Shadowing Practice: My Bedroom: Soft and Hard - Learn English Speaking with Video

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16 sentences
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This is my bedroom.
2
Come in! Let's touch things.
3
My bed is soft.
4
My pillow is soft too.
5
Soft, soft, soft!
6
My desk is hard.
7
Knock, knock! My toy car is hard.
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But my teddy bear is soft.
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The floor is hard. Ouch!
10
The rug is soft. Ahh.
11
Look! The moon is out.
12
Time for bed. Good night, teddy.
13
Good night, hard toy car.
14
Hmm... what's under my blanket?
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It's my cat! Soft and warm.
16
Good night, everyone!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “My Bedroom: Soft and Hard”. This video has 16 sentences and 78 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:48.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
knock verb/nɑk/To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
bedroom noun/ˈbɛdˌɹum/A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
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…
blanket noun/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
pillow noun/ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞]A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
soft adjective/sɔft/Easily giving way under pressure.
floor noun/flɔː/The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
touch verb/tʌt͡ʃ/To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
bear verb/bɪɚ/To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
warm adjective/wɔɹm/Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
moon noun/mun/Any natural satellite of a planet.

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 knock, bedroom, desk.

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 →