Shadowing Practice: Sickick - Mind Games (Audio) - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 33 sentences and 428 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:04. The speaker talks slowly, about 105 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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:

• bang /ˈbæŋ/ (noun) — A sudden percussive noise.
• reveal /ɹɪˈviːl/ (verb) — To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
• pray /pɹeɪ/ (verb) — To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
• lonely /ˈloʊnli/ (adjective) — Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
• grip /ˈɡɹɪp/ (noun) — A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
• bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/ (verb) — To tie; to confine by any ligature.
• disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ (verb) — To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
• manifest /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/ (noun) — A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
• brightness /ˈbɹaɪtnəs/ (noun) — The quality of being bright.
• emptiness (noun) — The state or feeling of being empty; an emotion that combines hollowness, numbness, disconnection and a lack of meaning in life, resulting in existential…
• laugh /læf/ (verb) — To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
• winning /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ (adjective) — That constitutes a win.
• dream /ˈdɹim/ (verb) — To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
• begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ (verb) — To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
• soul /soʊl/ (noun) — The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, 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. 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 bang, reveal, pray.

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