Shadowing Practice: Unit 8: Part 1 - Reading Practice "Where is my Family?" - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Where is my family?
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Where is my family?
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Yes, it is Sunday afternoon.
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Lucy is at home with her family.
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Mom is getting dinner ready, but Lucy cannot find everyone.
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Lucy goes into the living room where is mom is she
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in the living room she asks no she isn't says ben
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she is in the kitchen she is downstairs lucy goes to
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the kitchen mom is making dinner hi mom where is dad Is he in the kitchen?
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No, he isn't, says Mom.
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He is in the garden.
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Lucy looks through the window.
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Dad is watering the flowers in the garden.
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Then Lucy asks, Where are Grandma and Grandpa?
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Are they in the dining room?
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No, they aren't, says Mom.
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They are upstairs.
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Lucy goes upstairs years.
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Lucy looks in the first bedroom.
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Are they in the bedroom?
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No, they aren't.
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Then she hears Grandpa laughing.
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Where are they?
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They are in the bathroom, says Ben.
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Grandpa is fixing something in the bathroom, and Grandma is helping him.
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Lucy laughs.
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I found you suddenly mom calls from downstairs dinner is ready everyone goes to the dining room
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now mom dad grandma grandpa ben and lucy are all downstairs lucy smiles and says
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great now i know where everyone is in the house

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 29 sentences and 213 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:10. The speaker talks slowly, about 98 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 81% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
grandpa noun/ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/grandfather.
grandma noun/ˈɡɹænmɑː/Grandmother.
downstairs adverb/daʊnˈstɛɹz/Down the stairs.
bedroom noun/ˈbɛdˌɹum/A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
upstairs adverb/ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.
flower noun/ˈfloʊɚ/A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
fixing noun/ˈfɪksɪŋ/The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
dine verb/daɪn/To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
kitchen noun/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/A room or area for preparing food.
laugh verb/læf/To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
bathroom noun/ˈbæθˌɹum/A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
suddenly adverb/ˈsʌd.ən.li/Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.
smile verb/ˈsmaɪl/To have (a smile) on one's face.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
look through verbTo take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as aren't, isn'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 grandpa, grandma, downstairs.

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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