Shadowing Practice: My Daily Routine | Improve Your English | English Listening Skills - Speaking Skills - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey everyone!
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In today's video, Susan will tell you a story about her daily routine.
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You'll learn some useful vocabulary and expressions that are commonly used in everyday conversations.
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This will also be a great opportunity for you to practice and improve your English listening and speaking skills.
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Listen carefully.
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Hi, my name is Susan.
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I am a homemaker, and I love taking care of my home and family every day.
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My day usually starts early in the morning.
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As soon as I wake up, I prepare breakfast for my family.
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I enjoy cooking pancakes and scrambled eggs, their favorite.
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I make sure everyone has a nutritious and delicious meal to start their day.
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After breakfast, I help my children get ready for school.
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I assist them in getting dressed and making sure they have everything they need for their day ahead.
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Once they are off to school, I tidy up the house, doing some cleaning and organizing.
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Keeping our home clean and cozy is essential to me.
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Around mid-morning, I head to the grocery store.
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I carefully pick out fresh fruits, vegetables, and other essentials for the week.
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I enjoy planning meals and making sure we have everything we need.
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Back home, I unpack the groceries and start preparing lunch.
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I try to make something healthy and balanced for my family.
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While the food is cooking, I take a moment to water my plants and tend to my small garden.
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I love seeing the plants grow.
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It's so fulfilling.
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After lunch, I help my kids with their homework.
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It's a great opportunity to bond and help them understand their lessons better.
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We often have fun studying together.
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Once they finish their homework, we spend some time playing games or doing creative activities.
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In the late afternoon, I start preparing dinner.
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I enjoy trying new recipes and experimenting in the kitchen.
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Cooking is like an art for me.
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I love combining different ingredients and creating tasty meals for my family to enjoy together.
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Evenings are for family time.
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We sit together, share stories about our day, and enjoy dinner.
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Sometimes, we watch a movie or read books before bedtime.
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I make sure my children are ready for bed, tucked in and feeling loved before they doze off.
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Once everyone is asleep, I take a moment to relax.
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I reflect on the day and think about what tomorrow might bring.
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Being a homemaker may seem like a lot of work, but the joy of seeing my family happy and cared for makes it all worth it.
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Interesting Vocabulary and Expressions Nutritious means providing nourishment and good for health.
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Eating fruits and vegetables is important because they are nutritious and keep us healthy.
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Cozy means warm, comfortable, and inviting.
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After playing outside in the snow, I like to sit by the fireplace because it feels cozy.
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Tend to means to care for or look after something or someone.
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I help my mom tend to our garden by watering the plants and pulling out weeds.
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Bond means to develop a close connection or relationship with someone.
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My sister and I bond when we play games together every evening.
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Experimenting means trying out new things or methods to discover or learn.
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In science class, we enjoy experimenting with different materials to see what happens.
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Reflect means to think deeply or consider carefully.
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Before I go to bed, I reflect on my day and think about what I learned.
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Fulfilling means making someone feel satisfied and happy.
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Finishing my art project was fulfilling because I worked hard and created something beautiful.
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Essentials means items or things that are absolutely necessary.
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Water, food, and shelter are essentials for living.
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BALANCE means having a combination of different elements in proper proportions.
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It's important to have a balance between studying and playing.
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Opportunity means a favorable chance to do something.
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Joining the school play was a great opportunity for me to perform on stage,
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Now it's time to speaking practice.
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Repeat after Susan.
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Hi, my name is Susan.
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Hi, my name is Susan.
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I am a homemaker.
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I am a homemaker.
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And I love taking care of my home and family every day.
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And I love taking care of my home and family every day.
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My day usually starts early in the morning.
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My day usually starts early in the morning.
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As soon as I wake up.
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As soon as I wake up.
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I prepare breakfast for my family.
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I prepare breakfast for my family.
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I enjoy cooking pancakes and scrambled eggs, their favorite.
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I enjoy cooking pancakes and scrambled eggs, their favorite.
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I make sure everyone has a nutritious and delicious meal to start their day.
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I make sure everyone has a nutritious and delicious meal to start their day.
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After breakfast, I help my children get ready for school.
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After breakfast, I help my children get ready for school.
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I assist them in getting dressed
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and making sure they have everything they need for their day ahead.
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and making sure they have everything they need for their day ahead.
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Once they are off to school, once they are off to school,
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I tidy up the house.
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I tidy up the house.
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doing some cleaning and organizing.
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Doing some cleaning and organizing.
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Keeping our home clean and cozy is essential to me. is essential to me.
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Around mid-morning, around mid-morning, I head to the grocery store.
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I head to the grocery store.
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I carefully pick out fresh fruits, I carefully pick out fresh fruits,
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vegetables, and other essentials for the week.
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Vegetables and other essentials for the week.
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I enjoy planning meals.
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I enjoy planning meals.
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And making sure we have everything we need.
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And making sure we have everything we need.
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Back home, I unpack the groceries and start preparing lunch.
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I try to make something healthy and balanced for my family.
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I try to make something healthy and balanced for my family.
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While the food is cooking, while the food is cooking,
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I take a moment to water my plants and tend to my small garden.
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I love seeing the plants grow.
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It's so fulfilling.
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I love seeing the plants grow.
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It's so fulfilling.
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After lunch, I help my kids with their homework.
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After lunch, I help my kids with their homework.
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It's a great opportunity to bond and It's a great opportunity to bond and help them understand their lessons better.
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And help them understand their lessons better.
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We often have fun studying together.
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We often have fun studying together.
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Once they finish their homework, once they finish their homework,
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we spend some time playing games, we spend some time playing games,
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or doing creative activities, or doing creative activities.
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In the late afternoon, in the late afternoon, I start preparing dinner.
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I start preparing dinner.
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I enjoy trying new recipes.
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I enjoy trying new recipes, then experimenting in the kitchen.
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Then experimenting in the kitchen.
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Cooking is like an art for me.
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Cooking is like an art for me.
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I love combining different ingredients
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I love combining different ingredients and creating tasty meals for my family and creating tasty meals for my family to enjoy together. to enjoy together.
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Evenings are for family time.
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Evenings are for family time.
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We sit together.
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We sit together.
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Share stories about our day and enjoy dinner.
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share stories about our day, and enjoy dinner.
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Sometimes, we watch a movie or read books before bedtime.
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I make sure my children are ready for bed.
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tucked in and feeling loved before they doze off.
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Once everyone is asleep, I take a moment to relax.
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I reflect on the day.
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And think about what tomorrow might bring.
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Being a homemaker may seem like a lot of work.
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Being a homemaker may seem like a lot of work.
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But the joy of seeing my family happy
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But the joy of seeing my family happy and cared for makes it all worth it.
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Alright, let's listen to the story one more time.
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Hi, my name is Susan.
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I am a homemaker, and I love taking care of my home and family every day.
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My day usually starts early in the morning.
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As soon as I wake up, I prepare breakfast for my family.
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I enjoy cooking pancakes and scrambled eggs, their favorite.
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I make sure everyone has a nutritious and delicious meal to start their day.
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After breakfast, I help my children get ready for school.
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I assist them in getting dressed and making sure they have everything they need for their day ahead.
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Once they are off to school, I tidy up the house, doing some cleaning and organizing.
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Keeping our home clean and cozy is essential to me.
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Around mid-morning, I head to the grocery store.
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I carefully pick out fresh fruits, vegetables, and other essentials for the week.
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I enjoy planning meals and making sure we have everything we need.
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Back home, I unpack the groceries and start preparing lunch.
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I try to make something healthy and balanced for my family.
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While the food is cooking, I take a moment to water my plants and tend to my small garden.
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I love seeing the plants grow.
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It's so fulfilling.
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After lunch, I help my kids with their homework.
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It's a great opportunity to bond and help them understand their lessons better.
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We often have fun studying together.
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Once they finish their homework, we spend some time playing games or doing creative activities.
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In the late afternoon, I start preparing dinner.
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I enjoy trying new recipes and experimenting in the kitchen.
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Cooking is like an art for me.
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I love combining different ingredients and creating tasty meals for my family to enjoy together.
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Evenings are for family time.
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We sit together, share stories about our day, and enjoy dinner.
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Sometimes, we watch a movie or read books before bedtime.
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I make sure my children are ready for bed, tucked in and feeling loved before they doze off.
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Once everyone is asleep, I take a moment to relax.
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I reflect on the day and think about what tomorrow might bring.
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Being a homemaker may seem like a lot of work, but the joy of seeing my family happy and cared for makes it all worth it.
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Good job today!
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Keep it up!
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About This Lesson
In this lesson, you will dive into the daily routine of Susan, a dedicated homemaker. By listening to her story, you will enhance your English listening skills and develop your speaking abilities. You'll encounter practical vocabulary and expressions that are often used in everyday conversations, providing you with authentic language exposure. This lesson is not just informative; it's an excellent opportunity to practice speaking using the shadowing technique, which can help you achieve fluency in English.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Nutritious - Means providing nourishment and good for health. Example: "Eating fruits and vegetables is important because they are nutritious."
- Cozy - Refers to something warm, comfortable, and inviting. Example: "After playing outside in the snow, I like to sit by the fireplace because it feels cozy."
- Tend to - To care for or look after something. Example: "I help my mom tend to our garden by watering the plants."
- Bond - To develop a close relationship with someone. Example: "My sister and I bond when we play games together every evening."
- Experimenting - Trying out new things to discover or learn. Example: "In science class, we enjoy experimenting with different materials."
- Reflect - To think deeply about something. Example: "Before I go to bed, I reflect on my day."
- Essentials - Items that are absolutely necessary. Example: "Water and food are essentials for living."
- Balance - A combination of different elements in proper proportions. Example: "It's important to have a balance between studying and playing."
Practice Tips
To maximize your learning experience, consider using a shadowing app while watching the video. The shadowing technique involves listening to the original speaker and then immediately repeating their words. This method helps improve your pronunciation, intonation, and overall fluency. Pay attention to Susan's pace; she speaks clearly yet naturally, which makes it an ideal model for your IELTS speaking practice.
Begin by listening to a short segment of the video, then pause and mimic her speech. Aim to emulate not just the words but also the emotion and tone. If you feel more comfortable, use a program like ShadowSpeak to assist you in practicing this technique. Ensure you repeat various phrases multiple times to build confidence. Over time, you will find that your speaking skills become more fluid and expressive!
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.