Shadowing Practice: All About Hydroelectricity - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 14 sentences and 195 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:49. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ (noun) — Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now…
• electrical /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/ (adjective) — Related to electricity (or electronics)
• dam /ˈdæm/ (noun) — A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water…
• disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
• turbine /ˈtɜː.baɪn/ (noun) — Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.
• consistent /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ (adjective) — Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
• rely /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ (verb) — To trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
• grid /ɡɹɪd/ (noun) — A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
• convert /kənˈvɝt/ (verb) — To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
• generator /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ (noun) — An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc.
• renewable /ɹɪˈnu.ə.bl̩/ (adjective) — Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
• surround /səˈɹaʊnd/ (verb) — To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
• organism /ˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/ (noun) — A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
• upstream /ʌpˈstɹiːm/ (adjective) — In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver.
• hydroelectricity (noun) — Electricity that is produced from the energy of moving water.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• check out (verb) — To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
• hold in (verb) — To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
• push past (verb) — To rudely force one's way in front of another.
• rely on (verb) — To be confident in.

Pronunciation to watch

• Long words — get the stress right: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, electrical /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/, disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/, generator /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/, organism /ˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/

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 electricity, electrical, dam.

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