Shadowing Practice: Camila Cabello - Havana (Official Video) ft. Young Thug - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 114 sentences and 769 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:33. The speaker talks at a steady 117 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
14 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- romance /roʊˈmæn(t)s/ (noun) — An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
- grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ (noun) — A mother of someone's parent.
- closet /ˈklɑzɪt/ (noun) — A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
- shout /ʃaʊt/ (verb) — To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
- 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.
- bacon /ˈbeɪ.kən/ (noun) — Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.
- blank /ˈblæŋk/ (noun) — The white spot in the centre of a target; hence (figuratively) the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim.
- papa /ˈpɑːpə/ (noun) — Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- maid /meɪd/ (noun) — An adult or adolescent female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant). (In feudal times this could be anyone from a high-ranking assistant to a low-ranking…
- craving /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/ (noun) — A strong desire; yearning.
- abuela /ɑˈbweɪlə/ (noun) — A Hispanic grandmother.
- amour /əˈmʊɹ/ (noun) — Courtship; flirtation.
- hallelujah /ˌhæl.əˈl(j)uː.jə/ — An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
- pff /p͡fː/ — An expression of annoyance or disappointment.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
- come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ (verb) — To be discovered; to be revealed.
- end up (verb) — To bring to a conclusion.
- go out (verb) — To leave, especially a building.
- hold on (verb) — To grasp or grip firmly.
- wait for (verb) — To wait until the specified event occurs.
- wait on /ˈweɪt ˌɑn/ (verb) — To provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 romance, grandmother, closet.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | I'm going to go · I'm not going to be · gonna go |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | have to learn · have to go · had to tell |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | I'm talking · we're watching |
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.












