Shadowing Practice: Shadowing Practice: Repeat After Me! (American English) A2-B1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello everyone and welcome to English Cozy Chat.

Today we are going to practice our speaking with a simple story about a busy day.

I am going to say each sentence twice.

The first time, just listen.

And the second time I say the sentence, say it with me.

Try to copy my pronunciation, rhythm, and annotation.

So basically, just try to say the words like I do.

Don't worry if you cannot say everything perfectly.

Just do your best and have fun.

Okay, let's begin.

Yesterday was a very busy day.

I had so many things to do.

I knew it was going to be a long day as soon as I woke up.

My alarm went off at 6.30 in the morning.

I opened my eyes but I really didn't want to get out of bed.

I was still very tired.

I closed my eyes for just a few more minutes.

Unfortunately, those few minutes turned into 15 minutes.

I suddenly realized that I needed to get up.

I quickly got out of bed and went to the bathroom.

I took a quick shower and got dressed.

I didn't have much time to decide what to wear.

So I put on some comfortable clothes and got ready for the day.

Then I went into the kitchen.

I really wanted to have a nice breakfast.

But I didn't have enough time.

I made a quick cup of coffee and had some toast.

While I was drinking my coffee, I checked my phone.

I had several messages to answer.

I quickly replied to the most important ones.

Then I looked at my list of things to do.

It was a very long list.

I had work to do.

I had some errands to run.

I needed to go to the supermarket.

I needed to go to the supermarket and I also needed to clean the apartment

and I also needed to clean the apartment

and I also had a few other small things to do and I also had a few other small things to do

Looking at the list made me feel a little stressed.

I took one more sip of my coffee and told myself to relax.

So I put my cup in the sink, picked up my bag, and left the house.

I had to get to work by 8 o'clock.

Luckily, I wasn't too late.

The traffic wasn't as bad as I expected.

When I arrived at work, I went straight to my desk.

I turned on my computer and checked my emails.

There were a lot of them.

I had more than 20 emails waiting for me.

Some of them were very easy to answer.

Others needed a little more time.

I spent the first hour answering emails.

Then I had a meeting.

The meeting was supposed to take 30 minutes.

The meeting was supposed to take 30 minutes, but it almost took an hour.

But it almost took an hour.

By the time it finished, I was already thinking about lunch.

I looked at the clock and realized it was almost 1230.

I decided to take a short lunch break.

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I found a quiet place to sit and ate my lunch.

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I found a quiet place to sit and ate my lunch.

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For the first time that day, I had a few minutes to relax.

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For the first time that day, I had a few minutes to relax.

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Then I realized I had another meeting in 10 minutes.

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Then I realized I had another meeting in 10 minutes.

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So much for my relaxing lunch break.

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So much for my relaxing lunch break.

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I went back to work and joined my next meeting.

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I went back to work and joined my next meeting.

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After the meeting, I had more work to do.

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After the meeting, I had more work to do.

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I spent the next few hours working without many breaks.

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I spent the next few hours working without many breaks.

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At about 3 o'clock, I started feeling very tired.

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At about three o'clock, I started feeling very tired.

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I made another cup of coffee.

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I made another cup of coffee.

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Then I took a short break and walked around for a few minutes.

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Then I took a short break and walked around for a few minutes.

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I felt a little better after that.

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I felt a little better after that.

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I went back to my desk and finished the most important things on my list.

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I went back to my desk and finished the most important things on my list.

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Finally, I looked at the clock.

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It was almost 530.

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Finally, I looked at the clock.

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It was almost 530.

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I was ready to go home.

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I was ready to go home.

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I still needed to go to the supermarket.

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I really didn't want to go.

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I still needed to go to the supermarket.

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I really didn't want to go.

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After a long day at work, the last thing I wanted to do was walk around a supermarket.

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After a long day of work, the last thing I wanted to do was walk around a supermarket.

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But there wasn't much food at home.

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But there wasn't much food at home.

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When I got to the supermarket, I walked around and started putting things in my basket.

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When I got to the supermarket, I walked around and started putting things in my basket.

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I bought milk, eggs, and picked up some bread.

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I bought milk, eggs, and picked up some bread.

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Then I bought some vegetables and some chocolate.

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Then I bought some vegetables and some chocolate.

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I know I didn't need the chocolate, but I took it anyway.

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I knew I didn't need the chocolate, but I took it anyway.

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A few minutes later, I found myself looking at some ice cream.

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A few minutes later, I found myself looking at some ice cream.

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I definitely didn't need ice cream, but it had been a long day.

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I definitely didn't need ice cream, but it had been a long day.

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So I bought that too.

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So I bought that too.

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Then I went to the checkout counter and paid for my groceries.

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Then I went to the checkout counter and paid for my groceries.

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I went home, made dinner, and sat down to eat.

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I went home, made dinner, and sat down to eat.

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I ate pasta with vegetables.

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I ate pasta with vegetables.

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After I was done eating, I got really tired.

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After I was done eating, I got really tired.

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So I cleaned the kitchen and got ready for bed.

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So I cleaned the kitchen and got ready for bed.

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Finally, it was time to go to sleep.

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Finally, it was time to go to sleep.

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I hope you guys enjoyed this shadowing practice and that it helped you to practice your speaking.

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Let me know how you did in the comments.

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Thank you all so much for watching.

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I hope you have a wonderful day and I cannot wait to see you in the next episode.

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Bye.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Shadowing Practice: Repeat After Me! (American English) A2-B1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: meeting, needed, supermarket, lunch, coffee. This video has 168 sentences and 1529 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:50. The speaker talks slowly, about 97 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
supermarket noun	/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/	A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
relax verb	/ɹɪˈlæks/	To make something loose.
vegetable noun	/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/	A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
errand noun	/ˈɛɹənd/	A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.)
checkout noun	/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌaʊt/	The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
groceries noun	/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/	Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.
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.
luckily adverb	/ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/	In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
toast noun	/toʊst/	Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
cloth noun	/klɒθ/	A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
basket noun	/ˈbæskɪt/	A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
sink verb	/ˈsɪŋk/	To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
alarm noun	/əˈlɑɹm/	A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
annotation noun	/ˌæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/	A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.
pronunciation noun	/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/	The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
get out of verb		To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
go back to verb		To stem from; to originate in.
pick up verb		To lift; to grasp and raise.
walk around verb		To walk with no planned destination; to meander.
get up verb		To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Don't worry if you cannot say everything perfectly.
Luckily, I wasn't too late.
The traffic wasn't as bad as I expected.
I really didn't want to go.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	your best · the most important
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	was drinking · was already thinking
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	started putting
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary	needed to get · needed to go · had to get

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, wasn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: annotation /ˌæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, annotation /ˌæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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 supermarket, relax, vegetable.

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.

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Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

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What is the Shadowing Technique?