Shadowing Practice: Real-Life English Conversations: Beginner Shadowing Practice (Episode 1) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello everyone and welcome back to English Fluency Teacher.
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Welcome to episode one of our A1 to C2 English Shadowing course.
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We're beginning at A1 level.
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So this lesson is for learners who are starting to speak English
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and want to become comfortable using simple sentences in real conversations.
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And because this is the first episode of the course,
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we're starting with one of the most useful situations in English, meeting someone new.
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Imagine it's your first day at an English class.
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You don't know anyone.
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You sit next to another student.
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What can you say?
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You may want to introduce yourself, ask someone's name, say where you're from,
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talk about your family, talk about your work or studies,
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ask about hobbies, talk about food,
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discuss your daily routine, and make a simple plan to meet again.
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That's exactly what we're going to practice.
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Today's lesson has two main parts.
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In part one, you'll listen to a longer real -life conversation between
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Emma and Sophia.
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Don't repeat during part one, just listen.
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Try to understand as much as you can.
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You do not need to understand every word.
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Then in part two, we'll go through the same conversation again.
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This time, I'll say each sentence once and you'll repeat it once.
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Because this is A1 level, the sentences will be short and clear.
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Part 1.
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Listen to the conversation.
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Remember, listen only.
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Don't repeat yet.
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Follow Emma and Sophia through their first day at English class.
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Hi, is this seat free?
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Yes, it is.
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You can sit here.
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Thank you.
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I'm Emma.
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Hi, Emma.
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I'm Sophia.
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Nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you too.
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Is this your first class here?
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Yes, it is.
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Me too.
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I don't know anyone here.
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Well, now you know me.
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That's true.
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Where are you from?
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I'm from Manchester.
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Do you live here now?
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Yes, I live near the school.
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That's nice.
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I live near the station.
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Are you from England?
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No, I'm from Spain.
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Oh, nice.
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Which city are you from?
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I'm from Madrid.
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Do you like living here?
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Yes, I do, but the weather is very different.
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Yes, it rains a lot here.
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I always carry an umbrella.
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Do you want some coffee?
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Yes, please.
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Do you take milk?
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Yes, but no sugar, please.
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Thank you.
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Here you are.
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Thank you.
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So, why are you learning English?
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I want to speak English better.
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Do you use English at work?
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A little.
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I work in a hotel.
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Oh, that's interesting.
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What about you?
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Do you work?
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Yes, I work in an office.
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Do you like your job?
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Yes, I do.
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My co -workers are friendly.
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That's good.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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Yes, I have one brother.
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Is he older or younger?
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He's younger.
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He's 20 years old.
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Does he live with your family?
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Yes, he does.
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Do you miss your family?
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Yes, I call them every evening.
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That was a good class.
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Yes, I liked it.
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The teacher speaks very clearly.
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Yes, and she is very friendly.
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What do you usually do after class?
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I usually go home and make dinner.
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Do you like cooking?
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Yes, I do.
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I cook almost every day.
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What's your favourite food?
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I love pasta and rice dishes.
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I like pasta too.
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What do you do in your free time?
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I like reading and watching movies.
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What kind of movies do you like?
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I like comedy films.
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Me too, they are fun.
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Are you free on Saturday?
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Yes, I think so.
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Would you like to have coffee?
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Yes, I'd like that.
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Great.
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We can meet near the school.
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What time?
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How about eleven o 'clock?
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Eleven is good for me.
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Perfect.
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I'll see you on Saturday.
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See you on Saturday.
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It was nice talking to you today.
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It was nice talking to you too.
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Have a good evening.
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You too.
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See you soon.
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Part 2 shadow the conversation.
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Excellent!
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You've now heard the complete conversation.
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You know who
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Emma and Sophia are, where they meet, and what they talk about.
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Now it's your turn to speak.
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I'll say each sentence once, then you'll repeat it once.
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Try to copy the pronunciation and rhythm.
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Don't rush, this is A1 level.
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Clear English is more important than fast English.
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Let's begin.
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Listen to each sentence, then repeat it out loud.
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Hi, is this seat free?
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Hi, is this seat free?
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Yes, it is.
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You can sit here.
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Thank you.
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I'm Emma.
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Thank you, I'm Emma Hi Emma,
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I'm Sophia Hi Emma, I'm Sophia Nice to meet you
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Nice to meet you
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Nice to meet you too.
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Nice to meet you too.
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Is this your first class here?
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Is this your first class here?
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Yes, it is.
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I'm a little nervous.
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Yes, it is.
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I'm a little nervous.
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Me too.
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I don't know anyone here.
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Me too.
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I don't know anyone here.
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Well, now you know me
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Well, now you know me
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That's true That's true Where are you from? Where are you from?
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I'm from Manchester.
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I'm from Manchester.
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Do you live here now?
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Do you live here now?
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Yes, I live near the school.
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Yes, I live near the school.
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That's nice.
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I live near the station.
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That's nice.
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I live near the station. Are you from England? Are you from England?
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No, I'm from Spain.
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No, I'm from Spain.
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Oh, nice.
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Which city are you from?
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Oh, nice.
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Which city are you from?
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I'm from Madrid.
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I'm from Madrid.
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Do you like living here?
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Do you like living here?
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Yes, I do, but the weather is very different.
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Yes, I do, but the weather is very different.
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Yes, it rains a lot here.
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Yes, it rains a lot here.
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I always carry an umbrella.
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I always carry an umbrella.
