Shadowing Practice: Double Dipping Friend - Studio C - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 81 sentences and 424 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:57. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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:

• dip /dɪp/ (verb) — To lower into a liquid.
• salsa /ˈsɑl.sə/ (noun) — A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.
• finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (noun) — A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
• awful /ˈɔːfʊl/ (adjective) — Very bad.
• dramatic /dɹəˈmætɪk/ (adjective) — Of or relating to the drama.
• bother /ˈbɑðɚ/ (verb) — To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
• coat /ˈkoʊ̯t/ (noun) — An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
• chip /t͡ʃɪp/ (noun) — A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
• salad /ˈsæl.əd/ (noun) — A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often…
• sketch /ˈskɛt͡ʃ/ (noun) — A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.
• heck /hɛk/ — Hell.
• lick /lɪk/ (verb) — To stroke with the tongue.
• breakup /ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/ (noun) — The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
• complimentary /ˌkɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ (adjective) — In the nature of a compliment.
• fettuccine /ˌfɛtəˈtʃiːni/ (noun) — Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• break off (verb) — To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.
• break up (verb) — To break or separate into pieces.
• check on (verb) — To personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory.
• end up (verb) — To bring to a conclusion.
• look for (verb) — To seek.
• make up /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ (verb) — To constitute, to compose.
• run into (verb) — To enter by running.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, didn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• Long words — get the stress right: complimentary /ˌkɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/, fettuccine /ˌfɛtəˈtʃiːni/

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 dip, salsa, finger.

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