Shadowing Practice: What do you do? - Interchange 5th Edition Book 1 Unit 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Unit 2.
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What do you do?
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Page 9.
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Exercise 4.
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Conversation.
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I'm on my feet all day.
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Part A.
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Listen and practice.
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What do you do, Derek?
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I work part -time as a server.
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Oh, really?
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What restaurant do you work at?
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I work at Stella's Café downtown.
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That's cool.
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How do you like it?
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It's okay.
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I'm on my feet all day, so I'm always tired.
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What do you do?
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I'm a dancer.
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A dancer?
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How exciting.
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Yeah, it's great.
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I work with incredible people.
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That sounds really nice.
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But is it difficult?
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A little.
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I'm on my feet all day, too, but I love it.
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Page 9, Exercise 4, Part B.
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Listen to the rest of the conversation.
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Who does Amy travel with?
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Who does she meet in other cities?
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So, where exactly do you work?
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I work at a dance company, but I travel a lot, too.
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Do you always dance with the same group of people?
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Yes and no. I travel with a small group of people from New York.
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But I also meet new dancers and musicians in every city.
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Last month, I worked in Rome.
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Page 10 Exercise 5 Grammar Focus Simple Present WH Questions and Statements What do you do?
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I'm a student.
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I have a part -time job, too. Where do you work?
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I work at a restaurant.
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Where do you go to school?
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I go to the University of Texas.
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What does Amy do?
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She's a dancer. Where does she work?
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She works at a dance company.
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She travels, too.
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How does she like it?
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She loves it.
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I, you.
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Work.
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Take.
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Study, teach, do, go, have
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He, she works, takes, studies, teaches, does
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Goes. Has.
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Page 11.
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Exercise 7.
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Conversation.
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I work in the afternoon.
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Part A.
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Listen and practice.
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I need to go to National Bank downtown, please.
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I'm late for a meeting.
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No problem.
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What time is your meeting?
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In ten minutes.
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I don't usually work in the morning.
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Really?
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What time do you usually go to work?
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I work in the afternoon.
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I start at one.
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That's pretty late.
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Do you like to work in the afternoon?
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Yes, I do.
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I work better in the afternoon.
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I finish at seven or eight, then I go home and eat dinner at around ten -thirty.
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Wow, you have dinner late I go to bed every night at 8 o 'clock Really?
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That seems so early Page 11,
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Exercise 7, Part B Listen to the rest of the conversation What time does the taxi driver start work?
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What time does he finish?
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If you go to sleep at 8, what time do you wake up?
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Pretty early.
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I start work at 4 in the morning.
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4 in the morning?
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Wow!
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What's your typical day like?
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Well, I get up at 3 a .m.
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Then I drive from 4 in the morning until 2 in the afternoon.
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That's a long day.
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Yes, but I like it.
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I talk to people from all over the world and see many beautiful parts of the city.
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That's nice.
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I only see the National Bank.
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Page 11 Exercise 8 Pronunciation Syllable Stress Part A Listen and Practice Notice which syllable has the main stress Dancer
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Salesperson Accountant
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Page 11, Exercise 8 Part B Which stress pattern do these words have?
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Add them to the columns in Part A Then listen and check Carpenter Musician
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Firefighter Reporter Server
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I get up at 7 o 'clock in the morning on weekdays.
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I leave work early in the afternoon on Thursdays.
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I go to bed around 11 in the evening on weeknights
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I get home late at night on weekends I stay up until midnight on Fridays I exercise before noon on Saturdays
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I wake up after noon on Sundays Expressing Clock Time 7 7
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7 o 'clock 7 a .m.
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equals 7 in the morning 7 p .m.
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equals 7 in the evening
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page 12 exercise 10 listening what hours do you work part a listen to aaron madison
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and kayla talk about their daily schedules complete the chart what do you do aaron i'm a carpenter Oh, yeah?
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So what hours do you work?
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I work eight hours a day from Monday to Friday.
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I get up around 6 a .m., and I work from 7 a .m until 3 p .m.
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I get home pretty early, about 4 p .m.
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I go to bed at 10.
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And what do you do, Madison?
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Well, I'm an accountant.
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It's a regular 9 -to -5 office job So I get up at 7 a .m.
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and get home around 6 p .m.
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That's okay, though, because I like to go out at night I go to bed around midnight on weekdays What about you, Kayla?
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Well, my hours are a bit different I'm a nurse I
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start work at 11 at night I work until 7 a .m.
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Wow, so what time do you get up?
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I get home at 8 and go to bed at about 8 .30, and I sleep until 4 p .m.
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And what do you do in the evenings?
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Oh, you know, I have dinner, watch TV, see friends.
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It's a great schedule for me.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 125 sentences and 824 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:04. The speaker talks slowly, about 91 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 79% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| dancer noun | /ˈdænsəɹ/ | A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| server noun | /ˈsɝvɚ/ | A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network. |
| downtown noun | /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ | The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. |
| midnight noun | /ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/ | The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise. |
| noon noun | /nun/ | The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon. |
| carpenter noun | /ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/ | A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures. |
| accountant noun | /əˈkaʊn.tənt/ | One who renders account; one accountable. |
| chart noun | /t͡ʃɑɹt/ | A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon. |
| nurse noun | /nɝs/ | Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession. |
| thirty noun | /ˈθɝti/ | A commercial lasting 30 seconds. |
| taxi noun | /ˈtæksi/ | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare. |
| musician noun | /mjuˈzɪʃən/ | A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession. |
| columns noun | /ˈkɑləmz/ | pattern which involves throwing props in the air alternately. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| stay up verb | To remain awake; to not go to bed. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't. 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 dancer, clock, distress.
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.