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I wake up early morning.
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I feel fresh and happy.
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I wash my face with water.
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Cool water helps me wake up.
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I brush my teeth carefully.
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Clean teeth make me smile.
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I get dressed in comfortable clothes.
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Comfort helps me move easily.
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I make a warm cup of tea.
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Tea gives me energy for the day.
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I water all my plants.
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Plants need water to grow well.
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I read the morning newspaper.
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News helps me start the day.
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Hmm.
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I cook a simple breakfast.
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Breakfast gives me strength and energy.
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I wash the breakfast dishes.
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Clean dishes make my kitchen tidy.
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I take a short morning walk.
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Walk.
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Walking keeps my body healthy.
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I talk to my kind neighbors.
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We share small, friendly conversations.
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I sit and knit quietly.
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Knitting relaxes my busy mind.
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I prepare lunch around noon.
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Lunch is usually rice and vegetables.
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I eat my lunch slowly.
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Slow eating helps my digestion.
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I rest for 30 minutes.
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Resting gives my body energy.
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I call my grandchildren sometimes.
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Their happy voices make me smile.
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I read a favorite book.
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Reading keeps my mind sharp.
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I start cooking dinner slowly.
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Cooking dinner is a family tradition.
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I eat dinner with my family.
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Family time feels warm and precious.
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I wash the dinner dishes.
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Then I wipe the clean table.
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I watch my favorite show.
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The funny show makes me laugh.
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I change into soft pajamas.
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Pajamas help me feel comfortable comfortable.
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I brush my teeth again.
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Nighttime care keeps them healthy.
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I wake up early morning.
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The first word is wake up.
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Wake up means to stop sleeping.
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For example, she wakes up at 7 o 'clock every day.
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I wash my face with water.
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The second word is wash.
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Wash means to clean something with water.
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For example, she washes the dishes after dinner.
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I brush my teeth again.
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The third phrase is brush teeth.
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Brush teeth means to clean your teeth with a toothbrush.
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For example, she brushes her teeth every morning.
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I get dressed in comfortable clothes.
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The fourth phrase is get dressed.
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Get dressed means to put on your clothes.
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For example, she gets dressed for school in the morning.
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I water all my plants.
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The fifth phrase is water the plants.
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Water the plants means to give plants water so they can grow.
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For example, she waters the plants in the garden every day.
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I read the morning newspaper.
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The sixth word is newspaper.
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A newspaper is paper that contains daily news.
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For example, he reads the newspaper every morning.
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I cook a simple breakfast.
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The seventh words are breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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These are the three main meals of the day.
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Breakfast is usually in the morning, lunch is around the middle of the day, and dinner is usually in the evening.
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For example, she eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day.
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I sit and knit quietly.
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The eighth word is knit.
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Knit means to make clothes using yarn and needles.
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For example, she knits a warm sweater for her family.
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The ninth word is rest.
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Rest means to relax and stop working for a while.
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For example, she rests on the sofa after a long day.
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The tenth word is neighbor.
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A neighbor is a person who lives near you.
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For example, her neighbor is very kind.
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I change into soft pajamas.
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The eleventh word is pajamas.
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Pajamas are comfortable clothes that we wear for sleeping.
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For example, she wears pajamas at night.
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I wake up early morning.
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I feel fresh and happy.
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I wash my face with water.
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Cool water helps me wake up
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Clean teeth make me smile I get dressed in comfortable clothes
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Comfort helps me move easily I make a warm cup of tea
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Tea gives me energy for the day.
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I water all my plants.
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Plants need water to grow well.
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I read the morning newspaper.
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News helps me start the day.
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I cook a simple breakfast.
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Breakfast gives me strength and energy.
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I wash the breakfast dishes.
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Clean dishes make my kitchen tidy.
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I take a short morning walk.
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Walk.
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Walking keeps my body healthy.
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I talk to my kind neighbors.
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We share small, friendly conversations.
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I sit and knit quietly.
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Knitting relaxes my busy mind.
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I prepare lunch around noon.
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Lunch is usually rice and vegetables.
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I eat my lunch slowly.
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Slow eating helps my digestion.
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I rest for 30 minutes.
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Resting gives my body energy.
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I call my grandchildren sometimes.
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Their happy voices make me smile.
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I read a favorite book.
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Reading keeps my mind sharp.
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I start cooking dinner slowly.
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Cooking dinner is a family tradition.
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I eat dinner with my family.
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Family time feels warm and precious.
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I wash the dinner dishes.
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Then I wipe the clean table I watch my favorite show
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The funny show makes me laugh I change into soft pajamas Pajamas help me feel comfortable comfortable
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I brush my teeth again.
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Nighttime care keeps them healthy.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “My Daily Routine |”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dinner, example, teeth, breakfast, wash. This video has 132 sentences and 826 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:01. The speaker talks slowly, about 82 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
knit verb/nɪt/To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
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…
dish noun/dɪʃ/A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
phrase noun/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/A short written or spoken expression.
relax verb/ɹɪˈlæks/To make something loose.
quietly adverb/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/Producing little or no noise.
neighbour noun/ˈneɪbɚ/A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or…
sharp adjective/ʃɑɹp/Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
comfort noun/ˈkʌm.fət/Contentment, ease.
noon noun/nun/The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
wipe verb/waɪp/To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
vegetable noun/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
tidy adjective/ˈtaɪ.di/Arranged neatly and in order.
meal noun/ˈmiːl/Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, sixth /sɪksθ/, seventh /ˈsɛvənθ/, eighth /eɪtθ/, ninth /naɪnθ/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brush /bɹʌʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, wash /wɑʃ/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/

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 knit, brush, dish.

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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