Shadowing Practice: Pronunciation Pairs CD Unit 8 banana - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 8.
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A. A banana.
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Practice the sound a.
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Make it very short for a.
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The sound a is always short and weak.
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Listen and repeat.
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A. Unit 8.
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A. Vocabulary.
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Step 1.
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The sound is used in many unstressed syllables and words.
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In the words below, the spelling has been changed to show you when to use the sound .
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Stressed syllables are in bold.
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Listen and repeat.
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Chicken Tomatoes Lettuce A banana An onion.
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Some chocolate.
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A question.
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A woman.
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Women.
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Unit 8.
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B. A.
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In unstressed syllables and words.
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Step 1.
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Listen and repeat.
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A cup of coffee A can of soda A pound of onions
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Bacon and eggs
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Chips and salsa
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Chocolate and vanilla Step 3.
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Listen.
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Repeat the phrases and check your answers.
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A cup of tea A can of soup A pound of bananas
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Lettuce and tomatoes
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Chicken and rice
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Men and women Unit 8.
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C. Can and can't
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Step 1 Listen and repeat.
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Step 2.
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Listen and repeat.
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Can she ride a bike?
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Yes, she can.
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Can she drive a car?
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No, she can't.
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Unit 8.
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D. Test yourself.
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Step 1.
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Listen to each sentence and circle the word you hear.
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1. He can't play the piano.
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2. I can stand on my head.
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3. She can ride a horse.
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4. She can speak Japanese, but her children can't.
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5. You can't park your car here.
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6. I can't meet you at 3 o 'clock.
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Unit 8.
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G. Common Expressions Listen and repeat these common expressions with the sound, uh.
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What's the problem?
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Go away.
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Can you say that again?
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That's an excellent question.
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I'm from Canada.
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The United States of America.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Pronunciation Pairs CD Unit 8 banana”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Listen, repeat, Unit, Step, sound. This video has 59 sentences and 259 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:44. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| 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. |
| pound noun | /ˈpaʊ̯nd/ | A unit of weight in various measurement systems. |
| onion noun | /ˈʌn.jən/ | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| tomato noun | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| chip noun | /t͡ʃɪp/ | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| piano noun | /piˈænɪː/ | A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers… |
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| bold adjective | /ˈbəʊld/ | Courageous, daring. |
| bacon noun | /ˈbeɪ.kən/ | Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig. |
| soup noun | /sup/ | Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food… |
| soda noun | /ˈsoʊdə/ | Sodium bicarbonate. |
| spelling noun | /ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ | The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography. |
| vanilla noun | /vəˈnɪl.ə/ | Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 banana, pound, onion.
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.