Shadowing Practice: 【中英】老友記/六人行 錢德勒（Chandler Bing）笑話合集 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 300 sentences and 1846 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:15. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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

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

• sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
• divorce /dɪˈvɔːs/ (noun) — The legal dissolution of a marriage.
• duck /dʌk/ (noun) — Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and…
• whoa /woʊ/ — Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
• settle /ˈsɛtəl/ (verb) — To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
• knock /nɑk/ (verb) — To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
• mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/ (noun) — Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
• flip /flɪp/ (verb) — To throw so as to turn over.
• scare /skɛɚ/ (verb) — To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
• clown /ˈklaʊ̯n/ (noun) — A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly…
• humour /ˈhjuːmɚ/ (noun) — The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
• condom /ˈkɑn.dəm/ (noun) — A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as polyurethane or sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a…
• erect /ɪˈɹɛkt/ (verb) — To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
• meal /ˈmiːl/ (noun) — Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
• awful /ˈɔːfʊl/ (adjective) — Very bad.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
• break up (verb) — To break or separate into pieces.
• give out (verb) — To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report.
• live on (verb) — To endure.
• draw on (verb) — To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.
• get back at (verb) — To retaliate against; to take revenge on.
• get in (verb) — To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 68 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheep /ˈʃiːp/, sheer /ʃɪɚ/, subconscious /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/
• Long words — get the stress right: mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, inadequate /ɪnˈædəkwɪt/

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 sandwich, divorce, duck.