Shadowing Practice: The Blobs at the Gift Shop - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 17 sentences and 76 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:26. The speaker talks slowly, about 31 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 75% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• silly /ˈsɪl.i/ (adjective) — Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
• balloon /bəˈlun/ (noun) — An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
• blob /blɑb/ (noun) — A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
• cap /kæp/ (noun) — A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
• 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.
• shop /ʃɑp/ (noun) — An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
• gift /ɡɪft/ (noun) — Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
• click /klɪk/ (verb) — To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.
• bag /bæɡ/ (noun) — A soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods.
• bear /bɪɚ/ (verb) — To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.

Pronunciation to watch

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shirt /ʃɜɹt/, shop /ʃɑp/

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 silly, balloon, blob.

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