Shadowing Practice: English with me | - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 76 sentences and 369 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:12. The speaker talks at a natural 167 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% 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

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

• hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ (adjective) — Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
• rainy /ˈɹeɪni/ (adjective) — Pouring with rain; wet; showery
• clock /klɑk/ (noun) — A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
• helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ (adjective) — Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
• pizza /ˈpi.tsə/ (noun) — A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
• juice /d͡ʒuːs/ (noun) — A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
• beside /bɪˈsaɪd/ — Next to; at the side of.
• 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.
• sunny /ˈsʌni/ (adjective) — Featuring a lot of sunshine.
• notebook /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ (noun) — A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written.
• groceries /ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/ (noun) — Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.
• confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/ (adverb) — In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.
• rupee /ɹuˈpi/ (noun) — Any of the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, the Seychelles, or Sri Lanka.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come back (verb) — To return to a place.
• do in (verb) — To kill or end; to defeat.
• wake up /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ (verb) — To stop sleeping; to awake.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we'll, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like hungry, rainy, clock.

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