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Great work!
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You've practiced meeting someone, introducing yourself, talking about where you come from and asking simple questions.
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Let's continue.
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Do you want some coffee?
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Do you want some coffee?
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Yes, please.
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Yes, please. Do you take milk? Do you take milk?
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Yes, but no sugar, please.
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Yes, but no sugar, please.
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Here you are.
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Here you are.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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So why are you learning English?
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So why are you learning English?
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I want to speak English better.
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I want to speak English better.
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Do you use English at work?
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A little, I work in a hotel.
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A little.
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I work in a hotel.
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Oh, that's interesting.
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Oh, that's interesting.
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What about you?
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Do you work?
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What about you?
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Do you work?
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Yes, I work in an office
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Yes, I work in an office
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Do you like your job?
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Do you like your job?
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Yes, I do.
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My co -workers are friendly.
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Yes, I do.
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My co -workers are friendly.
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That's good.
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That's good.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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Yes, I have one brother.
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Yes, I have one brother.
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Is he older or younger?
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He's younger.
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He's 20 years old.
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Does he live with your family?
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Does he live with your family?
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Yes, he does.
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Yes, he does.
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Do you miss your family?
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Do you miss your family?
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Yes, I call them every evening.
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Yes, I call them every evening.
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Excellent!
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Now you've practised simple English for work, family and everyday life.
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Let's finish with the last part of the conversation.
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That was a good class.
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That was a good class.
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Yes, I liked it
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Yes, I liked it
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The teacher speaks very clearly
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The teacher speaks very clearly
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Yes, and she is very friendly.
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Yes, and she is very friendly.
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What do you usually do after class?
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What do you usually do after class?
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I usually go home and make dinner.
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I usually go home and make dinner. Do you like cooking? Do you like cooking?
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Yes, I do.
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I cook almost every day.
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Yes, I do.
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I cook almost every day.
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What's your favourite food?
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What's your favourite food?
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I love pasta and rice dishes.
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I love pasta and rice dishes.
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I like pasta too.
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I like pasta too.
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What do you do in your free time?
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What do you do in your free time?
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I like reading and watching movies.
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I like reading and watching movies.
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What kind of movies do you like?
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What kind of movies do you like?
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I like comedy films.
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I like comedy films
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Me too, they are fun
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Me too, they are fun.
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Are you free on Saturday?
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Are you free on Saturday?
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Yes, I think so.
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Yes, I think so.
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Would you like to have coffee?
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Would you like to have coffee?
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Yes, I'd like that.
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Yes, I'd like that.
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Great, we can meet near the school.
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Great, we can meet near the school.
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What time?
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What time?
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How about eleven o 'clock?
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How about eleven o 'clock?
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Eleven is good for me.
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Eleven is good for me.
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Perfect.
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I'll see you on Saturday.
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Perfect.
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I'll see you on Saturday.
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See you on Saturday.
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See you on Saturday.
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It was nice talking to you today.
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It was nice talking to you today.
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It was nice talking to you too.
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It was nice talking to you too. Have a good evening. Have a good evening.
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You too.
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See you soon.
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You too.
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See you soon.
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Excellent work!
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You have completed episode 1 of the A1 to C2 English Shadowing course.
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Today, you followed one complete conversation from beginning to end
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Emma and Sophia met for the first time talked before class had a conversation during the break
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and made a simple plan after class
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You practiced English for Introducing yourself
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Asking where someone is from Talking about where you live
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Talking about work talking about family, talking about food, talking about hobbies,
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asking about free time and making a simple plan.
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Let's quickly look at a few useful patterns.
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You heard, do you like London?
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Do you like your job?
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And do you like cooking?
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You can use the same pattern with many things.
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Do you like coffee?
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Do you like music?
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Do you like football?
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Another useful pattern you practised is What do you study?
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What do you do in your free time?
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These questions help you learn more about another person.
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And you also practised I like reading.
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I like cooking.
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I like watching movies.
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Keep it simple.
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At A, one level, simple English used confidently is much more useful than difficult English you cannot use naturally.
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And if you completed the full lesson, write, I completed English shadowing episode one.
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This is only the beginning.
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In episode two, we'll stay at A1 level, but you'll enter a completely different everyday situation and learn new English.
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If you enjoyed today's lesson, like the video, subscribe to English Fluency Teacher and continue with the next episode of the course.
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Keep listening, keep repeating, keep using simple English and step by step your speaking will become easier.
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I'll see you in episode two!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Real-Life English Conversations: Beginner Shadowing Practice”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: English, meet, Emma, conversation, Saturday. This video has 333 sentences and 1821 words to shadow. The speech runs for 25:14. The speaker talks slowly, about 72 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 88 of its 333 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| eleven noun | /əˈlɛv.ən/ | A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc. |
| pasta noun | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| worker noun | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor. |
| introduce verb | /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ | To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else). |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| umbrella noun | /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/ | A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun. |
| practise verb | /ˈpɹæktɪs/ | To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity. |
| everyday adjective | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions. |
| hobby noun | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. |
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| routine noun | /ɹuˈtin/ | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Is this your first class here?
- Do you live here now?
- Which city are you from?
- Do you like living here?
- Do you want some coffee?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | You've now heard · You've practiced · you've practised |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | more important than · more useful than |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | you'll listen · we'll go · I'll say |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | We're beginning · are starting · we're starting |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 46 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, dish /dɪʃ/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/
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 eleven, pasta, lesson.
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.