Shadowing Practice: TOEFL Speaking 2026 Task 1+2 Practice #006 - Full Set - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome to TOEFL Speaking.
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Task 1.
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Listen and repeat.
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Then task 2.
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Take an interview.
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You are learning how to introduce students to a campus language lab.
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Listen to the speaker and repeat what they say.
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Repeat only once.
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Welcome to the campus language lab.
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We have 15 computer workstations available for students.
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Each workstation comes with a comfortable headset for listening practice.
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Please sign in at the reception desk before you begin your session.
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If you need to print anything, the printer station is on the right.
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The lab schedule is posted on the board near the entrance, so you can plan your visits easily.
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Before you leave today, please return all materials to the bookshelf so that the next student can find everything in order.
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Now, let's move on to task two.
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Take an interview.
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You agreed to a health study on student sleep routines.
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You'll discuss your sleep schedule and how it affects your daily life.
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Thank you for joining.
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Can you tell me about your typical sleep schedule during the academic week, including when you usually go to bed and wake up?
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Thank you.
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I see.
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What challenges do you face in maintaining a consistent sleep routine, and how do these difficulties impact your energy levels and daily academic performance?
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Thank you.
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Interesting.
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Some people say that pulling all -nighters to study is sometimes necessary for university students.
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Do you agree or disagree with this statement and why?
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Thank you.
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Good points.
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If you could design your ideal sleep environment and routine as a student, what changes would you make to ensure better rest and overall well -being?
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Thank you.
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That's your daily Speakeasy TOEFL speaking practice for today.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “TOEFL Speaking 2026 Task 1+2 Practice - Full Set”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: student, sleep, routine, lab, repeat. This video has 34 sentences and 285 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:51. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
routine noun/ɹuˈtin/A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
consistent adjective/kənˈsɪs.tənt/Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
ideal adjective/aɪˈdi(ə)l/Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
desk noun/dɛsk/A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
entrance noun/ˈɛn.tɹəns/The action of entering, or going in.
introduce verb/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
difficulty noun/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
reception noun/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/The act of receiving.
disagree verb/dɪsəˈɡɹi/To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
subscribe verb/səbˈskɹaɪb/To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
printer noun/ˈpɹɪntɚ/One who makes prints.
headset noun/ˈhɛdsɛt/A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.
workstation noun/ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən/A desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics.
bookshelf noun/ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
nighter nounSomeone or something who does something for a certain number of nights

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/, workstation /ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən/, bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/

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 routine, consistent, ideal.

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.

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