Shadowing Practice: What are you doing this weekend? Unit 9 Top Notch Fundamentals - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Music What
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are you doing this weekend?
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Do you want to go shopping with me?
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That sounds great.
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When do you want to go?
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How about Saturday morning?
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I'm making breakfast for some friends at 9.
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Then I'm doing laundry from 11 to noon.
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Saturday afternoon.
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I'm taking an art class from 1 to 3.
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How about 3.30?
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No, I'm exercising with a friend from 3 to 4.
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Then I'm going to the movies at 5 with my sister.
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Sunday morning?
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I'm visiting my parents until 10.
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Then I'm meeting a friend at the art museum until 1.
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Sunday afternoon?
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I'm going to a baseball game with Bob at 1.
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How about late afternoon?
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Around 5?
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Great.
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Hey.
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Do you want to play basketball tomorrow?
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Okay.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 24 sentences and 114 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:48. The speaker talks slowly, about 64 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| noon noun | /nun/ | The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon. |
| laundry noun | /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ | A laundering; a washing. |
| exercise noun | /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ | Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. |
| breakfast noun | /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/ | The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. |
| basketball noun | /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/ | A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop. |
| baseball noun | /ˈbeɪs.bɔl/ | A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run… |
| afternoon noun | /ˌæf.tɚˈnun/ | The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. |
| sister noun | /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. |
| weekend noun | /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ | The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday. |
| shop noun | /ʃɑp/ | An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. |
| museum noun | /mjuˈziəm/ | A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific… |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 noon, laundry, exercise.
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.