Shadowing Practice: Speak Out A2 3rd ed. Unit 7. BBC Vlogs - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Well, I really like the job I have, but in the future I would like to be a restaurant owner.
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a restaurant on a lovely beach somewhere not in London.
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When I was younger I really wanted to be a spy
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but now I think I probably want to be a teacher or a university lecturer.
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I'd love to be a photographer.
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I really love art and I really love taking pictures.
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It will be perfect.
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The job I would really like to do is in advertising, because I really like writing and design.
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I like to be a Chinese translator.
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I love learning Chinese language.
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I enjoy speaking Chinese with other people.
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I would like to be a carpenter, maybe a carpenter who makes very nice furniture.
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I like to make things with my hands and I like to be creative, so it would be perfect.
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I'd like to be a teacher, maybe an art teacher.
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I like art and I like children.
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Perfect.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Speak Out A2 3rd ed. Unit 7. BBC Vlogs”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: teacher, Chinese, perfect. This video has 17 sentences and 167 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:29. The speaker talks at a steady 113 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 77% 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
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| carpenter noun | /ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/ | A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures. |
| furniture noun | /ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/ | Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively. |
| photographer noun | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ | One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation. |
| lecturer noun | /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/ | A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession. |
| translator noun | /ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/ | A person or thing that translates various forms of text. |
| restaurant noun | /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ | An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. |
| creative adjective | /kɹiˈeɪtɪv/ | Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these. |
| advertising noun | /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/ | Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services. |
| teacher noun | /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ | A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor. |
| beach noun | /ˈbiːt͡ʃ/ | The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. |
| owner noun | /ˈoʊnɚ/ | One who owns something. |
| lovely adjective | /ˈlʌv.li/ | Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace. |
| somewhere adverb | /ˈsʌm.wɛɹ/ | In an uncertain or unspecified location. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | love taking · love learning · enjoy speaking |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will be |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/, advertising /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/
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 carpenter, furniture, photographer.
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.