Shadowing Practice: Kingsman 4K HDR | Best Fight Scene - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 22 sentences and 81 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:28. The speaker talks slowly, about 23 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• brave /bɹeɪv/ (adjective) — Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
• edgy /ˈɛd͡ʒi/ (adjective) — Nervous, apprehensive.
• merlin /ˈmɝlɪn/ (noun) — A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.
• slug /slʌɡ/ (noun) — Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
• quickly /ˈkwɪk.li/ (adverb) — Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
• holy /ˈhoʊli/ (adjective) — Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
• glass /ɡlɑːs/ (noun) — An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and…
• shoot /ʃut/ (verb) — To fire (a weapon that releases a bullet or other projectile).
• kick /kɪk/ (verb) — To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• back up (verb) — To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
• get up (verb) — To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
• play with (verb) — To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 brave, edgy, merlin.

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