Shadowing Practice: PREPARE 2 - UNIT 5 - LISTENING - Learn English Speaking with Video

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And welcome to Living History I Was There.
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My name is Dave Brown, and today's caller is Janet from Manchester in the northwest of England.
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Hi, Janet.
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Hello, Dave.
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So, Janet, tell us about the moment in history you remember.
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Well, Dave, I remember something that happened in the 1960s.
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I lived with my mum and dad and older brother in a flat in the city.
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There were no computers or mobile phones in those days, you know.
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there were televisions, but only black and white ones.
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What do you mean, Janet, black and white ones?
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I mean the televisions only showed black and white films and programmes.
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There was nothing in colour.
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That's not like today, Janet.
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I know.
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You didn't know what colour people's clothes were or anything like that.
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anyway the day I want to tell you about was in
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1967 it was the day color televisions arrived in the shops
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my dad wanted to get one of the first ones
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so he and I waited outside the shop early in the morning then
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when it opened we We hurried in to buy one.
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My dad and uncle carried it back to our flat in its box.
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It was big and heavy and it was hard work for them to carry it up the stairs to the flat.
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We were all so excited.
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When everything was ready, Mum turned on the TV.
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We waited and then there was the picture in colour.
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A great moment.
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Yes.
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And the first programme we watched was tennis.
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Green grass, white balls, it was fantastic!
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And now everything we see on TV is in colour and we don't think about it.
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Yes, I know.
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Things change so fast.
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Well, thank you, Janet, for sharing your memory with us.
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Thank you, Dave.
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Bye.
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Goodbye, Janet.
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Track five.
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Good evening and welcome to Our History.
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Today, we've got a special guest, Harry Harper.
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Harry teaches at a university and he knows everything about history.
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Hello.
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So, who has a question for Harry?
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Yes, what's your name?
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I'm Robert.
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Hello, Robert.
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What do you want to know about?
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Can you tell me a fact about Henry VIII of England?
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Yes, of course, Robert.
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He had six wives.
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OK, another question.
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Yes?
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Hi, Harry.
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I'm Lisa.
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Can you tell me an interesting fact about the footballer Pelé?
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Well, Lisa, I can tell you Pelé played international football for Brazil 92 times.
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Who's next?
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Yes, you.
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I'm Rachel.
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What do you know about the scientist Marie Curie?
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What is interesting about her?
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A lot of things, Rachel.
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Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in 1903.
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But maybe you don't know that her daughter was also a scientist and she also won a Nobel Prize in 1935.
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All right, who wants to go next?
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Me.
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I'm Leon and I want to know about women and the history of space travel.
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OK.
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Everybody knows that Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel to space.
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But who was the first woman?
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Well, she was an astronaut, and her name was Valentina Tereshkova.
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She travelled to space in 1963.
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Okay, another question.
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Yes, you.
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What's your name?
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Track five.
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Good evening and welcome to Our History.
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Today we've got a special guest, Harry Harper.
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Harry teaches at a university and he knows everything about history.
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Hello.
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So who has a question for Harry?
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Yes, what's your name?
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Um, I'm Robert.
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Hello, Robert.
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What do you want to know about?
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Can you tell me a fact about Henry VIII of England?
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Yes, of course, Robert.
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He had six wives.
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OK, another question.
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Yes?
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Hi, Harry.
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I'm Lisa.
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Can you tell me an interesting fact about the footballer Pele?
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Well, Lisa, I can tell you Pelé played international football for Brazil 92 times.
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Who's next?
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Yes, you.
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I'm Rachel.
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What do you know about the scientist Marie Curie?
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What is interesting about her?
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A lot of things, Rachel.
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Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in 1903.
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But maybe you don't know that her daughter was also a scientist and she also won a Nobel Prize in 1935.
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All right, who wants to go next?
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Me.
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I'm Leon and I want to know about women and the history of space travel.
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OK.
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Everybody knows that Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel to space.
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But who was the first woman?
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Well, she was an astronaut, and her name was Valentina Tereshkova.
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She travelled to space in 1963.
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OK, another question.
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Yes, you.
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What's your name?
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Good evening and welcome to Our History.
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Today we've got a special guest, Harry Harper.
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Harry teaches at a university and he knows everything about history.
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Hello.
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So, who has a question for Harry?
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Yes, what's your name?
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I'm Robert.
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Hello, Robert.
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What do you want to know about?
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Can you tell me a fact about Henry VIII of England?
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Yes, of course, Robert.
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He had six wives.
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OK, another question.
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Yes?
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Hi, Harry.
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I'm Lisa.
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Can you tell me an interesting fact about the footballer Pelé?
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Well, Lisa, I can tell you Pelé played international football for Brazil 92 times.
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Who's next?
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Yes, you.
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I'm Rachel.
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What do you know about the scientist Marie Curie?
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What is interesting about her?
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A lot of things, Rachel.
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Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in 1903.
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But maybe you don't know that her daughter was also a scientist and she also won a Nobel Prize in 1935.
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All right, who wants to go next?
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Me.
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I'm Leon and I want to know about women and the history of space travel.
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OK.
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Everybody knows that Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel to space.
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But who was the first woman?
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Well, she was an astronaut and her name was Valentina Tereshkova.
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She travelled to space in 1963.
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OK, another question.
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Yes, you.
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What's your name?
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About This Lesson

Practice listening and speaking skills with a real-world dialogue from a history-themed video. You’ll follow a personal story about the arrival of color televisions in the 1960s and a Q&A with a history expert, learning to understand conversational English, including casual speech patterns and historical references. This lesson is perfect for using shadowspeak—repeating lines aloud to mimic pronunciation, rhythm, and tone—to build fluency.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Black and white (describing old TVs: "There were no color TVs, only black and white ones")
  • Hurry in (to enter quickly: "We hurried in to buy one")
  • Hard work (difficult task: "It was hard work to carry it up the stairs")
  • Fantastic (extremely good: "Green grass, white balls, it was fantastic!")
  • Everything about (comprehensive knowledge: "He knows everything about history")

Practice Tips

Use shadow speech to master the video’s natural pace. Pause after short phrases (e.g., "Hello, Janet. So, Janet, tell us about...") and repeat them immediately, focusing on stress (e.g., "FAN-tastic") and intonation (rising at the end of questions like "What do you mean?"). The dialogue’s casual tone—with filler words like "you know" and "anyway"—is great for learning everyday English. For the Q&A section, shadow the quick exchanges ("Can you tell me...? Yes, of course...") to improve response speed. A good shadowing site can help you slow down the audio, but start with the original speed to get used to real conversation flow. Learn English with videos like this one to make practice engaging and effective—you’ll not only improve speaking but also gain cultural context about how technology has changed over time.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →