Shadowing Practice: TOEFL Speaking | Listen & Repeat Practice #317 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to the TOEFL Speaking Listen and Repeat Practice.
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You'll hear seven sentences once.
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After the beep, repeat within 8 to 12 seconds.
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Let's begin.
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The system will be unavailable tonight.
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The system will be unavailable tonight.
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Scheduled maintenance will begin after midnight.
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Please save your work before the maintenance begins.
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Some online services may be temporarily unavailable during this period.
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You may experience delays when accessing your account or files.
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The system should return to normal once the maintenance is complete.
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Please check the service later if you experience any problems after maintenance.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “TOEFL Speaking”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: maintenance, unavailable, begin. This video has 12 sentences and 92 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:08.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| unavailable adjective | /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/ | Not available. |
| delay noun | /dɪˈleɪ̯/ | A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. |
| midnight noun | /ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/ | The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise. |
| temporarily adverb | /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/ | For a limited period of time; not permanently. |
| beep noun | /biːp/ | The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. |
| maintenance noun | /ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/ | Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service. |
| repeat verb | /ɹɪˈpiːt/ | To do or say again (and again). |
| schedule noun | /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ | A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to… |
| sentence noun | /ˈsɛn.təns/ | The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime. |
| begin verb | /bɪˈɡɪn/ | To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| file noun | /faɪl/ | A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may be · may experience |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should return |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | You'll hear · will be · will begin |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: unavailable /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/, temporarily /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/
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 unavailable, delay, midnight.
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.