Shadowing Practice: Stay in Touch - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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If you have ever heard people saying goodbye in American English, you probably have heard this.
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Make sure to stay in touch.
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People who don't see each other often like to find ways to stay in touch.
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But what does that mean?
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It was great to see you at the class reunion.
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Now make sure to stay in touch.
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I want to talk to you before our next reunion.
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I will.
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I'll stay in touch and I'll call you sometime next week.
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Staying in touch or keeping in touch says that you want to communicate with someone.
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It means you want to keep in contact, maybe by phone or email, even though you don't see that person often.
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Make sure to stay in touch.
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And that's English in a Minute.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Stay in Touch”. This video has 15 sentences and 138 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| reunion noun | /ɹiːˈjuːnjən/ | The process or act of reuniting. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| communicate verb | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. |
| sometime adverb | /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ | At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future. |
| email noun | /ˈiˌmeɪl/ | A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet… |
| touch verb | /tʌt͡ʃ/ | To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. |
| contact noun | /ˈkɑntækt/ | The act of touching physically; being in close association. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have ever heard |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | People who don |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll stay |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 reunion, goodbye, communicate.
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.