Shadowing Practice: Michael Bublé - Home [Official Music Video] - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 18 sentences and 240 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:19. The speaker talks slowly, about 72 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• surround /səˈɹaʊnd/ (verb) — To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
• sunny /ˈsʌni/ (adjective) — Featuring a lot of sunshine.
• aeroplane /ˈɛə̯.ɹə.pleɪ̯n/ (noun) — Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
• deserve /dɪˈzɝv/ (verb) — To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
• letter /ˈlɛtɚ/ (noun) — A symbol in an alphabet.
• dream /ˈdɹim/ (verb) — To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
• winter /ˈwɪntə/ (noun) — Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months…
• lucky /ˈlʌki/ (adjective) — Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
• flat /ˈflæt/ (adjective) — Having no variations in height.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come back (verb) — To return to a place.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, wanna, I've. 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 surround, sunny, aeroplane.

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