Shadowing Practice: MINDSET FOR IELTS 2 UNIT 2 TRACK 16 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 31 sentences and 468 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:30. The speaker talks fast, about 187 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 85% 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

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

• gymnastics /d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/ (noun) — A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
• leaf /lif/ (noun) — The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
• arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (verb) — To reach; to get to a certain place.
• tennis /ˈtɛnɪs/ (noun) — A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
• specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ (noun) — Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
• wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ — Regardless of the place in, at or to which.
• realise (verb) — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realize.
• arrangement /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/ (noun) — The act of arranging.
• cancel /ˈkæn.sl̩/ (verb) — To cross out something with lines etc.
• keen /kin/ (adjective) — Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
• competitor /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/ (noun) — A person or organization against whom one is competing.
• rightly /ˈɹaɪtli/ (adverb) — In a right manner; correctly, justifiably.
• weightlifting /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/ (noun) — A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
• badminton /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/ (noun) — A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over…
• organise (verb) — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of organize.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• check on (verb) — To personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory.
• deal with (verb) — To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.
• take over (verb) — To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, can't. 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. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like gymnastics, leaf, arrive.

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