Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: The Third Degree - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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A third degree burn requires medical attention.
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But is this what Anna and Dan are talking about when they say the third degree?
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Hey, I'm headed to the lunch meeting.
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You want to walk with me?
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Um, no thanks.
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I'm busy doing other things far away with other people people.
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What are you doing?
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Where are you going?
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Who are you meeting?
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Dan, stop with a third degree.
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If you don't want so many questions, I need answers.
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A third degree is a long and intense period of questioning.
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We usually call it THE third degree.
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It is what police officers do to get information or even a confession from a suspect.
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And that's English in a Minute.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: The Third Degree”. This video has 16 sentences and 124 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:53. The speaker talks at a steady 140 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 5 of its 16 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| intense adjective | /ɪnˈtɛns/ | Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering. |
| confession noun | /kənˈfɛʃən/ | The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad). |
| lunch noun | /lʌnt͡ʃ/ | A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. |
| burn verb | /bɝn/ | To cause to be consumed by fire. |
| suspect verb | /səˈspɛkt/ | To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof. |
| degree noun | /dɪˈɡɹiː/ | A completed curriculum of study in tertiary education. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| require verb | /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ/ | To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Hey, I'm headed to the lunch meeting.
- You want to walk with me?
- What are you doing?
- Where are you going?
- Who are you meeting?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't. 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 intense, confession, lunch.
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.