Shadowing Practice: Starters 2 speaking 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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27 sentences
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Hello everyone!
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Today I will talk about a picture.
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In the picture I can see a classroom.
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It is noisy and messy.
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There is a teacher.
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He is angry and pointing at the students.
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There are seven students in the classroom.
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A boy and a girl are playing with a ball.
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One boy is sleeping on the table.
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One girl is drawing a picture on the board.
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One boy is lying under the table.
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Two children are looking through the window.
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The teacher is wearing a blue suit and grey pants.
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The students are wearing colourful clothes.
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One student is wearing a blue shirt and blue pants.
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A girl is wearing a pink t -shirt and grey pants.
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Another boy is wearing a yellow t -shirt and blue pants.
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Another student is wearing a green t -shirt and dark pants.
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Another girl is wearing a pink shirt and a grey skirt.
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There are many things in the classroom.
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I can see tables, a chair and a door.
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There are computers, a radio, a clock and a whiteboard.
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On the floor there are school bags, books and banana peels.
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The students are naughty.
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The classroom is messy.
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I don't 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 speaking lesson is built on the video “Starters 2 speaking 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: wearing, student, pants, shirt, classroom. This video has 27 sentences and 207 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:21. The speaker talks at a natural 154 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 74% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| classroom noun | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | A room, often in a school, where classes take place. |
| grey adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Commonwealth standard spelling of gray. |
| messy adjective | /ˈmɛsi/ | In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| 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… |
| banana noun | /bəˈnænə/ | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. |
| 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. |
| naughty adjective | /ˈnɔːti/ | Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). |
| peel verb | /piːl/ | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| noisy adjective | /ˈnɔɪzi/ | Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound |
| colourful adjective | British standard spelling of colorful. | |
| whiteboard noun | /ˈwaɪtbɔɹd/ | A writing board finished with a hard white material, which can be written upon using special non-permanent markers and subsequently wiped clean. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| look through verb | To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand. |
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 pants, classroom, grey.
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.