Shadowing Practice: Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing English Speaking Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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In a police car?
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I was in a police car!
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What is this all about?
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We are going to practice English speaking.
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We're going to use the shadowing method.
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With a good little story here, let's jump right into the text.
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Here we go.
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Yesterday, my friend called and asked...
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Repeat after me.
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Yesterday, my friend called and asked...
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Yesterday, my friend called and asked, Why were you in the back of a police car?
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Why were you in the back of a police car?
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Okay, so they're surprised.
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So let's go ahead and rise up on the question there.
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Why were you in the back of a police car?
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What's going on here?
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Why were you in the back of a police car?
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I chuckled and replied.
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Chuckled.
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That's like a light laugh.
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I'm chuckling.
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I chuckled and replied.
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Relax, it's not what it seemed.
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Relax, it's not what it seemed.
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It's not what it seemed, I know what it seemed like, I know what it looked like, but it's not what it seemed, it's not what it looked like.
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You could put looked like or seemed.
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It's not what it looked like.
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It's not what it seemed.
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Here's what actually happened.
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Let me tell you what actually happened.
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I was walking home.
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Walking?
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Did I cut the G off?
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Yeah, I surely did.
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Okay, let's reduce the G on walking.
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Walking.
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I was walking home with a large bag of dog food for my neighbor.
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It was for my neighbor.
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For my neighbor.
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I was walking home with a large bag of dog food for my neighbor.
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I was walking home with a large bag of dog food for my neighbor.
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I was walking home with a large bag of dog food for my neighbor.
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You say it.
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I was walking home with a large bag of dog food for my neighbor.
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All right, very good.
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Halfway there, halfway home, halfway there, the bag ripped open.
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It ripped open.
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It opened up.
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A hole opened.
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Maybe he hit a tree branch I don't know why the bag ripped open
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and dog food scattered everywhere dog food scattered scattered everywhere
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so the T's heard kind of like a D sound scattered, scattered, scattered.
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Dog food scattered everywhere.
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Halfway there, the bag ripped open and dog food scattered everywhere.
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Again, halfway there, the bag ripped open and dog food scattered everywhere.
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Before I knew it, before I realized what was happening,
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before I knew it, three dogs appeared out of nowhere did you notice how I said out of
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what did I say I said out of
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out of out of out of out of nowhere they appeared out of nowhere
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out of the blue that's another way we say it they appeared out of the blue out of nowhere All right.
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Before I knew it, three dogs appeared out of nowhere.
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Three dogs appeared out of nowhere.
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As if they had received a message.
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As if they had received a text message on their phones.
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Okay.
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Here's another one.
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As if, we often say like.
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like they had received a message.
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As if they had received a message.
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I think as if is more proper and better English, but a lot of young Americans use like.
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Like, I was like, and then she was like, and it was as if like they had received a message.
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Like, like, like.
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Young girls like to use the word like.
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I don't know why.
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Okay, let's say that together now.
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Before I knew it, three dogs appeared out of nowhere, as if they had received a message.
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Try it by yourself.
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You got it.
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You got it.
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I was trying to clean up the mess when one excited golden retriever,
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golden retriever, that's a type of dog, jumped on me.
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I was trying to clean up the mess when one excited golden retriever jumped on me.
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I was trying to clean up the mess when one excited golden retriever jumped on me.
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I lost my balance and accidentally rolled into the street right in front of a police car.
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I lost my balance and accidentally rolled into the street right in front of a police car.
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One more time.
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I lost my balance and accidentally rolled into the street right in front of the police car.
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A police car.
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The police car.
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You could say both, huh?
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And accidentally rolled into the...
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Rolled into the...
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Rolled into the...
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Rolled into the...
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Street.
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into the, into the, into the, into the, into the street.
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All right, good job.
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The officer stepped out and asked, Are you okay?
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The officer stepped out and asked, Are you okay?
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Say it.
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So he stepped out of his vehicle, of his car, and he asked me, Are you okay, sir?
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Are you okay?
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The officer stepped out and asked, Are you okay?
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I joked Only if you can arrest these dogs for stealing evidence.
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Corny joke.
