Shadowing Practice: STARTERS - Get Ready for Starters - Track 11 Page 17 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Listening Eleven Starters practice test.
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Listening Part 4.
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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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That's a nice picture.
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Yes.
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Look.
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There's a boy in the house.
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He's waving at the girl.
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And there are lots of balls in the picture.
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Yes, there's a ball in the tree.
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A ball? Where?
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Look!
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Under the cat.
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Can I colour it red?
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Yes.
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Red's a good colour for a ball.
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Can you see the red bull?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and colour.
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1. Now then, can you see the ducks?
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Yes, there are three ducks.
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That's right.
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And there's a ball next to them.
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A ball next to them?
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Oh yes.
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Can you colour it brown please?
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Brown?
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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There.
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2. And look!
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There's a ball behind the girl.
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Behind the girl?
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Oh yes.
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I can see it.
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Shall I colour it yellow?
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Yes, colour that ball yellow.
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Okay then.
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Thank you.
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3. Oh look!
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There's a ball in front of the door.
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Where is it?
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in front of the door.
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Can I colour that one green?
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Yes, OK.
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Green's a nice colour.
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Thank you.
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4. Now, can you see the horses?
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Yes.
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There's a ball on the wall between them.
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That's right.
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Well, colour that ball orange.
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Orange?
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Yes, please.
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Huh.
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Thank you.
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5. And there's a ball in the living room.
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Can you see it?
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No. Where's that ball?
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Look, it's there.
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On the sofa.
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Oh yes.
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Colour it pink, please.
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Pink?
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Okay.
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Well done!
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That's a really nice picture now.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 69 sentences and 254 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:43. The speaker talks slowly, about 93 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| duck noun | /dʌk/ | Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and… |
| bull noun | /bʊl/ | Specifically, one that is uncastrated. |
| sofa noun | /ˈsoʊ̯fə/ | An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people. |
| colour noun | Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of color. | |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| orange noun | /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/ | An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit). |
| pink noun | /ˈpɪŋk/ | A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. |
| wave verb | /weɪv/ | To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely. |
| tree noun | /tɹiː/ | A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches. |
| horse noun | /hoɹs/ | A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work. |
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 duck, bull, sofa.
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.