Shadowing Practice: Real Easy English 13 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 23 sentences and 123 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks at a steady 133 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 75% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• spicy /ˈspaɪsi/ (adjective) — Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
• skip /skɪp/ (verb) — To move by hopping on alternate feet.
• vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ (noun) — A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
• breakfast /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/ (noun) — The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
• fruit /fɹut/ (noun) — A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically
• drink /ˈdɹɪŋk/ (verb) — To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
• dinner /ˈdɪnɚ/ (noun) — The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
• conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don'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. 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 spicy, skip, vegetable.