Shadowing Practice: good will hunting. - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 105 sentences and 813 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:58. The speaker talks at a natural 164 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• ruin /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ (noun) — The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
• appreciation /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The act of appreciating.
• occur /əˈkɜː/ (verb) — To happen or take place.
• knock /nɑk/ (verb) — To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
• dare /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ (verb) — To have enough courage (to do something).
• define /dɪˈfaɪn/ (verb) — To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
• goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ — Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
• mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/ (noun) — Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
• loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/ (noun) — The state of being loyal; fidelity.
• cigarette /ˈsɪɡəɹɛt/ (noun) — A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
• abandon /əˈbæn.dən/ (verb) — To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
• lottery /ˈlɑtɚi/ (noun) — A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the…
• insult /ɪnˈsʌlt/ (noun) — Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
• curb /kɝb/ (noun) — A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand).
• stab /stæb/ (verb) — To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• go out (verb) — To leave, especially a building.
• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
• come by (verb) — To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
• get up (verb) — To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
• hang around (verb) — To stay, linger, or loiter.
• knock on (verb) — To commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 53 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• Long words — get the stress right: appreciation /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/

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 ruin, appreciation, occur.

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