Shadowing Practice: Doctor’s appointment 🫪 English conversation - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 21 sentences and 94 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:43. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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

9 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• referral /ɹɪˈfɜː.ɹəl/ (noun) — The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.
• buck /ˈbʌk/ (noun) — A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo.
• upfront /ʌpˈfɹʌnt/ (adjective) — Honest, frank and straightforward.
• apartment /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/ (noun) — A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
• dollar /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ (noun) — Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere…
• doctor /ˈdɑktɚ/ (noun) — A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award…
• hundred /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ (noun) — A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
• seat /siːt/ (noun) — Something to be sat upon.
• hello /hɛˈloʊ/ — A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like referral, buck, upfront.