Shadowing Practice: ПАРИЖ | СВАДЕБНОЕ ПУТЕШЕСТВИЕ часть 1 🇫🇷💍🥐 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 891 sentences and 8872 words to shadow. The speech runs for 50:35. The speaker talks at a natural 175 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 82% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pocket noun | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. |
| shock noun | /ʃɔk/ | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| sweater noun | /ˈswɛtɚ/ | A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise. |
| soup noun | /sup/ | Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food… |
| photographer noun | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ | One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation. |
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
| buzz noun | /bʌz/ | A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones. |
| backpack noun | /ˈbæk.pæk/ | A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when… |
| visible adjective | /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/ | Able to be seen. |
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
| photograph noun | /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/ | A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc. |
| metro noun | /ˈmɛtɹoʊ/ | A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area. |
| jeans noun | /d͡ʒiːnz/ | A pair of trousers made from denim cotton. |
| steak noun | /steɪk/ | Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. | |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How can you tell us?
- It existed, you can imagine?
- Bori, can you buy it?
- What else did you take?
- Is it better than we have?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if we were in jeans, we would be · if I'm honest, I would go |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've painted · I've seen · have prepared |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is associated · are considered · will be made |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who can · photographs, which will · people who are |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 296 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shock /ʃɔk/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/, photography /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like pocket, shock, delicious.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.












