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Hi, Tom.
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Are you eating an ice cream?
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Yes, I am.
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It is cold and sweet.
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I am not eating ice cream.
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I am drinking juice with ice.
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Tom, Ben, I invite you to my house today.
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Thank you, Anna.
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Where is your house?
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There is a big tree in front of my house.
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Great!
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Let's go now.
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Come in please.
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My aunt is ill today.
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She is sleeping in her room.
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Shhh!
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I am sorry.
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Anna, where is your cat?
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It is in the box.
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Look!
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Cute!
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What is its name?
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Its name is Mimi.
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It is sleeping too.
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I have an idea.
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Let's surf the Internet.
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That is a great idea.
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I surf the Internet every day.
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I like English videos.
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English is interesting.
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Yes!
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English is important, too.
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I have a friend.
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He lives on an island.
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Wow!
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We are surfing the Internet.
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We are happy.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “STARTERS I CONVERSATION”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ice, Internet, English. This video has 37 sentences and 149 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:28. The speaker talks slowly, about 101 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
surf verb/sɝf/To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing.
juice noun/d͡ʒuːs/A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
invite verb/ɪnˈvaɪt/To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
aunt noun/ɑːnt/The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
shhhElongated form of shh.
cream noun/kɹiːm/The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
cute adjective/kjuːt/Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair…
sweet adjective/swit/Tasting of sugars.
drink verb/ˈdɹɪŋk/To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
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.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Are you eating an ice cream?
  • Where is your house?
  • Anna, where is your cat?

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like surf, juice, invite.

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 →