Shadowing Practice: I met the nicest lady and THIS happened ๐ฅบโค๏ธ - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video โI met the nicest lady and THIS happened ๐ฅบโค๏ธโ. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: shake, dollar, bar, bucks, protein. This video has 72 sentences and 303 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:27. The speaker talks fast, about 209 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 19 of its 72 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| shake verb | /หสeษชk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| buck noun | /หbสk/ | A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo. |
| hungry adjective | /หhสล.ษกษนi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| fitness noun | /หfษชt.nษs/ | The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate. |
| yoga noun | /หjoส.ษกษ/ | Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a systemโฆ |
| workout noun | /หwษk.aสฬฏt/ | An exercise session; a period of physical exercise. |
| barbell noun | /หbษษนหbษl/ | A wide steel bar with premeasured weights counterpoised at either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter. |
| handshake noun | /หhรฆn(d)หสeษชk/ | The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement. |
| squat noun | /skwษt/ | A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet. |
| dollar noun | /หdษ.lษ/ | Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhereโฆ |
| favourite adjective | /หfeษชv.ษนษชt/ | Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) |
| protein noun | /หpษนoส.ti.ษชn/ | Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are heldโฆ |
| tip noun | /tษชp/ | A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other service worker as a token of appreciation, often calculated as aโฆ |
| wise adjective | /waษชz/ | Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What could I get for five bucks?
- Are you okay with quarters?
- How about I pass it along?
- If it's your favorite, can I buy you one?
- What's your favorite part about fitness?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: shake /หสeษชk/, handshake /หhรฆn(d)หสeษชk/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75ร 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 shake, buck, hungry.
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