Anna's new apartment Beginner shadowing lesson
In this clip from Let's Learn English by VOA Learning English, Anna shows her new apartment in Washington, D.C. and then looks for a supermarket near her home. Each sentence has only a few words and uses the same pattern, so it is a good first step for beginner shadowing.
- Beginner
- Audio
- 0:47
- 14 sentences
Free, no account needed. The app plays one sentence and waits for you to say it.
The sentences
I am in my new apartment. Great!
Here we are.
It is a beautiful kitchen.
It is beautiful.
I eat in the kitchen.
I relax in the living room.
I sleep in the bedroom.
I wash in the bathroom.
I want to cook dinner.
And Marsha says I am a good cook.
I want to find a supermarket. Oh, okay.
The supermarket is at 1500 Irving Street.
It is near the apartment. Great!
Is there a supermarket near here?
Words and phrases
- new apartment
- a home you have just moved into
- relax
- rest and feel calm
- wash
- clean your body with water
- cook dinner
- make the evening meal
- a good cook
- a person who makes food well
- supermarket
- a big shop that sells food
- near here
- close to this place
- Great
- very good
How to practise this clip
Listen for the pattern I + action + in the + room, and the rising tone at the end of the question Is there a supermarket near here?
- Read the sentence and the words to know, then listen to it.
- Say it right after the speaker, slowly at first. The app waits until you finish.
- Play your try next to the speaker's, then say it again until it sounds the same.
Source
VOA Learning English (Voice of America), Let's Learn English, public domain