Shadowing Practice: B1 English Conversation Practice | 50 Must-Know Dialogues for Real Life - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 51 sentences and 248 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:17. The speaker talks slowly, about 109 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/ (adjective) — Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
• anytime (adverb) — At any time.
• fifteen /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ (noun) — An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut.
• instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ (noun) — The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
• flexible /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/ (adjective) — Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
• adjust /əˈd͡ʒʌst/ (verb) — To modify.
• unclear /ʌnˈklɪɚ/ (adjective) — Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
• confuse /kənˈfjuːz/ (verb) — to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
• manageable /ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/ (adjective) — Capable of being managed or controlled.
• schedule /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ (noun) — A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to…
• shift /ˈʃɪft/ (noun) — A movement to do something, a beginning.
• calm /kɑm/ (adjective) — Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• do in (verb) — To kill or end; to defeat.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
• have in (verb) — To allow in; grant permission or admittance to; invite in or over; admit.
• work on (verb) — To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, didn't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, schedule /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/, shift /ˈʃɪft/

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 efficient, anytime, fifteen.

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