Shadowing Practice: 就活解禁の3月「超売り手市場」で就活生×採用側のニーズは【ぎゅっと】(2026年3月2日OA) - Learn English Speaking with Video
Choose a practice mode
Each mode opens a full-screen practice room.
Download App
Everything you need to speak fluently
Recommend Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “就活解禁の3月「超売り手市場」で就活生×採用側のニーズは【ぎゅっと】(2026年3月2日OA)”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: students, interested, industry, passion, graduate. This video has 85 sentences and 871 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:36. The speaker talks slowly, about 91 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 11 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| passion noun | /ˈpæʃən/ | A true desire sustained or prolonged. |
| uncomfortable adjective | /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ | Not comfortable; causing discomfort. |
| infrastructure noun | /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/ | An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system. |
| ideal adjective | /aɪˈdi(ə)l/ | Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea. |
| rank noun | /ˈɹæŋk/ | A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers. |
| graduate verb | /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒueɪt/ | To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution. |
| lack noun | /læk/ | A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth. |
| challenge noun | /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/ | An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not. |
| balance noun | /ˈbæləns/ | A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium. |
| conversation noun | /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/ | Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. |
| generation noun | /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ | The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm going to think about it.
- What do you think about this reason?
- Let's look at the next question.
- I'm not sure if you like this one.
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 | have been working · has been working |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | students who are · people who have · people that are |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has been · have been |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, you'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: passion /ˈpæʃən/, conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/, generation /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, infrastructure /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/, conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/, generation /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
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 passion, uncomfortable, infrastructure.
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.











