Shadowing Practice: Unit 8: Part 2 - Reading Comprehension (Full Q & A) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Question number one.
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Where is mum?
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What is mum doing?
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She is in the kitchen.
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She is cooking.
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Question number one.
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Where is mum?
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What is mum doing?
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Question number two.
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Is mum in the living room?
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No, she isn't.
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Question number two.
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Is mum in the living room?
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Question number three.
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Where is dad?
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He is in the garden.
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Question number three.
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Where is Dad?
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Question number four.
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What is Dad doing?
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He is watering the flowers.
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Question number four.
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What is Dad doing?
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Question number five.
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Are grandma and grandpa in the dining room?
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No, they aren't.
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Question number five.
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Are grandma and grandpa in the dining room?
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Question number six.
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Where are grandma and grandpa?
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They are in the bathroom.
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Question number six.
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Where are grandma and grandpa?
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Question number seven.
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Where does the family go for dinner?
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They go to the dining room.
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Question number seven.
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Where does the family go for dinner?
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Question number eight.
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Is everyone downstairs at the end?
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Yes, they are.
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Question number eight.
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Is everyone downstairs at the end?
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Question number nine.
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Where is the bedroom?
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Is it downstairs or upstairs?
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It is upstairs.
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Question number nine.
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Where is the bedroom?
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Is it downstairs or upstairs?
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Question number 10.
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How many people are there in Lucy's family?
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There are six people in Lucy's family.
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Question number 10.
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How many people are there in Lucy's family?
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Question number 11.
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Where is the cat?
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Is the cat sleeping or eating?
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The cat is in the living room.
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It is sleeping on the rug.
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Question number 11.
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Where is the cat?
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Is the cat sleeping or eating?
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Question number 12.
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What food do they eat for dinner?
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They eat chicken, vegetables, and salad.
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Question number 12.
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What food do they eat for dinner?
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Question number 13.
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What is Grandpa doing in the bathroom?
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He is fixing the bath.
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Question number 13.
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What is Grandpa doing in the bathroom?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Unit 8: Part 2 - Reading Comprehension”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: grandpa, mum, cat, downstairs, grandma. This video has 73 sentences and 316 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:52. The speaker talks slowly, about 65 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 32 of its 73 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| grandpa noun | /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ | grandfather. |
| grandma noun | /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ | Grandmother. |
| downstairs adverb | /daʊnˈstɛɹz/ | Down the stairs. |
| upstairs adverb | /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ | Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level. |
| bedroom noun | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| bath noun | /bɑːθ/ | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| fixing noun | /ˈfɪksɪŋ/ | The act of subverting (fixing) a vote. |
| vegetable noun | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice… |
| dine verb | /daɪn/ | To eat; to eat dinner or supper. |
| bathroom noun | /ˈbæθˌɹum/ | A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet. |
| cook verb | /kʊk/ | To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc. |
| kitchen noun | /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/ | A room or area for preparing food. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: bath /bɑːθ/, bathroom /ˈbæθˌɹum/
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 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.