Shadowing Practice: ✅ Reading for Children | 5. MOM'S CHORES LIST - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Mom's choice list.
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He's playing video games.
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Mom gets angry.
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She thinks he's lazy.
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She gives him a list of tasks.
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He frowns.
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He looks at the list.
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He has to tidy the floors.
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Then, he has to wash the dishes.
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Finally, he has to give food to the dog.
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He begins doing his tasks.
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He's playing video games.
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Mom gets angry.
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She thinks he's lazy.
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She gives him a list of tasks.
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He frowns.
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He looks at the list.
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He has to tidy the floors.
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Then, he has to wash the dishes.
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Finally, he has to give food to the dog.
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He begins doing his tasks.
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He's playing video games.
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Mom gets angry.
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She thinks he's lazy.
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She gives him a list of tasks.
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He frowns.
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He looks at the list.
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He has to tidy the floors.
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Then he has to wash the dishes.
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Finally, he has to give food to the dog.
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He begins doing his tasks.
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I'm going
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “✅ Reading for Children”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tasks, frowns, tidy, floors, dishes. This video has 36 sentences and 176 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:56. The speaker talks slowly, about 60 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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

8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
lazy adjective/ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
dish noun/dɪʃ/A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
tidy adjective/ˈtaɪ.di/Arranged neatly and in order.
frown verb/ˈfɹaʊ̯n/To have a frown on one's face.
task noun/tæsk/A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
angry adjective/ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/Displaying or feeling anger.
floor noun/flɔː/The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
begin verb/bɪˈɡɪn/To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like lazy, dish, tidy.

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 →