Shadowing Practice: Top Notch TV Fundemetals Unit 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Music Hi,
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are you Mr. Rashid?
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Yes, I am.
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It's a pleasure to meet you.
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I'm James Evans, president of Top Notch Travel.
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Welcome to Top Notch.
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I'm Marie, the receptionist.
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It's nice to meet you.
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Hi, I'm Paul.
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I'm a tour guide.
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Glad to meet you.
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Hi, I'm Cheryl.
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The office manager.
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Yes.
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Pleasure.
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Bob?
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Bob is a...
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A chef?
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No, Bob is not a chef.
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Bob is a doctor.
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No, Bob is not a doctor.
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Bob is not a singer.
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He's not an architect.
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He's not an athlete.
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Bob.
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Hi.
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I'm the mailman.
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This is Bob.
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Bob is...
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An actor.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Top Notch TV Fundemetals Unit 1”. This video has 30 sentences and 102 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:11. The speaker talks slowly, about 86 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
chef noun/ʃɛf/The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
athlete noun/ˈæθ.liːt/A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
architect noun/ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
mailman noun/ˈmeɪl.mæn/Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
receptionist noun/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.
pleasure noun/ˈplɛʒɚ/A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
actor noun/ˈæk.tɚ/Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
singer noun/ˈsɪŋ.ɚ/A person who sings, often professionally.
doctor noun/ˈdɑktɚ/A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award…
tour noun/tɔː(ɹ)/A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
manager noun/ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
glad adjective/ɡlæd/Pleased; happy; gratified.
guide noun/ɡaɪd/Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through…

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: chef /ʃɛf/, receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/, pleasure /ˈplɛʒɚ/

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 chef, athlete, architect.

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 →