Shadowing Practice: The thing about depression - Multifandom - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 41 sentences and 363 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:11. The speaker talks at a steady 114 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• twin /twɪn/ (noun) — Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
• odd /ɑd/ (adjective) — Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
• funeral /ˈfju.nəɹ.əl/ (noun) — A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
• loop /luːp/ (noun) — A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
• twist /twɪst/ (verb) — To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
• collapse /kəˈlæps/ (verb) — To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
• endless /ˈɛndlɪs/ (adjective) — Having no end.
• crush /kɹʌʃ/ (verb) — To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
• depressed /dɪˈpɹɛst/ (adjective) — Unhappy; despondent.
• scare /skɛɚ/ (verb) — To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
• cluster /ˈklʌstɚ/ (noun) — A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
• blend /blɛnd/ (verb) — To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.
• float /fləʊt/ (verb) — To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
• erase /ɪˈɹeɪs/ (verb) — To remove (markings or information).
• jumpiness (noun) — The state of being jumpy.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• find out (verb) — To discover, as by asking or investigating.
• go away (verb) — To depart or leave a place.
• go in (verb) — To become obscured by clouds.
• go up (verb) — To move upwards.
• take for (verb) — To regard as.
• think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verb) — To ponder.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, 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 twin, odd, funeral.