Shadowing Practice: Top Notch 1 Unit 7 Scene 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Thank you.
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Hello, Mr. Rashid.
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Hi, how are you?
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Fine, thank you.
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How was your vacation?
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It was wonderful.
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I'm so happy to hear that.
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Was your flight okay?
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No, pretty bad, actually.
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It was so bumpy.
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It was very scary.
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That's too bad.
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Did you have nice weather after you arrived?
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No, the weather was terrible.
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Very rainy.
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I actually never saw the sun.
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That's awful.
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So what did you do?
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I stayed inside the hotel.
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Was the hotel room nice?
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The room was fine, but it was right next to the cafe, and the music was very loud.
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I didn't sleep much.
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I'll bet the food was great.
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No, it was too salty for me, and the waiters were very unfriendly.
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Did you go shopping at all?
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A little bit, until someone stole my wallet.
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After that, I stayed in the hotel and read a book.
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Was the flight home okay?
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Actually, they canceled my flight.
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I had to stay for two more days.
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That's terrible.
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But, Mr. Rashid, you said that your vacation was wonderful.
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Yes, I did, and it was wonderful.
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I met a very nice person, a woman, actually.
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Her name is Basmar.
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She's from Lebanon, just like me, but she lives here.
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I'm seeing her tonight, so yes, it was a wonderful vacation.
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That's great, Mr. Rashid.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 38 sentences and 223 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:00. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| awful adjective | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | Very bad. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| cancel verb | /ˈkæn.sl̩/ | To cross out something with lines etc. |
| wallet noun | /ˈwɑl.ət/ | A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc. |
| rainy adjective | /ˈɹeɪni/ | Pouring with rain; wet; showery |
| salty adjective | /ˈsɔlti/ | Tasting of salt. |
| waiter noun | /ˈweɪ̯təː/ | A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar. |
| bumpy adjective | /ˈbʌmpi/ | Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements. |
| café noun | /ˌkæˈfeɪ/ | A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the… |
| unfriendly adjective | /ʌnˈfɹɛn(d)li/ | Not friendly; hostile; mean. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn'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.
- 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 vacation, awful, steal.
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.