Shadowing Practice: Track 18 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 21 sentences and 307 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:07. The speaker talks at a steady 145 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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:

• violent /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/ (adjective) — Involving extreme force or motion.
• punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ (noun) — The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or…
• enforce /ɪnˈfoɹs/ (verb) — To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.
• abide /əˈbaɪd/ (verb) — To endure without yielding; to withstand.
• solve /sɒlv/ (verb) — To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
• citizen /ˈsɪtɪzən/ (noun) — A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.
• fraud /ˈfɹɔːd/ (noun) — The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
• introduce /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ (verb) — To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
• privacy /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/ (noun) — The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
• prevention /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/ (noun) — The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
• strict /stɹɪkt/ (adjective) — Strained; drawn close; tight.
• strictly /ˈstɹɪktli/ (adverb) — In a strict manner.
• harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/ (adjective) — Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
• consequence /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/ (noun) — An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
• spite /spaɪt/ (noun) — Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• hand in (verb) — To give something to a responsible person.

Pronunciation to watch

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/, prevention /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/, abolish /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/

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 violent, punishment, enforce.

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