Shadowing Practice: Real Easy English 9 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 27 sentences and 159 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:09. The speaker talks at a steady 138 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• abroad /əˈbɹɔːd/ (adverb) — Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
• smartphone /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/ (noun) — A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a feature phone.
• shine /ʃaɪn/ (verb) — To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
• canteen /kænˈtin/ (noun) — A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.
• sparkle /ˈspɑɹ.kəl/ (noun) — A little spark; a scintillation.
• lunch /lʌnt͡ʃ/ (noun) — A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
• extra /ˈɛkstɹə/ (adjective) — Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
• doctor /ˈdɑktɚ/ (noun) — A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award…
• 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.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• do in (verb) — To kill or end; to defeat.

Pronunciation to watch

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shine /ʃaɪn/, conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/

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 abroad, smartphone, shine.