit.
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He's got lots of pets.
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Yes, he's got a cat, a dog and now a rabbit.
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And a parrot.
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Oh yes!
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5. Where does Jill live?
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Do you live in the countryside, Jill?
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Yes, I do.
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In a small house next to a lake.
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In the mountains, No, not in the mountains.
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Part 5.
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Look at the picture.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Can you see the ball?
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What?
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You mean the basketball?
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That's right.
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Can you colour the basketball?
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What color?
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Colour it brown.
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Okay.
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The basketball is brown.
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Can you see the brown basketball?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and colour and draw.
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1. Can you see the word 'shop'?
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Yes, it's in big letters.
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That's right.
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Can you colour the letter H for me?
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colour the letter H.
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Okay.
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What color?
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Colour it red.
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OK.
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2. Are you good at drawing?
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I'm OK.
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Why?
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I'd like you to draw an eye.
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An eye. Where?
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On the sheep.
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OK.
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I'm giving the sheep an eye.
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3. You can colour again now.
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Good.
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I love colouring.
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There are some flowers on the scarf.
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That's right.
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Shall I colour them?
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Yes.
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Color them blue.
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Can I colour them yellow?
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OK, colour them yellow.
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4. What can I do now?
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You can draw some stars for me.
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Stars? Where?
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Draw them on the kite.
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There are some stars on the big hat.
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That's right.
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But I'd like some stars on the kite.
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How many?
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Two.
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5. The last thing now.
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Okay.
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Can you see the guitar?
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Yes, I can.
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What colour would you like?
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Err, black...
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Err, no, black's not very happy.
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I'd like green.
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Alright.
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Colour the guitar green.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: colour, listen, basketball, floor, example. This video has 233 sentences and 1010 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:08. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 74 of its 233 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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| 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). |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| pet noun | /pɛt/ | An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| sheep noun | /ˈʃiːp/ | A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. |
| burger noun | /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/ | A hamburger. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| rabbit noun | /ˈɹæbɪt/ | A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares) |
| sail noun | /seɪl/ | A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination… |
| thirteen noun | /ˌθɝtˈtin/ | A group of thirteen items. |
| tick noun | /tɪk/ | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| panda noun | /ˈpɑndə/ | A brahmin who acts as the hereditary superintendent of a particular ghat or temple, and is regarded as knowledgeable in matters of genealogy and ritual. |
| kite noun | /ˈkiːtɛ/ | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. |
| soccer noun | /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ | Association football. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can you see the line?
- Can you see the answer?
- What did your family give you?
- You mean a sailing boat?
- Do you play a lot of basketball?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, I'm, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, thirteen /ˌθɝtˈtin/, bath /bɑːθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/, wash /wɑʃ/
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 guitar, cloth, pet.
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.