Shadowing Practice: My School Routine in English | So Easy! (A1 - A2 Level) 😊 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Every morning, I wake up at 6.30.
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I brush my teeth and wash my face.
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I brush my hair.
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Then, I eat my breakfast.
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I usually eat eggs and drink milk.
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At 7.30, I leave for school.
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Bye-bye!
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I walk to school with my friends.
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My first lesson starts at 8 o'clock.
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I like math and English.
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Sometimes we play games in class.
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At 10 o'clock we have a break.
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Let's go!
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I eat a snack and talk with my friends.
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Then we go back to class.
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We study different subjects until lunch At 12 o'clock,
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we have lunch I eat my lunch in the school cafeteria Then,
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we play outside for a little time In the afternoon, we have our last lessons.
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At 3 o'clock, school finishes.
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I go home and rest for a while.
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Then, I do my homework.
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Sometimes I watch TV or play games.
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At night, I eat dinner with my family.
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I take a bath.
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I read a little before sleeping.
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Then I go to bed at 10 o'clock.
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I like school.
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I learn new things and play with my friends.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “My School Routine in English”. This video has 28 sentences and 180 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:05. 76% 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
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
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…
egg noun/ɛɡ/An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell…
bath noun/bɑːθ/A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
mathematics noun/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
homework noun/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
snack noun/snæk/A light meal.
cafeteria noun/ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
lunch noun/lʌnt͡ʃ/A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
milk verb/mɪlk/To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
breakfast noun/ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
subject noun/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the…
finish verb/ˈfɪnɪʃ/To complete (something).
drink verb/ˈdɹɪŋk/To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
dinner noun/ˈdɪnɚ/The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go back to verbTo stem from; to originate in.

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “th” sounds: bath /bɑːθ/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brush /bɹʌʃ/, finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, cafeteria /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/

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 lesson, brush, egg.

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 →