Shadowing Practice: SpongeBob Takes His First Break 🚪 | Breakin' | SpongeBob - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 93 sentences and 406 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:19. The speaker talks slowly, about 76 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 70% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• premise /ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/ (noun) — A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
• wire /ˈwaɪɚ/ (noun) — Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
• silly /ˈsɪl.i/ (adjective) — Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
• magical /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ (adjective) — Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
• corn /ˈkɔːn/ (noun) — Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
• violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
• buck /ˈbʌk/ (noun) — A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo.
• wipe /waɪp/ (verb) — To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
• portal /ˈpɔːɹtl̩/ (noun) — An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
• lounge /ˈlaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/ (noun) — The act of someone who lounges; idle reclining.
• sailor /ˈseɪ.lɚ/ (noun) — A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
• bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/ (verb) — To tie; to confine by any ligature.
• drastic /ˈdɹæs.tɪk/ (adjective) — Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.
• expire /ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ (verb) — To die.
• carousel /ˌkæɹəˈsɛl/ (noun) — A pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed…

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come on in (verb) — Synonym of come in (“to enter”).
• break in (verb) — To enter a place by force or illicit means.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
• wait for (verb) — To wait until the specified event occurs.
• wipe out (verb) — To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.
• work on (verb) — To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, gonna. 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 premise, wire, silly.