Shadowing Practice: 18 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 8 sentences and 50 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:28.
Key vocabulary in this video
9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| vegetable noun | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice… |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| sugar noun | /ˈʃʊɡə/ | A food consisting of small, sweet crystals, principally of sucrose, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used as sweetener and preservative. |
| cook verb | /kʊk/ | To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc. |
| slowly adverb | /ˈsloʊli/ | At a slow pace. |
| healthy adjective | /ˈhɛl.θi/ | Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder. |
| drink verb | /ˈdɹɪŋk/ | To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. |
| avoid verb | /əˈvɔɪd/ | To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun. |
| dinner noun | /ˈdɪnɚ/ | The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening. |
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 vegetable, fry, sugar.
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.