Shadowing Practice: U4 upkids 3 - Presentation - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi there, I'm going to talk about food people eat around the world.
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First, let's start with Vietnamese food.
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This is pho, a Vietnamese noodle soup.
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To eat pho, you need chopsticks and a spoon.
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This is bong chung eaten during Tet Holiday.
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You can use chopsticks or your fingers to eat banchan.
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In Japan, you should try sushi.
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It's made of raw fish, rice, and seaweed.
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You can eat sushi with chopsticks or your hand. In Turkey, enjoy manti.
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It's made with dough and a filling of ground meat, onion, salt, and pepper.
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People eat manti with a fork
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Lastly, there's bolini, Russian pancakes
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They are big and round like the sun and served with sour cream, jam, honey, or salmon
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There are so many delicious foods around the world
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What have you tried?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “U4 upkids 3 - Presentation”. This video has 15 sentences and 135 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:15. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sushi noun | /ˈsuːʃi/ | A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or… |
| finger noun | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other… |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| soup noun | /sup/ | Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food… |
| pepper noun | /ˈpɛp.ə/ | A plant of the family Piperaceae. |
| fork noun | /fɔɹk/ | A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting, or for serving food. |
| salmon noun | /ˈsæmən/ | One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers… |
| onion noun | /ˈʌn.jən/ | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| sour adjective | /ˈsaʊ.ə/ | Tasting of acidity. |
| spoon noun | /spuːn/ | An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. |
| dough noun | /doʊ/ | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked. |
| lastly adverb | /ˈlæstli/ | Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions. |
| manti noun | A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian cuisine. | |
| banchan noun | /ˈbɑn.t͡ʃɑn/ | A small dish of food served with cooked rice in Korean cuisine. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have you tried |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should try |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to talk |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sushi /ˈsuːʃi/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/
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 sushi, finger, honey.
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.