Shadowing Practice: Where are you from? - Interchange 5th Edition Book 1 Unit 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 1.
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Where are you from?
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Page 2.
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Exercise 1.
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Conversation.
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Please call me Alexa.
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Listen and practice.
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Hello.
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I'm Arturo Valdez.
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Hi.
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My name is Alexandra Costa, but please call me Alexa.
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Okay.
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Where are you from, Alexa?
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Brazil.
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How about you?
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I'm from Mexico.
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Oh, I love Mexico.
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It's really beautiful.
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Oh, good.
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Soojin is here.
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Who's Soojin?
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She's my classmate.
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We're in the same business class.
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Where's she from?
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South Korea.
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Let's go and say hello.
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Sorry, what's your last name again?
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Vargas?
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Actually, it's Valdez.
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How do you spell that?
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V -A -L -D -E -Z Page 3,
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Exercise 3, Conversation This is Arturo Valdez, Part A.
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Listen and practice.
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Hi, Soojin.
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This is Arturo Valdez.
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He's a biology student.
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Nice to meet you, Arturo.
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I'm Soojin Kim.
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Hi.
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So, you're from South Korea?
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That's right.
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I'm from Seoul.
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Cool.
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What's Seoul like?
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It's really nice.
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It's a very exciting city.
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Page 3.
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Exercise 3.
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Part B.
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Listen to the rest of the conversation.
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What city is Arturo from?
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What's it like?
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So, Arturo, where are you from?
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I'm from Mexico.
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Really?
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What city?
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Puebla.
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Interesting.
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What's it like there?
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Well, it's a really beautiful city, and the food there is great.
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Page 3.
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Exercise 4.
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Pronunciation.
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Linked Sounds.
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Listen and practice.
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Notice how final consonant sounds are often linked to the vowels that follow them.
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I'm a biology student.
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My friend is over there.
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My name is Alexandra Costa.
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Page 3.
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Exercise 5.
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Grammar Focus.
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Statements with B.
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Possessive Adjectives Statements with B I'm from Mexico.
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You're from Brazil.
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He's from Japan.
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She's a business student.
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It's an exciting city.
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We're in the same class.
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They're my classmates
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Contractions of B I'm equals I am
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Your equals you are He's equals he is
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She's equals she is It's equals
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it is We're equals we are
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They're equals they are Possessive adjectives My Your
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His Her It's Our Their
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Where's your friend?
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He's in class.
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Who's Sujin?
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She's my classmate.
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What's Seoul like?
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It's a very exciting city.
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Where are you and Vanessa from?
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We're from Brazil.
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How are your classes?
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They're pretty interesting.
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What are your classmates like?
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They're really nice.
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Page 5, Exercise 7, Conversation.
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How's it going?
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Listen and practice.
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Hi, Sujin.
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Hey, Arturo.
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How's it going?
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Great.
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How are you?
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I'm fine, thanks.
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So are your classes interesting this semester?
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Yes, they are.
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I really love biology.
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Biology?
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Are you and Alexa in the same class?
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No, we aren't.
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My class is in the morning.
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Her class is in the afternoon.
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Oh, okay.
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Hey, do you have time for coffee?
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Sure.
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I'd love some coffee.
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page 5 exercise 8 grammar focus yes no questions and short answers with B
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are you free yes I am no I'm not is Arturo from Mexico
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Yes, he is.
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No, he's not.
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No, he isn't.
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Is Alexa's class in the morning?
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Yes, it is.
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No, it's not.
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No, it isn't.
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Are you and Alexa in the same class?
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Yes, we are No, we're not No,
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we aren't Are your classes interesting?
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Yes, they are No, they're not No,
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they aren't Page 6, Exercise 10 Listening Everyone calls me Bill Listen to the conversations.
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Complete the information about each person.
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1. Bill, this is my friend Amber.
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She studies history, too.
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Hi, Amber.
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I'm William Davis, but everyone calls me Bill.
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Nice to meet you, Bill.
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What's your last name again?
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It's Davis.
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D -A -V -I -S.
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And where are you from, Bill?
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I'm originally from Chicago.
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My parents have a house there.
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Cool.
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And do you like studying history?
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Yes, I do.
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I think it's really exciting.
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Two.
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Okay, Ms. Ortiz.
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Let me just check this information.
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Is your first name Josephine?
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Actually, it's Josephina.
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It's spelled J -O -S -E -F -I -N -A Okay,
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thanks And you're from Costa Rica, right?
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Oh, no, I'm not from Costa Rica I'm from Mexico Oh,
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sorry, Mexico But you are studying English Actually,
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I'm not I'm a business student Business, okay Got it.
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Three.
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Excuse me, are you Jun Young Park?
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Yes, I am.
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Is your brother Min Soo Park?
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Yes, he is.
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Tell me, is Min Soo still here at the university?
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No, he's not.
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He's at home in South Korea.
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Oh, he's in South Korea.
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Is he in school there?
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Yeah.
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He's studying math at Seoul University.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 171 sentences and 715 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:17. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (noun) — The study of all life or living matter.
- spell /spɛl/ (noun) — Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
- grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ (noun) — A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
- mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ (noun) — An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
- semester /sɪˈmɛstɚ/ (noun) — Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.
- pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
- classmate /ˈklæs.meɪt/ (noun) — A student who is in the same class at school.
- excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ (verb) — To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
- adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ (noun) — A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
- consonant /ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/ (noun) — A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant…
- contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/ (noun) — An act of incurring debt; also (generally), an act of acquiring something (generally negative).
- vowel /ˈvaʊ.əl/ (noun) — A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 35 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, they're, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/
- Long words — get the stress right: biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
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 biology, spell, grammar.
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.