Shadowing Practice: Single Stories 46 | Clothes | Little Fox Level 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Clothes Baseball players wear uniforms at the stadium.
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The doctor wears a white coat at the hospital.
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The police officer wears a uniform on the street.
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We wear raincoats on rainy days.
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Firefighters wear uniforms at the fire station.
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Builders wear uniforms at the building site.
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We wear warm jackets on cold days.
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Daddy wears a suit at the office.
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Welcome home, Daddy!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Single Stories 46”. This video has 9 sentences and 63 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:59.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
uniform noun/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.
coat noun/ˈkoʊ̯t/An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
jacket noun/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
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…
builder noun/ˈbɪl.dəɹ/One who builds or constructs things.
rainy adjective/ˈɹeɪni/Pouring with rain; wet; showery
firefighter noun/ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/A person who has been trained to put out fires.
raincoat noun/ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose.
stadium noun/ˈsteɪ.di.əm/A venue where sporting events are held.
wear verb/wɛ(ə)ɹ/To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.
station noun/ˈsteɪʃən/A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
doctor noun/ˈdɑktɚ/A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award…
warm adjective/wɔɹm/Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
suit noun/sut/A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.

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 uniform, coat, jacket.

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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