Shadowing Practice: My Summer Vacation - Learn English Speaking with Video

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My summer vacation.
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In summer, the weather is sunny and hot School is over.
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Many people like to go to the beach on vacation.
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The days are longer and the nights are shorter.
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That's what I love the most about summer.
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I am on vacation in Hawaii, with my parents and my sister.
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or staying at a beautiful hotel on the beach.
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There is a big swimming pool at the hotel.
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I love spending time at the beach with my family.
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My sister and I usually build sand castles.
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Our parents love to sunbathe on the sun loungers.
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Some people enjoy lying in a hammock, hanging between the palm trees.
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We enjoy playing volleyball on the beach.
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It's so much fun!
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When the sun is too hot, we sit under the beach umbrella, and have an ice cream, or a cold juice.
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We always take our cool box with us, to keep our food and drinks cool.
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We also like to eat watermelon on the beach.
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Our favorite food in the summer is corn on the cob.
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Look!
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There are so many sea shells on the shore!
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Let's gather them!
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Let's jump over the waves.
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Floating on our inflatable mattress is so relaxing.
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We also love rubber raft trips.
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Look children, that man is flying in a hang glider.
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Wow!
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My favorite summer activity is riding on a jet ski.
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It's so exciting!
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Going on a sailboat ride, is so much fun, and such a great adventure!
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When there are big waves on the sea, you can go surfing!
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Once surfing, is a great water sport too.
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I am crazy about swimming and diving.
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Underwater life is beautiful and magical.
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We have to wear goggles under water to protect our eyes.
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I'm having such a great time in the summer camp.
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I'm staying in a beautiful log cabin.
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you We're having so many wonderful adventures.
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Archery is a wonderful sport.
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We've learned how to shoot arrows at the archery target.
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We've also done some amazing rock climbing.
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While doing that, you have to wear a climbing helmet.
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One of my favorite activities here is the road's course.
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Crossing a road bridge is such a great adventure.
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Thank you.
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Tours and swings are really exciting!
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Today we are having a potato sack race!
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We are enjoying it so much!
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Jumping on a trampoline is a lot of fun too!
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Some kids in the camp enjoy playing frisbee.
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Now we are getting ready to play tug of war.
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We've lost, but we are gonna win next time.
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Other kids prefer sports like water ski in the summer camp. or kayaking.
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In the evenings, we sit around the campfire, share stories and roast marshmallows on a stick to our YouTube channel and visit our website kidspeaches .com.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “My Summer Vacation”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: summer, beach, vacation, adventure, sport. This video has 53 sentences and 464 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:10. The speaker talks slowly, about 90 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 79% 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
adventure noun/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
vacation noun/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
climb verb/ˈklaɪ̯m/To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
swim verb/swɪm/To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
surf verb/sɝf/To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing.
castle noun/ˈkɑːsəl/A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or…
sand noun/sænd/Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in…
shell noun/ʃɛl/The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
juice noun/d͡ʒuːs/A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
swing verb/ˈswɪŋ/To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
shore noun/ʃɔɹ/Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
relax verb/ɹɪˈlæks/To make something loose.
gather verb/ˈɡæðɚ/To collect normally separate things.
palm noun/pɑm/The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
rubber noun/ˈɹʌbɚ/Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
sit around verbTo spend time sitting idly, not doing anything important.
sit under verbTo be in the habit of hearing the preaching or teaching of (someone).

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • That's what I love the most about summer.
  • Let's jump over the waves.
  • I'm staying in a beautiful log cabin.
  • We've also done some amazing rock climbing.
  • We've lost, but we are gonna win next time.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowWe've learned · We've also done · We've lost
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formlove spending · enjoy lying · enjoy playing
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis flying · is riding · I'm having
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryhave to wear

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as we've, I'm, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, sunbathe /ˈsʌnbeɪð/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, shell /ʃɛl/, shore /ʃɔɹ/, marshmallow /ˈmɑɹʃˌmɛl.oʊ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: underwater /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/, inflatable /ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/

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 adventure, vacation, climb.

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 →