Shadowing Practice: Power Up 2 Activity Book Unit 1 Full HD - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Activity book.
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Meet the family.
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Page 4.
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2. Listen and write.
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Hello.
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What's your name?
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Hello.
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My name's Jack.
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J-A-C-K?
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Yes, that's right.
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Jack Brown.
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Ah.
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Brown is your family name.
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B-R-O-W-N?
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The same as the colour?
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Yes.
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And how old are you?
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I'm eight.
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Good.
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Now, where do you live, Jack?
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My address is, uh, number seven.
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OK.
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Seven...
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Beach Street.
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B-E-A-C-H.
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Yes.
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Good.
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And do you live in the town of Bath?
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Bath, yes.
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B-A-T-H.
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Thank you very much.
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That's great.
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Thanks.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Activity book.
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Meet the family.
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Page 5.
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One.
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Listen and number.
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Then listen again and write.
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One.
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C. A.
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M. E.
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R. O.
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N. Two.
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R O C
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K Y 3 H
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E N R I E T T A
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4. S.
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H. E.
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L. L.
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Y.
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5. H.
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A. R.
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R. Y.
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6. G.
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R R Y 6 G R
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A C I E Activity Book,
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Unit 1, Page 7 2 Listen and circle the words with a R sound.
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Then listen again and match.
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4. Rock.
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Rock.
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5. Grass.
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Grass.
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6. Leaf.
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Leaf.
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And circle the correct words.
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Fun and games on the penalty phone!
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One.
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Good morning, everyone!
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Hi, Cameron.
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The farm cat's got some babies.
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Come and look at her kittens.
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They're here.
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I think they're sleeping.
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They're beautiful.
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Two. Are they sleeping, Mom?
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No, they aren't sleeping.
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I think they're awake.
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That's right.
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They can't open their eyes because they're very young.
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Three.
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She's washing that kitten's face.
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The kitten's very pretty.
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I'm pretty too.
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And my face isn't dirty yes shelly but come with me four
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look there are three puppies they're all happy the one with the short tails playing with a ball
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It's playing with my ball.
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Five.
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Is that big puppy with the white ear drinking water?
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No, it isn't.
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It's looking at its face because it's a pretty puppy.
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Six.
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Look at that fat puppy.
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What's it eating?
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It's naughty.
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It's eating Grandpa's old red sock.
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Grandpa's old red sock?
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That's my lunch.
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Activity Book, Unit 1, page 10.
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2. Listen and tick.
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1. Mum, look at that beautiful kitten. Which one?
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The grey one?
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No, not the grey one, the black and white one.
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Ah, yes, it's sleeping with its mother.
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No, the other black and white one, it's drinking milk.
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2. Lunch is on the table.
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Is Peter washing his hands?
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I don't know.
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I think he's in the hall.
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Oh, that's good.
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He's taking off his shoes.
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Hmm, he can't come in with dirty shoes.
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3. Charlie, is this your blue toothbrush?
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No, Mum.
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My toothbrush hasn't got toothpaste on it.
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Ah is it the red one then?
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No, that's Vicky's.
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My toothbrush is green.
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Four.
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Good morning, Daisy.
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Would you like bread and milk for breakfast today?
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Hmm, not today, thank you.
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Can I have some chocolate, please?
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Uh, how about some chocolate milk?
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Mmm, OK.
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Chocolate milk and a banana, please.
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Activity book, unit one, page fifteen.
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Four.
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Listen and draw lines.
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Look, Dad.
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Everyone's here for Lucy's party.
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Is that girl Sally? Where?
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She's sitting by the lake.
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Yes, that's Sally.
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She likes birthday parties.
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That's Peter, Dad. Which one?
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He's next to the tractor.
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Is he the one wearing a hat?
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That's right.
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Look at that girl.
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What's she doing?
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She's taking a photo.
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Can you see her?
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Oh, yes.
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She's standing in front of Lucy.
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That's Lily.
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There's my friend John. Where?
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He's talking to Lucy. Is he wearing sunglasses?
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Yes, that's John.
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Is that boy in Lucy's class? Which boy?
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He's standing in front of the big tree.
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He's next to Tom.
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The dog?
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Oh, yes.
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His name's Nick.
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I think he likes Tom.
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Me too. Can you see Mary? Where is she, Emma?
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Look.
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She's sitting in the tractor.
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She's next to her dad.
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Oh, yes.
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Activity Book, Unit 1, page 16.
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1. Find four differences.
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Look at these pictures.
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They look the same, but some things are different.
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Here there's a mountain, but here there's a lake.
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What other different things can you see?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Power Up 2 Activity Book Unit 1 Full HD”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: listen, Activity, page, sleeping, milk. This video has 169 sentences and 672 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:42. The speaker talks slowly, about 63 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 33 of its 169 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| puppy noun | /ˈpʌpi/ | A young rat. |
| grey adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Commonwealth standard spelling of gray. |
| wash verb | /wɑʃ/ | To clean with water. |
| grass noun | /ɡɹɑːs/ | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as… |
| 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… |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| tractor noun | /ˈtɹæktɚ/ | A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields. |
| kitten noun | /ˈkɪtən̩/ | A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc. |
| sock noun | /sɑk/ | A knitted or woven covering for the foot. |
| penalty noun | /ˈpɛn.əl.ti/ | A legal sentence. |
| tail noun | /ˈteɪ̯l/ | An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something. |
| awake verb | /əˈweɪk/ | To become conscious after having slept. |
| fifteen noun | /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ | An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. |
| banana noun | /bəˈnænə/ | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. |
| naughty adjective | /ˈnɔːti/ | Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| take off verb | To remove. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- It's playing with my ball.
- Charlie, is this your blue toothbrush?
- Would you like bread and milk for breakfast today?
- Can I have some chocolate, please?
- What other different things can you see?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, can't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, toothpaste /ˈtuθpeɪst/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, shoe /ˈʃu/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, shelly /ˈʃɛli/
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 puppy, grey, wash.
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.