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Track 60 Cupboard.
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G. Photographs.
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H. Blanket.
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I Curtains.
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J. Bookshelf.
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K. Mirror.
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Track 61 a bird
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or board track 62 a bird curtains
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first furniture were work
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or board board bought drawers floor saw
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wall Track 63
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Everyone Needs a Favourite Place by Rebecca Grant Today I want to write about my favourite place.
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It's by the window in my bedroom.
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I've got a dark red armchair and a blanket.
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My grandma made the blanket for me when I was little.
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Next to the chair is a bookshelf with my favourite books and there's also a little chest of drawers.
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On top of it there are some stones I collected from the beach.
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I've got a few photographs on one side of the window and a mirror on the other side.
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I've got curtains on my window too.
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Do you have a favourite place at home?
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Is it in your bedroom or in the sitting room or somewhere else?
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Maybe you don't have one but you want to make somewhere you like special.
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Then here are a few ideas to help you create your special place.
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1. Light is important in a room.
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Is there natural light or do you need a lamp?
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2. You don't need a lot of furniture.
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A chair or an armchair is enough.
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Or you can put a few large cushions on the carpet in a corner.
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You don't really need anything else.
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3. What colours do you like around you?
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Use something like cushions to give colour to your bed.
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Posters and blankets work well for colour too.
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4. Now you can collect some favourite things to put in your special place.
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Remember, no one is the same, so everyone's favourite place is different.
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Anyone can make their place special.
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Track 64.
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Artists' Favourite Places.
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1. Gemma Blake, painter.
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Last summer, I spent four weeks on the northwest coast of Scotland in a little house by the sea.
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In the evenings, I sat by the open window and listened to the sound of the wind and the waves.
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It was wonderful.
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After breakfast, when I went out to paint and draw, I always had lots of ideas for pictures.
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Most days I didn't see anyone except my neighbour.
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He was a fisherman.
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He really liked my work and I sold him a drawing for his wall.
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I grew up in a small town in Canada.
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My grandma took me for walks and told me everything about the animals and plants there.
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When I was 19, I went to music school in Toronto.
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At first, I loved the big city.
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Then I started writing my own songs about, guess what, nature in and around my hometown.
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So five years ago, I moved back, and now I don't want to live anywhere else.
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3. Paul Davidson, dancer.
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I started dancing when I was very young.
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It was hard work, but I was good,
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and I danced with famous companies in Russia, the USA, and Europe.
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I didn't really have a home, so when I had enough money, I bought a tiny flat in London.
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I love it there.
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The world of dance is busy and tiring, and it's great to be able to get back to my flat.
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I close the door, lie on my bed and listen to music.
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Track 65 Hi, my name's George.
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You asked me about my favourite place.
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That's a difficult one.
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Let me explain.
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I don't really have anywhere of my own because our flat's too small
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and we don't have a garden i share a bedroom with my brother so i don't get much time to myself
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but when he goes out
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or goes to play with his friends i can be alone in our bedroom
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and at those times the bedroom is my favorite place i put all the cushions on my bed lie there
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and read what do i like reading well mostly stories and sports magazines
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Hello, I'm Abby.
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My favourite place.
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Hmm, let me think.
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Okay, don't laugh.
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My favourite place isn't anywhere inside the house.
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It's outside, in the park down the road.
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I can walk there in five minutes.
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There's this amazing tree right on the top of the hill, and there's usually no one around.
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I like sitting under the tree and writing my diary every day.
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The sound of the wind in the trees is brilliant.
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It helps me remember everything about my day.
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No one else reads my diary, only me.
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Hi, I'm Jo.
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Yes, I've got a favourite place.
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It isn't in the house, though, and it isn't outside.
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It's in the garage.
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We don't have a car so my mum and dad let me use the garage for my music.
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I started playing the guitar when I was six and that's what I do in the garage.
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And sometimes I sing.
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I write all my own songs but I don't like anyone listening to them.
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It's quite comfortable.
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There's an armchair in the corner and I've got pictures on the walls it really is my favorite place
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “PREPARE 2 - UNIT 8- Favourite Places”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: favourite, track, bedroom, blanket, window. This video has 91 sentences and 837 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:43. The speaker talks slowly, about 109 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| bedroom noun | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| blanket noun | /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ | A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting. |
| garage noun | /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/ | A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items. |
| curtain noun | /ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/ | A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. |
| cushion noun | /ˈkʊʃən/ | A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support. |
| mirror noun | /ˈmiɹɚ/ | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
| furniture noun | /ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/ | Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively. |
| photograph noun | /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/ | A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc. |
| grandma noun | /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ | Grandmother. |
| diary noun | /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/ | A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer. |
| drawer noun | /dɹɔɹ/ | An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles. |
| guitar noun | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). |
| poster noun | /ˈpoʊstɚ/ | A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall. |
| carpet noun | /ˈkɑɹ.pət/ | A fabric used as a complete floor covering. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
| move back verb | To reschedule (something) to a later date or time. |
| sit under verb | To be in the habit of hearing the preaching or teaching of (someone). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- It's by the window in my bedroom.
- I've got a dark red armchair and a blanket.
- I've got curtains on my window too.
- Do you have a favourite place at home?
- What colours do you like around you?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I've, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/, cushion /ˈkʊʃən/, bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/, fisherman /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/
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 bedroom, blanket, garage.
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.