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Hello, this is the Cambridge Assessment English Pre-A1 Starters Listening Test.
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Look at part one.
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Now, look at the picture.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Here's a photo of me and my friends at the beach, Miss Paige.
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It's a great picture.
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Who's that boy with the baseball cap?
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That's Mark.
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He likes baseball.
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Mark would like to play a game.
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Yes, he would.
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Can you see the line?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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One.
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What's that girl looking at?
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The girl with the red skirt?
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She's looking at a lizard on the tree.
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Oh, yes.
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What's her name?
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Is she your friend, Sue?
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Yes.
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Sue loves animals.
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Two There's my friend, Eva.
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Look.
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Eva's taking a photo on her phone.
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Yes, a photo of a monkey.
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It's got a coconut.
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Oh, yes!
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Three.
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Is that boy's name Ben?
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The boy with the kite?
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Yes, that's Ben.
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Is it a new kite?
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Yes, it is.
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It's fantastic.
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Four.
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There's a girl on the rug.
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Who's she?
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Her name's Alice.
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Can Alice play that guitar?
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Yes, she can.
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She's really good.
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Five. Can you see Hugo?
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Who's he?
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Is he your friend too?
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No, he isn't.
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Hugo's my brother.
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Look, there's a jellyfish on the sand.
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It's next to his feet.
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Yes, there is.
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Now listen to part one again.
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One What's that girl looking at?
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The girl with the red skirt?
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She's looking at a lizard on the tree.
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Oh, yes.
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What's her name?
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Is she your friend, Sue?
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Yes.
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Sue loves animals.
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Two There's my friend, Eva.
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Look.
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Eva's taking a photo on her phone.
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Yes, a photo of a monkey.
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It's got a coconut.
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Oh, yes!
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Three.
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Is that boy's name Ben?
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The boy with the kite?
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Yes, that's Ben.
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Is it a new kite?
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Yes, it is.
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It's fantastic.
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Four.
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There's a girl on the rug.
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Who's she?
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Her name's Alice.
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Can Alice play that guitar?
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Yes, she can.
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She's really good.
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Five Can you see Hugo?
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Who's he?
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Is he your friend too?
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No, he isn't.
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Hugo's my brother.
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Look, there's a jellyfish on the sand.
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It's next to his feet.
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Yes, there is.
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That is the end of part one.
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Part two.
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Look at the picture.
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Listen and write a name or a number.
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There are two examples.
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Hello, I'm Alex.
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I'm here for the football class.
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Hello, I'm your teacher, Mrs. Penn.
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Do you spell Penn?
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P-E-N.
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That's right.
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How old are you, Alex?
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I'm eight years old.
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You're eight?
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Yes, I am.
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Can you see the answers?
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Now you listen and write a name or a number.
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One.
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What's your family name, Alex?
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It's Cross.
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How do you spell Cross, please?
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It's C-R-O-S-S.
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Thank you.
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Two.
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Where do you live, Alex?
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I live in Bath Street.
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Bath Street?
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That's a funny name.
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Is that B-A-T-H?
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Yes, it is.
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It's a nice street.
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I like living there.
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Three.
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Which number is your house?
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Number 11.
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It's got a big garden.
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Number 11.
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OK.
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I play football in the garden. Do you?
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Great!
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Four.
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My sister plays football too. Does she?
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What's her name?
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It's Kim.
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K-I-M.
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Oh yes, I know Kim.
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She loves football.
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I know.
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Five.
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How many children are in the class?
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There are nineteen.
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Nineteen?
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Wow, that's a lot.
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Yes, it is.
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The class is fun.
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Now listen to part two again.
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One.
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What's your family name, Alex?
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It's Cross.
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How do you spell cross, please?
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It's C-R-O-S-S.
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Thank you.
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Two.
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Where do you live, Alex?
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I live in Bath Street.
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Bath Street?
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That's a funny name.
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Is that B-A-T-H?
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Yes, it is.
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It's a nice street.
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I like living there.
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Three.
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Which number is your house?
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Number eleven.
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It's got a big garden.
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Number eleven.
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OK.
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I play football in the garden. Do you?
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Great!
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4. My sister plays football too. Does she?
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What's her name?
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It's Kim.
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K-I-M.
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Oh yes, I know Kim.
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She loves football.
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I know.
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5. How many children are in the class?
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There are nineteen.
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Nineteen?
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Wow, that's a lot.
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Yes, it is.
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The class is fun.
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That is the end of part two.
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Part three.
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Look at the pictures.
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Now, listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Which is the boy's lunch?
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What would you like for lunch today?
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Do you want some meatballs?
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No, thanks.
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I'd like a burger.
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Sorry, you can't have that today.
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Would you like some chicken?
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Yes, okay.
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Thanks, Mom.
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Can you see the tick?
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. Which is Dan's new T-shirt?
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I like that grey T-shirt, Dan.
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Is it new?
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No, it's old.
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That white one is new.
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It's nice.
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My favourite colour is black. Is it?
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2. Where does the girl's grandma live?
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Where does grandma live now, Dad?
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Does she live in an apartment?
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No, she doesn't.
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She lives in a boat.
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Wow, that's fantastic.
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She doesn't live in a house.
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That's right.
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Three.
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Where's Dad now?
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Hi, Mum.
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Where's Dad?
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He isn't in the living room.
