Shadowing Practice: LPTD1 Unit 7 Cell Phone Messages - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 22 sentences and 143 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:59. The speaker talks at a steady 146 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• freeway /ˈfɹiː.weɪ/ (noun) — A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions…
• button /ˈbʌtən/ (noun) — A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
• message /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/ (noun) — A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
• cell /sɛl/ (noun) — A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
• text /tɛkst/ (noun) — A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
• useful /ˈjuːsfəl/ (adjective) — Having a practical or beneficial use.
• welcome /ˈwɛl.kəm/ — Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
• unit /ˈjuː.nɪt/ (noun) — Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
• receive /ɹɪˈsiːv/ (verb) — To be given, sent, or paid something.
• cheap /ˈt͡ʃiːp/ (adjective) — Low or reduced in price.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as haven't, I'll, I'm. 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 freeway, button, message.

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