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Hi, Anna.
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Are you busy now?
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No, I'm not.
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Let's go to the music show together.
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Great!
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Where is the bus stop?
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It is next to the bus station.
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Hello, Mom.
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Can I call you back later?
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Hurry, Tom.
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The bus is coming.
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Look, Tom!
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My grandpa plays in a band.
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Wow!
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He has a long beard.
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Yes, and he has a moustache too.
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Hello, children.
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In the band, I am called Grandpa Joe.
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Anna, your hair is blonde, like Grandma's hair.
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Tom, where are your parents?
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Both my parents are teachers.
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They are at work.
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Please sit down before the music begins.
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Shh!
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The music is starting.
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This show is not boring.
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I am happy because the music is great. Where is Ben, Anna?
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He is standing on the balcony.
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Ben, come in.
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Here is a bowl of rice.
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Thank you.
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A bottle of water, please.
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There is a small flower at the bottom of my bowl.
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There is a cat below the table.
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That is Mimi.
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She is a good cat.
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It is cold.
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There is a blanket in the basement.
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Ben, are you brave?
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Yes, I am.
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Let's go together.
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Look, Anna!
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A bat is on the shelf.
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Shh!
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It is sleeping.
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Take the blanket slowly.
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Thank you, children.
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You are brilliant and brave.
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Aunt, Tom broke his leg last week.
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Hmm.
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His pain was bad on Monday and worse on Tuesday.
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Wednesday was the worst.
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He slept badly all week.
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Tom is my best friend.
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I hope he gets better soon.
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Good night, children.
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Sleep well.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “MOVERS B CONVERSATION”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Tom, Anna, Ben, bus. This video has 57 sentences and 260 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:28. The speaker talks slowly, about 106 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
brave adjective/bɹeɪv/Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
blanket noun/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
grandpa noun/ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/grandfather.
bind verb/ˈbaɪ̯nd/To tie; to confine by any ligature.
badly adverb/ˈbæd.li/In a bad manner.
flower noun/ˈfloʊɚ/A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
basement noun/ˈbeɪsmənt/A floor of a building below ground level.
aunt noun/ɑːnt/The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
hurry verb/ˈhʌ.ɹi/To do things quickly.
beard noun/bɪɹd/Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
shelf noun/ʃɛlf/A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
bore verb/boɹ/To inspire boredom in somebody.
balcony noun/ˈbælkəni/An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
blond adjective/blɑnd/Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
moustache noun/ˈmʌstæʃ/A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go together verbTo be in a relationship.
sit down verbTo assume a sitting position from a standing position.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Are you busy now?
  • Let's go to the music show together.
  • Can I call you back later?
  • Tom, where are your parents?
  • Ben, are you brave?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe worst · my best
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis coming · is starting · is standing

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shelf /ʃɛlf/, moustache /ˈmʌstæʃ/

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 brave, blanket, 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.

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