Shadowing Practice: 旅先で雨😱 でも、思いっきり楽しむぞ〜!! 国内旅行 | 旅育 | 奄美大島 | 子どもがいる旅 〔#1013〕 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “旅先で雨😱 でも、思いっきり楽しむぞ〜!! 国内旅行”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: eat, excited, treasure, egg, cute. This video has 236 sentences and 1622 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:57. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| treasure noun | /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ | A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc. |
| pudding noun | /ˈpʊdɪŋ/ | Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming or from batter. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| spicy adjective | /ˈspaɪsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| craft noun | /ˈkɹæft/ | Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning… |
| banana noun | /bəˈnænə/ | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. |
| curry noun | /ˈkʌ.ɹi/ | One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| poisonous adjective | /ˈpɔɪzənəs/ | Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest. |
| adventure noun | /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ | A feeling of desire for new and exciting things. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| tender adjective | /ˈtɛn.dɚ/ | Sensitive or painful to the touch. |
| poison noun | /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ | A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bring out verb | To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality). | |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. | |
| take off verb | To remove. | |
| take up verb | To pick up. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Are we going to write something on it?
- What are we going to write on it?
- See what do you see?
- Did you have fun today?
- What was your favorite part?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been trying · we've been playing |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was cancelled · are installed · was made |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | hours, which is · dishes, which is |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the biggest · the best |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 52 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/, bath /bɑːθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, dish /dɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, binocular /(ˌ)baɪˈnɑ.kjə.lɚ/, binoculars /(ˌ)baɪˈnɑ.kjə.lɚz/
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 treasure, pudding, 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.














