Shadowing Practice: My Daily Routine ☀️ | Easy English Sentences for Beginners (A1-A2) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “My Daily Routine ☀️”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: mom, dinner, Dad, coffee, hair. This video has 178 sentences and 860 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:19. The speaker talks slowly, about 76 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 77% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bedroom noun | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| sigh verb | /saɪ/ | To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary… |
| 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… |
| brush noun | /bɹʌʃ/ | An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including… |
| gently adverb | /ˈd͡ʒɛntli/ | Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly. |
| towel noun | /ˈtaʊ̯əl/ | A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath. |
| sleepy adjective | /ˈsliːpi/ | Tired; feeling the need for sleep. |
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| awful adjective | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | Very bad. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| bath noun | /bɑːθ/ | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| muscle noun | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. |
| romantic adjective | /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ | Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| go off verb | To explode. | |
| light off verb | To light the fire on a gas boiler to turn it on. | |
| take off verb | To remove. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| worked up adjective | Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Come on, let's get up!
- I'm not fully awake yet.
- I don't know what to wear.
- How do I look today?
- Can you guess where I'm going?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should get · should say · should probably go |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is going · is starting · are waiting |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna watch · gonna turn · gonna sleep |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bath /bɑːθ/, strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/, shoelace /ˈʃuːˌleɪs/
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 bedroom, relax, sigh.
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.























