Shadowing Practice: How was your day - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hi everyone, this is your teacher Todd and I will talk about my day.
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So today I had a really good day.
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I woke up early and I read for a bit, I read a book that I love.
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It's got a really really good story.
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And then I took a drive.
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I drove down here to the countryside
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and I walked along the rice fields here
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and I just relaxed then I went to the beach
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and I sat on the beach
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and just did nothing I did nothing I just sat there
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and I looked out at the ocean
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and just cleared my mind it was a really nice day
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so it was a really fun Sunday I felt relaxed all day
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and I didn't feel stressed and now I'm ready for work tomorrow
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so yeah it was a good day how about you what did you do today did you drive anywhere did
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Did you go anywhere?
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Did you talk to anyone?
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Did you buy anything?
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You know, today I didn't buy anything.
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Oh wait, I did.
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I bought lunch, but besides that, I didn't buy anything.
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So what about you?
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How was your day?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “How was your day”. This video has 23 sentences and 198 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:10. The speaker talks at a natural 170 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 5 of its 23 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
relax verb/ɹɪˈlæks/To make something loose.
countryside noun/ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
lunch noun/lʌnt͡ʃ/A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
besides adverb/bɪˈsaɪdz/Also; in addition.
beach noun/ˈbiːt͡ʃ/The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
anywhere adverb/ˈɛn.i.(h)wɛɹ/In or at any location.
teacher noun/ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
wake verb/ˈweɪ̯k/(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
stress noun/stɹɛs/A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
ocean noun/ˈoʊ.ʃən/One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
drive down verbTo cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to decrease.
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Did you go anywhere?
  • Did you talk to anyone?
  • Did you buy anything?
  • You know, today I didn't buy anything.
  • How was your day?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like relax, countryside, lunch.

Gölgeleme Tekniği Nedir?

Gölgeleme, başlangıçta profesyonel tercüman eğitimi için geliştirilen ve çok dilli Dr. Alexander Arguelles tarafından popüler hale getirilen, bilim destekli bir dil öğrenme tekniğidir. Yöntem basit ama güçlüdür: ana dili İngilizce olan bir sesi dinler ve hemen yüksek sesle tekrar edersiniz — konuşmacıyı 1-2 saniye gecikmeyle takip eden bir gölge gibi. Pasif dinleme veya dilbilgisi alıştırmalarının aksine, gölgeleme beyninizi ve ağız kaslarınızı gerçek konuşma kalıplarını eşzamanlı olarak işlemeye ve yeniden üretmeye zorlar. Araştırmalar, telaffuz doğruluğu, tonlama, ritim, bağlı konuşma, dinleme anlama ve konuşma akıcılığını önemli ölçüde geliştirdiğini göstermektedir — bu da onu IELTS Konuşma hazırlığı ve gerçek dünya İngilizce iletişimi için en etkili yöntemlerden biri yapar.

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