Shadowing Practice: Places in a city - English Educational Videos | Little Smart Planet - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The City!
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Parts of the City This is our city.
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It's really big.
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And there are so many things to do and to see.
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Come, let's go and explore it.
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The school is a very important place because it's where children go to learn.
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At break time, they go out to the playground.
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The park is full of people who go for a walk.
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There are also animals.
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In the evening, you can go there to play.
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Oh, look!
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A police car!
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It's probably going to the police station.
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The police station is full of policemen.
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They are in charge of keeping the city in order.
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At the supermarket, you can buy everything you need.
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People carry a shopping cart for the groceries.
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Oh, it smells so good!
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It must be a bakery!
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The baker cooks bread and cakes in the early morning.
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The museum is where the great paintings and art pieces are kept, so we can go and see them.
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There are always tourists taking pictures.
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Look!
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There is a line of people.
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They must be waiting for the theatre to open.
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There is a great play tonight with incredible actors.
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Theatre is fun!
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This is the swimming pool.
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Here you can come and swim any day any day, even in the winter.
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This is the City Hall.
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It's where the Mayor works.
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The Mayor makes sure everything is fine in the city and takes care of its people.
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Oh, a fire truck!
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If we follow it, I'm sure it will take us to the fire station.
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The fire station is where firemen rest after putting out fires.
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The hospital is another really important building.
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This is where people come to get better when they are ill.
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The hospital is where doctors and nurses work.
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They cure people.
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Look, a bus stop.
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Here is where you wait for the bus when you want to move around the city.
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Hello, bus driver.
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We have finished our tour around our city.
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Isn't it incredible?
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About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "Places in a city - English Educational Videos | Little Smart Planet" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.