Shadowing Practice: Real Easy English 32 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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18 sentences
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Work is important to me.
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I like playing sports.
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I play football.
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I watch football on TV.
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My favorite sport is badminton.
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I often go swimming.
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I play sports on weekends.
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I sometimes watch sports online.
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I'm not good at sports.
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conversation is work important to you yes work is important to me but I also like playing sports
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what sport do you play I play football
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and I often go swimming what is your favorite sport my favorite sport is badminton
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when do you usually play sports I play sports on weekends I sometimes watch sports online.
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Do you watch football on TV?
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Yes, I watch football on TV, but I'm not good at sports.
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If you want to shine tomorrow, you have to sparkle today.
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Ten minutes a day goes a long way.
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Thank you for watching and see you next time.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Real Easy English 32”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sport, football, favorite. This video has 18 sentences and 144 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:07. The speaker talks at a steady 129 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
swim verb/swɪm/To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
shine verb/ʃaɪn/To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
badminton noun/ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over…
sparkle noun/ˈspɑɹ.kəl/A little spark; a scintillation.
favourite adjective/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
sport noun/spoɹt/Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
weekend noun/ˈwiˌkɛnd/The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
conversation noun/ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryhave to sparkle

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shine /ʃaɪn/, conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/

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 swim, shine, badminton.

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 →