Shadowing Practice: الزواج في الصين - نشرة اخبار انجليزية مترجمة - كورس الاخبار 3 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “الزواج في الصين - نشرة اخبار انجليزية مترجمة - كورس الاخبار 3”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: price, wedding, China, expensive, increasingly. This video has 310 sentences and 3441 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:56. The speaker talks fast, about 192 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| increasingly adverb | Increasing in amount or intensity. | |
| socialist noun | /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/ | One who supports or advocates socialism. |
| incredibly adverb | /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ | In an incredible manner; not to be believed. |
| crack noun | /kɹæk/ | A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. |
| marry verb | /ˈmæɹi/ | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| verb noun | /vɝb/ | A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. |
| boycott noun | /ˈbɔɪkɑt/ | The act of boycotting. |
| belief noun | /bɪˈliːf/ | Mental acceptance of a claim as true. |
| celebration noun | /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament. |
| collapse verb | /kəˈlæps/ | To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in. |
| capitalist noun | /ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/ | The owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person. |
| assessment noun | /əˈsɛsmənt/ | The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed. |
| ordinary adjective | /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ | Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases. |
| courage noun | /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ | The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate. |
| lifestyle noun | /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ | A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| show off verb | To exhibit the best attributes of something. | |
| crack down verb | /kɹæk ˈdaʊn/ | To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law or rule more stringently than before. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Let's leave it with me.
- What is the value of my values?
- We'll say the country has a socialist economy.
- We'll say the country has a capitalist economy economy.
- I tell you that what happens now?
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 this father would be |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | sector, which is · one who can · culture, which is |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | could be made · will be challenged · will be explained |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, doesn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: socialist /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, lavish /ˈlævɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, capitalist /ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/
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 increasingly, socialist, incredibly.
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.























