Shadowing Practice: Learn FAST dribbling (like Messi ๐) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video โLearn FAST dribblingโ. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: feint, skill, player, Messi, slow. This video has 72 sentences and 771 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:20. The speaker talks at a natural 178 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| skill noun | /skษชl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| defender noun | /dษชหfษndษ(ษน)/ | Someone who defends people or property. |
| boom verb | /bum/ | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| messiah noun | /mษหsaษช.ษ/ | The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ. |
| essence noun | /หษsษns/ | The inherent nature of a thing or idea. |
| producer noun | /pษนษหdjuหsษ/ | An individual or organization that creates goods and services. |
| arsenal noun | /หษหsษnษl/ | A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury. |
| footage noun | /หfสtษชdอกส/ | An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something, or the content of the recording. |
| lean verb | /หliหn/ | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| assure verb | /ษหสสษน/ | To make sure and secure; ensure. |
| subscribe verb | /sษbหskษนaษชb/ | To write (oneโs name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| employ verb | /ษชmหplษษช/ | To retain (someone) as an employee. |
| faint adjective | /feษชnt/ | Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness |
| hesitation noun | /หhษzษชหteษชสษn/ | An act of hesitating |
| feint noun | /feษชnt/ | A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). |
| watch out | Used to warn someone of an imminent danger. |
| move out verb | To leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place. |
| open up verb | To open. |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
| push off verb | To go away; to get lost. |
| take off verb | To remove. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The โshโ and โzhโ sounds: assure /ษหสสษน/, hesitation /หhษzษชหteษชสษn/
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 skill, defender, boom.
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