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He's telling a joke to the police officer.
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So he says, I joked Only if you can arrest these dogs for stealing evidence.
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You try it.
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Good, good.
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We both burst into laughter.
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Ha, ha, ha, ha.
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And he kindly offered me a ride home.
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We both burst into laughter.
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And he kindly offered me a ride home.
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We both burst into laughter.
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And he kindly offered me a ride home.
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So, yes, I did end up in the back of a police car just with a bag of dog food,
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a slightly bruised ego, and one very happy golden retriever chasing after me.
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So, yes, I did end up in the back of a police car.
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In the end, yes, I was in the back of a police car.
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Just, it was with a bag of dog food, a slightly bruised ego, a slightly bruised ego,
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So that just means you're a little bit embarrassed.
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You're feeling a little bit embarrassed.
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Your ego has been slightly bruised, so you're not as proud as you once were.
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You're feeling like, oh, I'm such a loser.
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I don't know.
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That's an exaggeration.
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And one very happy golden retriever chasing after me.
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He's trying to get that dog food.
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All right, let's say that together.
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Here we go.
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Nice and slow and clear.
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So, yes, I did end up in the back of a police car, just with a bag of dog food,
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a slightly bruised ego, and one very happy golden retriever chasing after me.
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Okay, nice and slow again.
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So, yes, I did end up in the back of a police car, just with a bag of dog food,
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a slightly bruised ego, and one very happy golden retriever chasing after me.
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All right, that's the funny little story.
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We're going to go ahead and say it from the start to the finish non-stop.
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Go ahead and shadow me.
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Here we go.
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Yesterday, my friend called and asked, uh, why were you in the back of a police car?
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I chuckled and replied, relax, it's not what it seemed.
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Here's what actually happened.
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I was walking home with a large bag of dog food for my neighbor.
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Halfway there, the bag ripped open and dog food scattered everywhere.
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Before I knew it, three dogs appeared out of nowhere as if they had received a message.
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I was trying to clean up the mess when one excited golden retriever jumped on me.
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I lost my balance and accidentally rolled into the street right in front of a police car.
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The officer stepped out and asked, are you okay?
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I joked, only if you can arrest these dogs for stealing evidence.
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We both burst into laughter and he kindly offered me a ride home.
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So, yes, I did end up in the back of a police car
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Just with a bag of dog food A slightly bruised ego And one very happy golden retriever chasing after me Boom!
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Good workout, way to go Thank you for practicing with me again today Keep moving forward,
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take it one step at a time And I shall see you in the next English speaking practice video Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing English Speaking Practice”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dog, bag, retriever, scattered, golden. This video has 156 sentences and 1363 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:36. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| retriever noun | /ɹiˈtɹivəɹ/ | One who retrieves something. |
| scatter verb | /ˈskætɚ/ | To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. |
| neighbour noun | /ˈneɪbɚ/ | A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or… |
| bruise noun | /bɹuz/ | A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow. |
| halfway adverb | /ˌhæfˈweɪ/ | Half of the way between two points. |
| rip verb | /ɹɪp/ | To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence. |
| chuckle verb | /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/ | To laugh quietly or inwardly. |
| accidentally adverb | /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/ | In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly. |
| kindly adverb | /ˈkaɪn(d)li/ | In a kind manner, out of kindness. |
| laughter noun | /ˈlæftɚ/ | The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound. |
| burst verb | /bɜːst/ | To break from internal pressure. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| embarrassed adjective | /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ | Having a feeling of shameful discomfort. |
| exaggeration noun | /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/ | The act of heaping or piling up. |
| loser noun | /luzɚ/ | A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. | |
| step out verb | To exit a place on foot, often for a short time. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| move forward verb | To cause to make progress. | |
| open up verb | To open. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- We're going to use the shadowing method.
- Why were you in the back of a police car?
- You're feeling a little bit embarrassed.
- You're feeling like, oh, I'm such a loser.
- The officer stepped out and asked, are you okay?
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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| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was walking · was happening · was trying |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | are going to practice · We're going to use · We're going to go |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, exaggeration /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/
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 retriever, scatter, neighbour.
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.