Shadowing Practice: What do you do in your free time? - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 14 sentences and 167 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:52. The speaker talks fast, about 195 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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:

• mirror /ˈmiɹɚ/ (noun) — A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
• helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ (adjective) — Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
• skill /skɪl/ (noun) — A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
• connect /kəˈnɛkt/ (verb) — To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
• relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ (verb) — To make something loose.
• grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ (noun) — A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
• vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ (noun) — A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
• confidence /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/ (noun) — Self-assurance.
• besides /bɪˈsaɪdz/ (adverb) — Also; in addition.
• prefer [pɹɪˈfɝ] (verb) — To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
• spend /spɪnd/ (verb) — To pay out (money).
• master /ˈmæstɚ/ (noun) — Someone who has control over something or someone.
• weekend /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (noun) — The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
• 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.
• coffee /ˈkɑfi/ (noun) — A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• do in (verb) — To kill or end; to defeat.
• talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.

Pronunciation to watch

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shop /ʃɑp/, mention /ˈmɛnʃən/

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like mirror, helpful, skill.

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