Shadowing Practice: My Work Day: From Eight to Five - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi! My name's Sam, and I'm a baker.
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Every morning, I get up at six thirty.
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I have a big coffee and a quick shower.
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Then I ride my bike to the bakery.
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The bakery opens at eight o'clock.
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But I start work at seven.
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Mmm, the kitchen smells wonderful!
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I make bread, cakes, and cookies.
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At eight, the first customers arrive.
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Mrs. Brown always buys two small rolls.
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And children love my chocolate cookies!
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Well, some days are really busy.
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At twelve, I have lunch in the park.
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I usually eat a sandwich... from my bakery!
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In the afternoon, I clean the kitchen.
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Then I get ready for tomorrow.
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At five o'clock, I usually go home.
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But yesterday, something strange happened...
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My boss said, "Sam, come here, please."
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I was worried. Was there a problem?
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Then the lights went off!
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Everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to me!
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And there was a big cake... for the baker!
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It was my birthday, and I forgot!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “My Work Day: From Eight to Five”. This video has 24 sentences and 163 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:24. The speaker talks at a steady 116 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bakery noun | /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/ | A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold. |
| baker noun | /ˈbeɪ.kɚ/ | A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items. |
| cookie noun | /ˈkʊki/ | A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| thirty noun | /ˈθɝti/ | A commercial lasting 30 seconds. |
| twelve noun | /twɛlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| sandwich noun | /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ | A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. |
| kitchen noun | /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/ | A room or area for preparing food. |
| cake noun | /keɪk/ | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. |
| lunch noun | /lʌnt͡ʃ/ | A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. |
| strange adjective | /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ | Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation. |
| customer noun | /ˈkʌs.tə.mə/ | A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so. |
| sing verb | /ˈsɪŋ/ | To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice. |
| bike noun | /baɪk/ | Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle. |
| bread noun | /brɛd/ | A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go off verb | To explode. |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bakery, baker, cookie.
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.