Shadowing Practice: Orange II GSU5 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 8 sentences and 111 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:17. The speaker talks slowly, about 87 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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

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

• butterfly /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/ (noun) — A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
• rope /ɹoʊp/ (noun) — Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
• caterpillar /ˈkætɚˌpɪlɚ/ (noun) — The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
• chum /t͡ʃʌm/ (noun) — A temporary dwelling used by the nomadic Uralic reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia.
• orange /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/ (noun) — An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
• cream /kɹiːm/ (noun) — The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
• jump /d͡ʒʌmp/ (verb) — To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
• roll /ɹəʊl/ (verb) — To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.

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 butterfly, rope, caterpillar.