Shadowing Practice: L2 042 My five senses - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 14 sentences and 63 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:15. The speaker talks slowly, about 50 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 68% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• ear /ˈɪə̯/ (noun) — The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
• candy /ˈkæn.di/ (noun) — Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
• smell /smɛl/ (verb) — To sense a smell or smells.
• jump /d͡ʒʌmp/ (verb) — To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
• bird /ˈbɜːd/ (noun) — An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of…
• sing /ˈsɪŋ/ (verb) — To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
• nose [nəʊ̯z] (noun) — A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
• taste /teɪst/ (noun) — One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
• sweet /swit/ (adjective) — Tasting of sugars.
• touch /tʌt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
• rose /ɹoʊz/ (noun) — A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.

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 ear, candy, smell.