Shadowing Practice: My Office Tour - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 124 sentences and 1173 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:00. The speaker talks at a steady 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• component /kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/ (noun) — A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
• edit /ˈɛdɪt/ (verb) — To change a text, or a document.
• desktop /ˈdɛsktɒp/ (noun) — The top surface of a desk.
• tutorial /ˌtjuːˈtɔːɹɪəl/ (noun) — A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.
• establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ (verb) — To make stable or firm; to confirm.
• filter /ˈfɪltɚ/ (noun) — A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from…
• robot /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ (noun) — An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
• pillow /ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞] (noun) — A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
• folder /ˈfoʊldɚ/ (noun) — An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
• palette /ˈpælɪt/ (noun) — A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
• alongside /əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/ — Side by side with.
• formula /ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/ (noun) — Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
• select /sɪˈlɛkt/ (verb) — To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
• custom /ˈkʌstəm/ (noun) — Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
• pizza /ˈpi.tsə/ (noun) — A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• go through (verb) — To travel from one end of something to the other.
• go with (verb) — To choose or accept (a suggestion).
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
• work on (verb) — To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc.
• come up (verb) — To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
• go in (verb) — To become obscured by clouds.
• have in (verb) — To allow in; grant permission or admittance to; invite in or over; admit.
• lay out /ˌleɪ ˈaʊt/ (verb) — To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 30 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “th” sounds: smooth /smuːð/, aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, thematic /θɪˈmætɪk/
• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, photoshop /ˈfoʊ.toʊ.ʃɑp/, renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/, shin /ʃɪn/
• Long words — get the stress right: instrumental /ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/, renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/, iteration /ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, hexagonal /hɛkˈsæɡ.ə.nəl/

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 component, edit, desktop.

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