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A day at the park.
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Sam and his dad are at the park.
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They carry a black backpack with them.
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Sam takes a map out of his bag.
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He looks at the map carefully.
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His dad sits on the grass near a tree.
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They see a small cat under the tree.
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Sam gives the cat some water.
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Then they walk along the path together.
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Sam feels happy because the weather is nice.
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Before going home, they take a picture together.
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Key vocabulary.
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Backpack.
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Backpack.
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Kebaubay.
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Map.
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Map.
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Panty.
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Grass grass cat path happy
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carefully

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “short a Day 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sam, map, backpack, grass, cat. This video has 20 sentences and 94 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. The speaker talks slowly, about 93 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
grass noun/ɡɹɑːs/Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as…
backpack noun/ˈbæk.pæk/A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when…
carefully adverb/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/With care; attentively, circumspectly.
vocabulary noun/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
panty nounAn article of clothing worn as underpants by women.
tree noun/tɹiː/A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches.
path noun/pɑːθ/A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
sit verb/sɪt/To move oneself into such a position.
carry verb/ˈkæɹ.i/To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
weather noun/ˈwɛðɚ/The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “th” sounds: path /pɑːθ/, weather /ˈwɛðɚ/

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 grass, backpack, carefully.

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 →