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I don't know.
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Is he in the garden?
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No, he isn't.
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Listen.
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He's in the bedroom.
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Oh, yes.
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He's listening to music.
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4. What is the boy's favorite animal at the zoo?
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I like coming to this zoo, but I don't like the crocodiles.
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They're scary.
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I know.
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Do you like the elephants?
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Yes, but I really love the bears.
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OK.
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Let's go look at them now.
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Five.
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Who is playing table tennis now?
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My dad loves playing table tennis, Tom. Does yours?
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Yes, he does.
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He's playing table tennis with your dad now.
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They're at my house.
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Oh, are they?
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I love that game too. Do you?
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Yes, I play with my sister.
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Now listen to part three again.
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One.
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Which is Dan's new t-shirt?
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I like that grey t-shirt, Dan.
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Is it new?
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No, it's old.
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That white one is new.
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It's nice.
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My favourite colour is black. Is it?
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Two.
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Where does the girl's grandma live?
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Where does grandma live now, Dad?
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Does she live in an apartment?
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No, she doesn't.
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She lives in a boat.
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Wow, that's fantastic.
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She doesn't live in a house.
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That's right.
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Three.
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Where's Dad now?
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Hi, Mum.
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Where's Dad?
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He isn't in the living room.
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I don't know.
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Is he in the garden?
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No, he isn't.
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Listen, he's in the bedroom.
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Oh yes, he's listening to music.
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4. What is the boy's favourite animal at the zoo?
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I like coming to this zoo, but I don't like the crocodiles.
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They're scary.
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I know.
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Do you like the elephants?
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Yes, but I really love the bears.
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OK, let's go look at them now.
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Five.
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Who is playing table tennis now?
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My dad loves playing table tennis, Tom. Does yours?
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Yes, he does.
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He's playing table tennis with your dad now.
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They're at my house.
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Oh, are they?
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I love that game too. Do you?
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Yes, I play with my sister.
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That is the end of part three.
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Part four.
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Look at the picture.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Look.
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Can you see the classroom?
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Yes, I can.
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There are lots of books in the classroom.
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Can I color one of them?
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Yes, you can.
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Which book would you like to color?
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Can I color the one on the chair?
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Yes.
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Color the book on the chair yellow.
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OK.
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Can you see the yellow book?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and color.
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One.
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There's a book between the clock and the flowers.
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Yes, there is.
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Do you want to color it?
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Yes, I do.
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Can I color the book between the clock and the flowers green?
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Yes, you can.
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That's a nice color.
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2. There's a bag on the floor.
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It's got a book in it.
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Yes, it has.
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Can you color that book now?
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Yes, I can.
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Can I color the book in the bag purple?
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Yes, you can.
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Three.
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Now color the book on the cupboard.
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The book on the cupboard?
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Okay.
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What color?
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Do it orange.
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Okay.
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I'm doing that now.
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Great.
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Four.
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Can I color the book on the table now?
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Yes, you can.
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Color the book on the table blue.
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Okay.
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I like that color.
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Me too.
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It's my favorite color.
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Five.
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The teacher's got a book, too.
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Yes.
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She's showing it to that boy.
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Yes, she is.
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Can you color that book brown?
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Okay.
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Look.
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Do you like the picture now?
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It's fantastic.
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Now listen to part four again.
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One.
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There's a book between the clock and the flowers.
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Yes, there is.
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Do you want to color it?
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Yes, I do.
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Can I color the book between the clock and the flowers green?
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Yes, you can.
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That's a nice color.
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Two.
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There's a bag on the floor.
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It's got a book in it.
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Yes, it has.
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Can you color that book now?
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Yes, I can.
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Can I color the book in the bag purple?
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Yes, you can.
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Three.
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Now color the book on the cupboard.
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The book on the cupboard?
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Okay.
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What color?
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Do it orange.
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Okay, I'm doing that now.
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Great.
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Four.
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Can I color the book on the table now?
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Yes, you can.
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Color the book on the table blue.
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Okay.
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I like that color.
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Me too.
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It's my favorite color.
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Five.
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The teacher's got a book too.
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Yes.
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She's showing it to that boy.
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Yes, she is.
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Can you color that book brown?
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Okay.
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Look.
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Do you like the picture now?
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It's fantastic.
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That is the end of the Pre-A1 Starters Listening Test.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “STARTER AUTHENTIC 4 TEST 1 LISTENING”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: color, listen, dad, table, football. This video has 390 sentences and 1614 words to shadow. The speech runs for 21:53. The speaker talks slowly, about 74 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 110 of its 390 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tennis noun | /ˈtɛnɪs/ | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| grandma noun | /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ | Grandmother. |
| kite noun | /ˈkiːtɛ/ | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. |
| spell noun | /spɛl/ | Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. |
| grey adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Commonwealth standard spelling of gray. |
| guitar noun | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). |
| bedroom noun | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| purple noun | /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ | A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta. |
| classroom noun | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | A room, often in a school, where classes take place. |
| eleven noun | /əˈlɛv.ən/ | A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc. |
| elephant noun | /ˈɛlɪfənt/ | A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can you see the line?
- Is he your friend too?
- Can you see the answers?
- Which number is your house?
- How do you spell cross, please?
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 | loves playing |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is playing · I'm doing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, isn't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 tennis, clock, flower.
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.