Shadowing Practice: New year’s resution - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 11 New Year's Resolution
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Track 21 Reading New Year's Resolution Today is New Year's Day.
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Cindy's family has gathered in the living room to talk about each person's resolutions for the new year.
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Cindy says her New Year's resolution is to learn how to play tennis.
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She wishes to try out for her school's tennis team.
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Her younger brother Timothy says his resolution is to get up at 6 a.m every morning.
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To do so, he will also have to sleep early at night.
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Dad's resolution is to quit smoking this year.
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He has been trying to quit for several months, but he failed every time.
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He knows that if he quits, not only will his breath smell a lot better, but he will feel a lot healthier too.
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Mom has decided that she will make a point of writing a book.
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She had always wanted to become a writer ever since she was a little girl
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but couldn't because she was busy with other work.
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The family has agreed that the most important resolution is to make sure
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that each person tries hard not to become lazy with their resolution.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 15 sentences and 190 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:37. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- tennis /ˈtɛnɪs/ (noun) — A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
- breathe /bɹiːð/ (verb) — To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
- gather /ˈɡæðɚ/ (verb) — To collect normally separate things.
- lazy /ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/ (adjective) — Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
- resolution /ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ (noun) — A firm decision or an official decision.
- quit /kwɪt/ (verb) — To leave (a place).
- writer /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ (noun) — A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
- smoke /sməʊk/ (verb) — To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette or cigar, burning material in a pipe, etc.
- fail /feɪl/ (verb) — To be unsuccessful.
- smell /smɛl/ (verb) — To sense a smell or smells.
- agree /əˈɡɹi/ (verb) — To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
- unit /ˈjuː.nɪt/ (noun) — Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- healthy /ˈhɛl.θi/ (adjective) — Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, healthy /ˈhɛl.θi/
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 tennis, breathe, gather.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | has been trying |
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if he quits, not only will his |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has gathered · has decided · has agreed |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most important |
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.