Shadowing Practice: ACADEMY STARS 2 UNIT 1 WOLVES - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 16 sentences and 93 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:47. The speaker talks slowly, about 52 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 71% 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:
- wolf /wʊlf/ (noun) — Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
- grey /ɡɹeɪ/ (adjective) — Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
- tail /ˈteɪ̯l/ (noun) — The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
- fifty /ˈfɪfti/ (noun) — A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.
- centimetre /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/ (noun) — An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm
- kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/ (noun) — An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km
- pack /pæk/ (noun) — A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
- bird /ˈbɜːd/ (noun) — An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of…
- fish /ˈfɪʃ/ (noun) — A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod.
- hundred /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ (noun) — A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- run at (verb) — To charge at (someone); to advance on (someone) as though to attack; to conduct a surprise attack on (someone).
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as they've, aren't, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: centimetre /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/, kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like wolf, grey, tail.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is called |
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.