Shadowing Practice: Unit 7 My Day - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Good morning!
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This is Sam.
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I'm going to tell you about my day.
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I usually wake up at 6.30 in the morning.
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Then I go to the bathroom to take a shower, brush my teeth, and wash my face.
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After that, I eat breakfast with my family at around 7.15.
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At 8 o'clock, I go to school by school bus.
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I have lunch at school with my classmates.
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At school, I also have a snack at 3.30.
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I come home at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
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Then I play soccer with my friends.
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In the evening, I often eat dinner at 7 o'clock.
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After dinner, I do my homework and then I watch TV.
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I always go to bed at 9.45.
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Thank you for listening.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Unit 7 My Day”. This video has 16 sentences and 120 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:25. The speaker talks slowly, about 85 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| soccer noun | /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ | Association football. |
| brush noun | /bɹʌʃ/ | An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including… |
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| classmate noun | /ˈklæs.meɪt/ | A student who is in the same class at school. |
| lunch noun | /lʌnt͡ʃ/ | A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. |
| breakfast noun | /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/ | The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. |
| bathroom noun | /ˈbæθˌɹum/ | A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet. |
| shower noun | /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/ | A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation. |
| dinner noun | /ˈdɪnɚ/ | The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening. |
| wake verb | /ˈweɪ̯k/ | (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. |
| afternoon noun | /ˌæf.tɚˈnun/ | The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to tell |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brush /bɹʌʃ/, shower /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/
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 soccer, brush, homework.
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.