Shadowing Practice: October 18, 2026 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Now we put it in the oven, Joy said.
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We must wait and not rush.
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The kitchen smelled wonderful.
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When the cake was done, it looked beautiful, round and golden, with a thin layer of sugar on top.
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Thank you, Joy.
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Ben cheered.
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This is the best thing I've ever made.
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He ran home with the cake.
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His mother's eyes grew wide.
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For you, Mother, Ben said proudly.
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She took a bite and her face lit up with pure joy oh this is
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so good you are my treasure ben ben hugged her tight you work
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so hard for me this is just a small way to say thank you
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that evening they sat by the door shared the cake
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and watched the moon rise high in the dark sky his
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mother whispered the best things in life are not about what we have
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but about the love we give ben nodded he knew
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she was right ben was a small boy who lived with his mother near a big green tree every morning
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he would wake up look out the door
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and say today will be a good day his mother worked hard she made food washed cups
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and took care of their home ben loved her
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so much one day ben thought i want to make a cake for mother she does everything for me
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but there was a problem to bake ben did not know
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how father can you help me ben asked his father shook his head sorry son
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i don't know how to bake either
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but your friend joy might know she works at the shop near the church
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so ben put on his red shoes
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and ran down the path birds were singing in the trees
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the sun was shining bright at the shop joy was measuring flour hi ben what brings
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you here ben was a small boy who lived with his mother near a big green tree every morning
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he would wake up look out the door
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and say today will be a good day his mother worked hard she made food washed cups
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and took care of their home ben loved her
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so much one day ben thought i want to make a cake for mother she does everything for me
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but there was a problem to bake ben did not know
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how father can you help me ben asked his father shook his head sorry son
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i don't know how to bake either
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but your friend joy might know she works at the shop near the church
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so ben put on his red shoes
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and ran down the path birds were singing in the trees
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the sun was shining bright at the shop joy was measuring flour hi ben what brings
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you here i want to bake a cake for my mother
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ben said can you show me how joy smiled sure first we need eggs butter sugar
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and flour then we mix them together
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they worked for hours ben cracked the eggs joy poured the milk they both laughed
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when flour went everywhere even in ben's hair
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “October 18, 2026”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ben, joy, mother, cake, bake. This video has 46 sentences and 518 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:21. The speaker talks at a natural 155 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bake verb | /beɪk/ | To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). |
| flour noun | /ˈflaʊ.ə/ | Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and… |
| 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… |
| wash verb | /wɑʃ/ | To clean with water. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| shine verb | /ʃaɪn/ | To emit or reflect light so as to glow. |
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| thin adjective | /ˈθɪn/ | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| crack noun | /kɹæk/ | A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| layer noun | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | A single thickness of some material covering a surface. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| treasure noun | /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ | A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc. |
| pour verb | /poɹ/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| look out verb | To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. | |
| run down verb | To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | were singing · was shining |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might know |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shoe /ˈʃu/, shine /ʃaɪn/, rush /ɹʌʃ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bake, flour, 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.