Shadowing Practice: I made the HARDEST baked good - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 36 sentences and 301 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:30. The speaker talks fast, about 202 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 71% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• gram /ˈɡɹæm/ (noun) — A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
• butter /ˈbʌtɚ/ (noun) — A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).
• flour /ˈflaʊ.ə/ (noun) — Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and…
• melt /mɛlt/ (verb) — To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
• stir /stɝ/ (verb) — To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
• whiskey /ˈwɪski/ (noun) — A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
• plain /pleɪn/ (noun) — An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
• crack /kɹæk/ (noun) — A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
• visible /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/ (adjective) — Able to be seen.
• regret /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ (verb) — To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
• chip /t͡ʃɪp/ (noun) — A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
• worthy /ˈwɝ.ði/ (adjective) — Having worth, merit, or value.
• clip /klɪp/ (noun) — Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
• powder /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/ (noun) — The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
• baker /ˈbeɪ.kɚ/ (noun) — A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• go into (verb) — To get involved in; to investigate or explore.
• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• Long words — get the stress right: ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, vigorously /ˈvɪɡəɹəsli/

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 gram, butter, flour.