Shadowing Practice: Starters 1 speaking 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello everyone!
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Today I will talk about a picture.
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First, I can see a backyard with a swimming pool.
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The weather is sunny and bright.
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In the picture, there are some people.
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There is a little girl in the pool.
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She is wearing a red swimsuit.
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She is waving her hand and she looks very happy.
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Behind the pool, there are two people sitting on chairs.
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There is a woman.
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She is sitting on a chair and reading a book.
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She looks relaxed.
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Next to her, there is a girl lying on a chair.
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She is wearing glasses and reading a book.
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She is resting.
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There are a lot of things in the backyard.
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Around the pool, I can see many things.
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There is a swimming pool with a red and white float in it.
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There is a purple towel on the ground.
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There is a colorful ball on the grass.
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In the middle, there is a round table.
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On the table, there are some blue cups.
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There are also trees, flowers, and a fence in the background.
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The sky is blue, and there is a bright sun.
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On the right, I can see a big green crocodile.
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It looks funny, not scary.
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Overall, the picture is very beautiful, peaceful, and happy.
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I really like this picture.
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Thank you for listening and goodbye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 29 sentences and 223 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:28. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 79% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| backyard noun | /bækˈjɑːd/ | A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| 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… |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| purple noun | /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ | A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| fence noun | /fɛns/ | A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. |
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| float verb | /fləʊt/ | To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object). |
| towel noun | /ˈtaʊ̯əl/ | A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath. |
| colorful adjective | /ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/ | Possessing prominent and varied colors. |
| crocodile noun | /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/ | Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the… |
| swimsuit noun | /ˈswɪm.s(j)ut/ | A garment worn for swimming. |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like swim, backyard, 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.