Shadowing Practice: Track 15_Cambridge Global English 6 AUDIO (learner's book) #English #audio #englishlistening #ESL - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Track 15.
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The second half was fantastic.
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City poured players forward.
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Their twin strike force looked lethal.
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Sam Roberts, England's leading scorer, and new sensation, Ghanaian international Anthony Owusu.
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Danny struggled to keep up his commentary just as much as the United defenders struggled to keep up with City's strikers.
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Owusu is playing deep, Danny told his dad.
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Robert's further up.
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And as he spoke, City's midfield dynamo launched a high cross into the United area.
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The ball ricocheted off a defender to Owusu, who controlled it on his knee and volleyed it with amazing power.
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At first, the ball seemed to be going way over, but then it began to dip into a powerful arc.
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Half a second later, it was crashing in off the crossbar and bouncing about in the goal.
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One nil.
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An awesome strike.
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Danny and his dad leapt into each other's arms as the crowd exploded.
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First with the loudest cheer of the season, then with the name of the scorer, over and over again.
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Oh, woosoo!
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Oh, woosoo!
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Oh, woosoo!
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When the fans had gone quiet enough for anyone to talk, Dad spoke.
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What happened?
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This always amused Danny.
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His Dad would be leaping around, punching the air, screaming at the top of his voice one minute,
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then calmly asking to know why he's been jumping around in the first place.
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Owusu!
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Danny said breathlessly.
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I gathered that.
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He just blasted it in!
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Yeah?
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Danny knew his dad needed more, so he decided to give it to him, like a proper reporter on the radio.
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He breathed in and began.
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City's amazing Ghanaian international has scored the goal of the season.
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Picking the ball up on the edge of the area, he took it on his knee, then fired an unstoppable volley past the paralysed United keeper.
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That's Owusu's 20th goal of the season,
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and just goes to show that he deserved the African Player of the Year award he received only two weeks ago.

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "Track 15_Cambridge Global English 6 AUDIO (learner's book) #English #audio #englishlistening #ESL" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.