Shadowing Practice: Personal Best A2 Learning Curve Unit 12 pt. 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Now let's talk to our viewers.
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Kate, Andy is on video chat from Australia.
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Hello.
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Well, I'm English but I live in Sydney.
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I just want to say The Lord of the Rings is alright, but nothing is better than the original Mad Max.
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It's amazing.
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And that's Australian.
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And what about the other Mad Max films?
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They aren't bad, but they're a little boring.
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The best one after the original is Mad Max Fury Road.
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It has great action and it's also quite sad.
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I've never seen the third one, but I've heard it's terrible.
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Really?
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I thought it was exciting.
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Okay.
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Now I want to see it.
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Thanks, Simon.
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Great, thanks Andy.
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Now I have Millie from the UK on video chat.
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Hi Simon.
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I've seen all the Harry Potter films ten times.
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More than any of my friends.
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I'm the world's number one Harry Potter fan.
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I know everything about them.
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Go ahead, ask me anything.
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What's the game they play in the stadium?
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Oh, that's easy.
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Quidditch.
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There's nothing like a Quidditch match.
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It's better than football, tennis, any game.
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Kate, I need your help.
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Do you have another Harry Potter question for Millie?
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Okay.
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Who were Charlie, Percy and Bill?
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Aha.
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They were Ron Weasley's older brothers.
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They weren't in the movies very often, but they were in the books.
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I've read every book at least 15 times.
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Well, I've got to go.
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Another movie to watch.
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Bye.
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Wow, there are a lot of people calling in today.
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Okay, here's Holly.
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She's a big fan of Jane Austen's books.
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Hi Simon.
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Not just the books.
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Any movie at all that has a story from a Jane Austen book.
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Have you ever seen Clueless?
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It's a movie from 1995.
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That's quite an old film, but wasn't it a modern Pride and Prejudice?
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Close.
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It was Jane Austen's Emma.
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The book, Emma, was about people in a small village.
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But in Clueless, the village is a modern high school.
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It's just like my life.
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It's cool.
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Hmm.
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How interesting.
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So, which movie was a modern Pride and Prejudice?
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Oh, that was Bridget Jones's diary.
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But that was a book first.
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The idea for the book came from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
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I see.
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Very confusing.
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Not for me.
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Bye.
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Hi, I'm standing here with Yanis.
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Yanis, what is your favorite book and movie?
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Bond.
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What?
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James Bond, 007.
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Really?
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Oh my gosh, mine too.
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Greatest spy ever.
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Yes, I'm sure a lot of people would agree with us.
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Do you know why the first James Bond films were the best ones?
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Because they were just like the books.
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That's right.
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I've read all the books and seen all the films.
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Ian Fleming wrote the books.
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He was almost a spy, a secret agent himself.
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It's a shame the later films were different from the books.
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I agree.
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Well, I could talk about James Bond all day.
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Well, don't I make a good Frankenstein's monster?
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You do, Simon, but you're a little scary.
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Well, I've certainly enjoyed talking about books and movies today.
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What books and movies have you read or seen?
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Which are your favorites?
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Let us know.
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Goodbye from Learning Curve and see you next time.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Personal Best A2 Learning Curve Unit 12 pt. 2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: movie, film, Jane, Simon, Bond. This video has 91 sentences and 539 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:52. The speaker talks at a steady 139 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 15 of its 91 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| tennis noun | /ˈtɛnɪs/ | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| diary noun | /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/ | A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| viewer noun | /ˈvju.ɚ/ | Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator. |
| confuse verb | /kənˈfjuːz/ | to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| chat verb | /ˈt͡ʃæt/ | To be engaged in informal conversation. |
| stadium noun | /ˈsteɪ.di.əm/ | A venue where sporting events are held. |
| favourite adjective | /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ | Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) |
| shame noun | /ˈʃeɪ̯m/ | An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been… |
| monster noun | /ˈmɑnstɚ/ | A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or fictional kind. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What's the game they play in the stadium?
- It's just like my life.
- Yanis, what is your favorite book and movie?
- What books and movies have you read or seen?
- Which are your favorites?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've never seen · I've seen · I've read |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | better than |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | The best |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, I'm, aren't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, shame /ˈʃeɪ̯m/
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 scary, tennis, goodbye.
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.