Shadowing Practice: How To Make Authentic Spanish Paella - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “How To Make Authentic Spanish Paella”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: paella, rice, stock, add, color. This video has 98 sentences and 1512 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:23. The speaker talks fast, about 237 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| paella noun | /pɑːˈeɪ.(j)ə/ | A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish. |
| seafood noun | /ˈsiːfuːd/ | Food from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, seaweed, algae, marine mammals, and other marine organisms. |
| shrimp noun | /ʃɹɪmp/ | Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a… |
| tomato noun | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| bean noun | /ˈbi(ː)n/ | Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods. |
| flavor noun | /ˈfleɪvə/ | The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect. |
| stir verb | /stɝ/ | To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it. |
| simmer verb | /ˈsɪmɚ/ | To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. |
| ingredient noun | /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ | One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food. |
| saffron noun | /ˈsæfɹən/ | A plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus. |
| spoon noun | /spuːn/ | An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. |
| onion noun | /ˈʌn.jən/ | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| garlic noun | /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/ | A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking. |
| pepper noun | /ˈpɛp.ə/ | A plant of the family Piperaceae. |
| blister noun | /ˈblɪstɚ/ | A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bring out verb | To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality). |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| go in with verb | To commit to something with; to partner with. |
| open up verb | To open. |
| stand back verb | To maintain distance. |
| turn down verb | To refuse, decline, or deny. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- We'll begin by making our seafood stock.
- To begin, I'll prep my ingredients.
- It made a sauce that I've never forgotten.
- I've done cheese, sausage, potatoes, but never a tomato.
- We're gonna nestle these into the rice.
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | have ever made · I've never forgotten · we've created |
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | are prepped · will be cooked · is cooked |
| משפטי זיקה (Relative clauses) who / which + clause — מידע נוסף על אדם או דבר | paella, which will · stock, which will · here, which are |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 61 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, I'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shrimp /ʃɹɪmp/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, shellfish /ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/, shrimpy /ˈʃɹɪmpi/, crush /kɹʌʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, calamari /kæləˈmɑːɹi/, indescribable /ɪndɪˈskɹaɪbəbl̩/, consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like paella, seafood, shrimp.
מהי טכניקת השאדואינג?
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