Shadowing Practice: 4.8 Fireworks - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 12 sentences and 93 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:57. The speaker talks slowly, about 98 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• shine /ʃaɪn/ (verb) — To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
• firework /ˈfaɪɚˌwɚk/ (noun) — A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket…
• sparkle /ˈspɑɹ.kəl/ (noun) — A little spark; a scintillation.
• fill /fɪl/ (verb) — To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
• loud /ˈlaʊ̯d/ (adjective) — Of great intensity.
• smell /smɛl/ (verb) — To sense a smell or smells.
• festival /ˈfɛstəvəl/ (noun) — A feast or feast day.
• color /ˈkʌl.ə/ (noun) — The spectral composition of visible light.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• look forward to (verb) — To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
• light up (verb) — To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.

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 shine, firework, sparkle.

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