Shadowing Practice: FUN FOR MOVERS 4TH - UNIT 5F - PAGE 15 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 54 sentences and 237 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:54. The speaker talks slowly, about 82 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 91% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• silly /ˈsɪl.i/ (adjective) — Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
• grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/ (noun) — A father of someone's parent.
• beard /bɪɹd/ (noun) — Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
• roller /ˈɹoʊlɚ/ (noun) — Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure.
• skirt /skɚt/ (noun) — A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
• skate /skeɪt/ (noun) — A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
• trousers /ˈtɹaʊzɚz/ (noun) — An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.
• storybook (noun) — A book containing stories, especially children's stories.
• shirt /ʃɜɹt/ (noun) — An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms.
• cream /kɹiːm/ (noun) — The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
• bike /baɪk/ (noun) — Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.
• pink /ˈpɪŋk/ (noun) — A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
• monster /ˈmɑnstɚ/ (noun) — A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or fictional kind.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.

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 silly, grandfather, beard.