Shadowing Practice: What did you do last weekend? – A1 English Listening Test - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hi Lucia, how was your weekend?
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It was good, thanks Marco.
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What did you do?
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I went to London with my boyfriend.
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Oh, did you go to the carnival?
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No, we didn't.
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We went to the theatre in the afternoon.
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Oh really?
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What did you see?
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We saw the Lion King.
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Was it good?
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Yes, it was great.
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I love the songs.
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And in the evening, we had dinner at a restaurant next to the river.
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Great!
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What did you eat?
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Fish and chips.
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It was really good.
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And then we went on a boat trip and we danced on the boat.
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That's romantic.
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Did you stay the night in London?
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Yes, we stayed at a hotel.
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What did you do on Sunday?
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We went to the market.
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Oh, great.
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Did you buy anything?
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Yes, this lovely red jacket.
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Do you like it?
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Yes, I do.
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It's really nice.
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Did you buy those boots there too?
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No, I didn't.
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These were a present from my dad.
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When did you come home?
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In the afternoon.
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We had lunch at the market and we went to the station and got the train home after that.
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What did you eat?
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We had African food.
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It was really nice.
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Hot and spicy.
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It sounds like a great weekend.
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It was.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “What did you do last weekend? – A1 English Listening Test”. This video has 42 sentences and 216 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:28. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 14 of its 42 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
romantic adjective/ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
jacket noun/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
chip noun/t͡ʃɪp/A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
boot noun/but/A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
carnival noun/ˈkɑɹnɪvəl/Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
spicy adjective/ˈspaɪsi/Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
restaurant noun/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
lunch noun/lʌnt͡ʃ/A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
boyfriend noun/ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
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.
afternoon noun/ˌæf.tɚˈnun/The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
boat noun/bəʊ̯t/A small, usually open craft used for travelling over water, propelled by oars, motor or wind. Usually contrasted with "ship".
station noun/ˈsteɪʃən/A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
train noun/ˈtɹeɪn/The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
hotel noun/həʊˈtɛl/An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • What did you do?
  • What did you see?
  • What did you eat?
  • Did you buy those boots there too?
  • When did you come home?

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: station /ˈsteɪʃən/, fish /ˈfɪʃ/

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 romantic, jacket, chip.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →