Shadowing Practice: Starters 1 speaking 3 - 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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I can see a living room.
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It is clean and beautiful.
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The weather is sunny and cloudy.
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There are three people.
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One boy, one girl and one baby.
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There is a girl.
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She has blonde hair.
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She is wearing an orange t -shirt and a green skirt.
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There is a boy.
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He has black hair.
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He is wearing a blue t -shirt and blue pants.
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They are playing with toys.
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They look very happy.
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There is a baby.
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The baby is sleeping in a crib.
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There are many things in the living room.
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I can see a table and there are some toys on it.
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On the left, there is a TV and a bookshelf.
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There is a blue rug.
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There is a window with blue curtains.
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Outside the window, I can see trees and clouds.
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On the right, there is a brown chair.
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There is a white door.
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There is a blue lamp.
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Children are 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 177 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:07. The speaker talks at a natural 159 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
toy noun/tɔɪ/Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
pants noun/pænts/An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
cloud noun/ˈklaʊ̯d/A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
sunny adjective/ˈsʌni/Featuring a lot of sunshine.
lamp noun/ˈlæ̝mp/A device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
skirt noun/skɚt/A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
curtain noun/ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
blond adjective/blɑnd/Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
cloudy adjective/ˈklaʊ̯diː/Covered with or characterised by clouds.
bookshelf noun/ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
crib noun/kɹɪb/A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like toy, pants, cloud.

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 →