Shadowing Practice: Track 2.07 Unit 2 SB AUDIO Life Vision Elementary A1/A2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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exercises two and three today we have raj khan in the studio to talk to us
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raj three of your old high school students are now olympic
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volleyball players can you share your secret with us how do
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you do it well i don't think they are successful just because i'm a good PE teacher.
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There are many different reasons somebody becomes a top athlete.
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For example, a person's natural ability.
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It helps when you are good at something, but it isn't everything.
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In the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell,
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he studies the lives of famous football players and Olympic athletes to discover why they are so good at their sport.
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He thinks that practice is the main reason.
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He says that everybody can become amazing at something if they do it for at least 10 ,000 hours.
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But how do young athletes get this much practice?
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Well, many Olympians and Paralympians often start their sport when they are little children,
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for example, around four or five, And then they practice between five and six hours a day while they are at school,
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which makes a total of 20 to 30 hours training every week.
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Wow!
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So, practising a lot is important.
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Yes, it is important.
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But I think good daily routines are important too athletes often go to bed early
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and get up at the same time every day
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and plan all their meals
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but all sports stars share one thing they always know what they want
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and they don't stop even
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when things are difficult that's why I tell my students never give up that's a great message Raj
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Track 2.07 Unit 2 SB AUDIO Life Vision Elementary A1/A2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: athlete, raj, sport, practice. This video has 24 sentences and 267 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:08. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| discover verb | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | To find or learn something for the first time. |
| routine noun | /ɹuˈtin/ | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
| khan noun | /kɑːn/ | An Ottoman sultan. |
| volleyball noun | /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ | A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net. |
| practise verb | /ˈpɹæktɪs/ | To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity. |
| exercise noun | /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ | Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. |
| studio noun | /ˈstudi.oʊ/ | An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist works. |
| sport noun | /spoɹt/ | Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics. |
| message noun | /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/ | A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed. |
| ability noun | /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ | The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. |
| successful adjective | /səkˈsɛs.fəl/ | Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect. |
| secret noun | /ˈsiː.kɹɪt/ | A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. |
| teacher noun | /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ | A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: ability /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, everybody /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/
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 athlete, meal, discover.
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.