Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Don't Hold Your Breath - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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We all need to breathe to live.
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And even the best swimmers can hold their breath for only so long.
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Don't hold your breath.
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Is this a warning for swimmers and divers?
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Hey, do you need help moving to your new apartment this weekend?
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Oh no, that's okay.
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Evan said he would help.
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He has a truck.
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Evan, don't hold your breath waiting for him.
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He said he'd help me move, then never showed up.
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Oh, well then.
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What are you doing this weekend?
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We say, don't hold your breath, when we think something is not likely to happen soon, if ever.
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Sometimes children threaten to hold their breath until they get what they want, which usually does not work.
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You can also say, I wouldn't hold my breath.
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And that's English in a Minute.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: Don't Hold Your Breath”. This video has 17 sentences and 141 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:57. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 3 of its 17 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 9 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| threaten verb | /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| swimmers noun | A swimsuit. | |
| diver noun | /ˈdaɪ̯və(ɹ)/ | Someone who dives, especially as a sport. |
| apartment noun | /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/ | A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat. |
| truck noun | /tɹʌk/ | A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage. |
| warning noun | /ˈwoɹnɪŋ/ | An instance of warning someone. |
| weekend noun | /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ | The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| show up verb | To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Hey, do you need help moving to your new apartment this weekend?
- Evan, don't hold your breath waiting for him.
- What are you doing this weekend?
- You can also say, I wouldn't hold my breath.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the best |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | are you doing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, he'd, wouldn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
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 breathe, threaten, swimmers.
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.