Shadowing Practice: Six - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 11 sentences and 18 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:59. The speaker talks slowly, about 18 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 28% 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:

• pants /pænts/ (noun) — An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
• coat /ˈkoʊ̯t/ (noun) — An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
• glove /ɡlʌv/ (noun) — An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
• illustrate /ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/ (verb) — To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
• sock /sɑk/ (noun) — A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
• shirt /ʃɜɹt/ (noun) — An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms.
• hat /hæ̞ʔ/ (noun) — A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
• dress /dɹɛs/ (verb) — To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.

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 pants, coat, glove.