Shadowing Practice: 🎥 Unit 7 – Television | Speaking | Global Success 6 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Unit 7 Television Speaking Global Success 6 Topic 1 Topic 1.
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Talk about your favorite TV program.
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My favorite TV program is a cartoon show called Adventure Time.
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It has funny characters and exciting stories.
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I like watching it because it makes me laugh and I learn about friendship and courage.
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The episodes are colorful and interesting, so I never get bored.
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I usually watch it after school or on weekends.
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Sometimes I watch TV with my family and we enjoy the show together.
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Watching my favorite program helps me relax and have fun after a busy day at school.
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so I never felt bad.
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I usually watch it after the time or the last week.
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Sometimes, I watch TV with my family and we also enjoy the show.
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I watch the show that I love to help me relax and enjoy after a day of training.
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Topic 2
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Topic 2 Describe what you usually watch on TV I usually watch cartoons and educational programs on TV
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Cartoons are fun and help me learn English words.
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Educational shows teach me about animals, science, and history.
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Sometimes I watch news or sports with my parents.
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I try not to watch TV for too long because it can hurt my eyes.
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My parents remind me to do homework and read books instead.
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I think TV is useful when I watch the right programs, but it's important to balance screen time with other activities.
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I try not to watch TV too long because it can cause a pain.
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I told my mom to do a lesson about my work and read books for watching TV.
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I think TV is useful when I choose to watch the appropriate episodes, but it's also important to balance the time to watch the other activities.
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Topic 3 Topic 3 Talk about how TV helps you learn.
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Nói vầy kẹt tì vì giúp bàn học tập.
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TV helps me learn in many ways.
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Educational programs teach me new things about the world, like animals, countries, and nature.
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Watching English cartoons improves my listening and speaking skills.
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Sometimes I learn about history and culture through documentaries.
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TV also helps me understand important news and events.
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However, I always ask my parents to guide me so I watch good programs.
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I think TV is a useful tool for learning
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if I watch it carefully and don't spend too much time in front of the screen.
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TV helps me learn a lot.
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The teaching programs teach me new things about the world, like animals, countries, and nature.
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Watch movies or English with English help me improve the ability to listen and speak.
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Sometimes I learn about history and culture through the files.
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TV also helps me understand the news and the important things.
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However, I always ask my dad to help me watch the videos.
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I think that TV is a useful tool for learning
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if I watch the video and don't take too much time before the screen.
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Topic 4 Topic 4 Talk about how much time you spend watching TV.
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I usually watch TV for about one hour every day.
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After finishing my homework, I like to relax by watching cartoons or my favorite shows.
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On weekends, I might watch TV a little longer, about two hours.
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But I always make sure I don't watch too much because it's not good for my eyes and health.
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My parents help me control my screen time and encourage me to play outside or read books.
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I think watching TV is fun, but it's important to balance it with other activities like sports and study.
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I don't watch too much because it's not good for my eyes and health.
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My mother helped me to watch the video and encourage me to play outside or read books.
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I watch TV very happy, but the important thing is to combine it with other activities like training and training.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “🎥 Unit 7 – Television”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Topic, program, watching, learn, cartoon. This video has 52 sentences and 651 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:01. The speaker talks slowly, about 93 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
cartoon noun/kɑɹˈtun/A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
relax verb/ɹɪˈlæks/To make something loose.
encourage verb/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
homework noun/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
carefully adverb/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/With care; attentively, circumspectly.
skill noun/skɪl/A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
friendship noun/ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/The condition of being friends.
remind verb/ɹəˈmaɪnd/To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
courage noun/ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
documentary noun/ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
combine verb/kəmˈbaɪn/To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
bore verb/boɹ/To inspire boredom in somebody.
colorful adjective/ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/Possessing prominent and varied colors.
excite verb/ɪkˈsaɪt/To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 cartoon, relax, encourage.

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.

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