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1. My Morning Routine (Beginner A1-A2) - English Reading Practice

English shadowing practice · 26 sentences · 1:13 long · 192 words

1. My Morning Routine (Beginner A1-A2) - English Reading Practice

About this practice session

This page turns the YouTube video “1. My Morning Routine (Beginner A1-A2) - English Reading Practice” into an English shadowing exercise. The recording is split into 26 short sentences that you can play one at a time, repeat after the speaker and record your own version for automatic pronunciation scoring.

The speaker talks at about 162 words per minute, a fast pace, with an average of 7.4 words per sentence. That makes it best for advanced learners; slow the playback down or loop each sentence at first.

How to practise with this video

  1. Play the first sentence and listen while reading the transcript. Notice the stress, the pauses and where the intonation rises or falls.
  2. Replay it and speak along with the speaker, copying the rhythm rather than reading word by word.
  3. Record yourself straight after the original. ShadowEcho scores each word for accuracy, fluency and completeness.
  4. Compare your recording with the original, retry the words marked in red, then move on to the next sentence.
  5. Practise 10–15 minutes a day. Coming back to the same video after a few days is an easy way to measure progress.

Transcript (English)

  1. every morning I wake up and open my eyes
  2. I stretch my arms and legs and then I
  3. get out of bed first I walk to the
  4. bathroom I wash my face with water and
  5. brush my teeth with a toothbrush and
  6. toothpaste it's important to have fresh
  7. breath after that I like to take a warm
  8. shower to wake me up and feel clean I
  9. stand under the soothing water letting
  10. it wash away my sleepiness when I'm done
  11. I use a soft towel to dry
  12. myself next I go to my bedroom and
  13. choose the clothes I want to wear for
  14. the day I pick something comfortable and
  15. weather appropriate once I'm dressed
  16. it's time for breakfast I usually have
  17. cereal with milk I love the way it
  18. crunches in my mouth and how the milk
  19. makes it creamy it's my favorite
  20. breakfast with my tummy full I put on my
  21. shoes and grab my backpack
  22. I'm ready for the day I check the time
  23. and make sure I'm not late for school or
  24. work that's my morning routine and it
  25. helps me start the day feeling fresh and
  26. energized

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