Shadowing Practice: Скамейка - Смешарики 2D | Мультфильмы для детей - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 105 sentences and 704 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:26. The speaker talks slowly, about 109 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% 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
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| shock noun | /ʃɔk/ | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| silence noun | /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ | The absence of any sound. |
| principle noun | /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/ | A fundamental assumption, fundamental law or guiding belief. |
| snake noun | /sneɪk/ | Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues. |
| stich noun | /stɪk/ | A part of a line of poetry, especially in the distichal poetry of the Hebrew Bible and in early Germanic heroic verse such as Beowulf, where the line is… |
| paintbrush noun | /ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/ | A thin brush for applying paint. |
| paint verb | /peɪnt/ | To apply paint to. |
| soft adjective | /sɔft/ | Easily giving way under pressure. |
| mess noun | /mɛs/ | A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation. |
| shame noun | /ˈʃeɪ̯m/ | An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been… |
| loud adjective | /ˈlaʊ̯d/ | Of great intensity. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to be · used to spend |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | we'll leave · you'll have · You'll be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm waiting · is going |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to paint · I'm going to do |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 38 contractions and reduced forms, such as you'll, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shock /ʃɔk/, paintbrush /ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/, shame /ˈʃeɪ̯m/
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 litter, shock, silence.
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.













