Shadowing Practice: Where Am I? 3: I see Apples - Little fox - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 13 sentences and 51 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:51. The speaker talks slowly, about 18 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 65% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• cart /kɑɹt/ (noun) — A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than…
• supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ (noun) — A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
• carrot /ˈkæɹət/ (noun) — A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.
• milk /mɪlk/ (verb) — To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
• bread /brɛd/ (noun) — A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
• apple /ˈæpəl/ (noun) — The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating.
• episode /ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/ (noun) — A discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course.
• 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.

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 cart, supermarket, carrot.