Shadowing Practice: My Daily Routine ☀️ | Easy English Sentences for Beginners (A1-A2) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I wash my face with cold water.
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I head to my bedroom.
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Welcome to Ella Easy English!
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Let's practice real -life English together.
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My alarm is going off.
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Hmm, what a fresh morning!
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I guess I should get up soon.
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But I really don't want to...
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No, no!
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Come on, let's get up! you All right, my day is starting!
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Time to get ready!
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First, I go to the bathroom.
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uh...
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I still look so sleepy.
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I'm not fully awake yet.
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I turn on the faucet.
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Bye.
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The water runs clear.
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Ooh, that's cold.
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I wash my face with cold water.
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That usually wakes me up.
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I gently dry my face with a soft towel.
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Then I brush my teeth.
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you I take my time to keep my teeth nice and white.
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All right.
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Time to get dressed.
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Open the closet!
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Let me pick an outfit for today.
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I don't know what to wear.
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This one or this one.
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It feels a little chilly today.
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I get changed.
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Mm.
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Yeah.
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Looking neat is important.
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And then I'll brush my hair.
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I take good care of my long hair.
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How about you?
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How do I look today?
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Pretty good?
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I think it's good.
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Alright, let's have breakfast!
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Good morning, Mom!
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Dad already left for work.
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It's just me and mom for breakfast.
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I can smell the coffee.
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I usually have a cup of coffee.
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And I have some toast with strawberry jam.
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every morning.
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Mmm, tasty!
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It smells so good.
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I love it.
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The smell of coffee is so relaxing.
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My chill time mom and I Always chat in the morning.
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about cooking, travel, Lots of things.
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I put on my shoes.
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Let me tie my shoelaces tight.
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Time to go to work.
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Oops.
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Did I forget something?
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Okay, I've got everything.
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Let's go!
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The morning air feels so nice.
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Mm -hmm -hmm.
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Mm -hmm.
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Mm -hmm.
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Mm.
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I wonder what today will bring.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Work starts now.
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Oh, my boss is here.
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I should say hi.
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She still can't remember my name.
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Haha.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Another busy day.
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First, room rounds and vital checks.
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My patients are waiting!
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Her temperature looks normal.
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She is getting better day by day.
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Life has been so busy lately.
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Finally, Break time!
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Break time with my co -workers!
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My favorite time of the day!
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Work is finally over!
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My shoulders and back hurt.
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It's so crowded.
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It's rush hour.
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Alright, time to head home.
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But before that, I have a little habit I do every week.
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Can you guess where I'm going?
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Yep, the gym.
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I come here three times a week.
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I do some strength training first.
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I'm slowly increasing the speed . But wow!
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This is exhausting.
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Ugh.
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Hmm...
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I also do Pilates.
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to strengthen my core muscles.
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Now, I'm heading home.
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Okay.
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I'm all sweaty now.
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It's kind of hot.
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Finally, I'm home.
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Thank you.
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I got home at 7 p .m.
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Okay.
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I wonder what's for dinner tonight.
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Mom and Dad are waiting for me.
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Hurry up!
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Thank you.
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I take off my shoes.
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Ugh...
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you First, I wash my hands with soap.
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Thank you.
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Nice and carefully Bye.
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Yep.
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Goodbye, germs!
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you I'm so hungry.
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I head to the kitchen.
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Mom is cooking dinner.
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I always help her.
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I cut the vegetables.
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Then we cook them in a frying pan.
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Thank you.
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Looks yummy!
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Dad is waiting for dinner.
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It's time for a family dinner.
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Mom's homemade cooking is the best!
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Mmm! So good!
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I love eating.
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So, sometimes, I even get seconds.
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After dinner, we relax in the living room.
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Mom and Dad drink coffee and I drink herbal tea.
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Thank you.
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This is my favorite relaxing moment of the day.
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you Then I take a shower.
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And of course, my bath towel is super fluffy!
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I worked up a sweat at the gym, so I want to feel fresh.
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Ugh, I look awful.
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My face looks so tired.
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I really need to rest.
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Ah, I feel so refreshed.
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I should probably go to the hair salon soon.
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you Alright, time for skin care.
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First, a face mask.
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I leave it on for about 10 minutes after pressing it gently onto my skin.
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I actually have really dry skin, so I always put a lot of cream on my face.
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Then I dry my hair.
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Now, it feels so soft and silky.
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Okay.
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Much better now.
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Mom and Dad are already asleep you Oh.
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I check my social media for a bit.
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you you you And then...
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I'm gonna watch some Netflix.
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I love Korean dramas.
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especially romantic ones.
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I'm touched.
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Now, I'm getting sleepy.
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My eyes are watering.
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I head to my bedroom.
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Thank you.
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The moonlight looks so beautiful tonight.
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My bedroom is so cozy.
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I should have gone to bed earlier.
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But, I wanted one more episode.
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you I'm gonna turn the lights off.
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I should be able to wake up tomorrow.
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I'm finally in bed.
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It was a good day today.
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Oh, I think I'm gonna sleep well tonight.
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Good night.

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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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
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

WordPronunciationMeaning
get up verbTo move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
go off verbTo explode.
light off verbTo light the fire on a gas boiler to turn it on.
take off verbTo remove.
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.
worked up adjectiveExcessively 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:

StructureIn the video
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould get · should say · should probably go
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis going · is starting · are waiting
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna 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

  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 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.

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