Shadowing Practice: Movers Listening Part 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creating lesson...
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Look at part one.
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Now look at the picture.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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We have great music lessons at our school, Uncle.
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Look.
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Wow!
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Is the man with the blonde hair your teacher?
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Yes, he always wears that blue jacket.
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His name's Mr Young, but the older children call him Peter.
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Oh.
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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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One.
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Who's the boy with the purple socks on?
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He's enjoying the lesson.
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That's Fred.
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He's very clever.
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He can play the guitar and he can sing very well.
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But he isn't singing here.
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No. Two.
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And who are the two women?
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Are they your teachers too?
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No. The woman with the bag is one of the mothers.
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She comes and helps sometimes.
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Oh.
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Her name is Vicky.
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She's nice.
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Why is she laughing?
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Oh, she's always happy when she comes to our lessons.
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Three.
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And who's the girl with the long straight hair?
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Do you mean Jane?
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The girl who's writing the words to the song?
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Yes.
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Why's she doing that?
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Because our teacher asked her to.
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Four And the boy with the curly hair is Mark.
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The one who's playing the piano.
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Yes, he practices a lot.
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He loves music, like me.
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Brilliant, me too.
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Five.
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And that girl's good at dancing.
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You mean Daisy?
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Yes, she is.
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But why is she wearing a hat?
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Oh, she often puts that on.
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She likes the colours.
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Good.
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Now listen to part one again.
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One.
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Who's the boy with the purple socks on?
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He's enjoying the lesson.
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That's Fred.
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He's very clever.
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He can play the guitar and he can sing very well.
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But he isn't singing here.
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No. Two.
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And who are the two women?
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Are they your teachers too?
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No. The woman with the bag is one of the mothers.
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She comes and helps sometimes.
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Oh.
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Her name is Vicky.
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She's nice.
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Why is she laughing?
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Oh, she's always happy when she comes to our lessons.
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Three And who's the girl with the long, straight hair?
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Do you mean Jane?
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The girl who's writing the words to the song?
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Yes.
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Why's she doing that?
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Because our teacher asked her to.
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And the boy with the curly hair is Mark.
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The one who's playing the piano.
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Yes, he practices a lot.
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He loves music, like me.
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Brilliant, me too.
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Five And that girl's good at dancing.
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You mean Daisy?
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Yes, she is.
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But why is she wearing a hat?
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Oh, she often puts that on.
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She likes the colours.
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Good.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Movers Listening Part 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: lesson, teacher, hair, boy, listen. This video has 87 sentences and 431 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:47. The speaker talks slowly, about 90 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 22 of its 87 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
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).
purple noun/ˈpɝ.pl̩/A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
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…
clever adjective/ˈklɛv.ɚ/Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
colours nounFlag denoting the nationality of a vessel, flown from the stern.
sock noun/sɑk/A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
curly adjective/ˈkɝli/Having curls.
jacket noun/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
blond adjective/blɑnd/Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
sing verb/ˈsɪŋ/To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
laugh verb/læf/To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
brilliant adjective/ˈbɹɪl.jənt/Shining brightly.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Is the man with the blonde hair your teacher?
  • Can you see the line?
  • Who's the boy with the purple socks on?
  • Are they your teachers too?
  • The girl who's writing the words to the song?

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 lesson, guitar, purple.

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 →