Shadowing Practice: 30k - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 229 sentences and 2121 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:29. The speaker talks at a steady 146 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 64% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ (adjective) — Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
- jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ (noun) — A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- conga /ˈkɑŋɡə/ (noun) — A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin.
- gong /ɡɔŋ/ (noun) — A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- cake /keɪk/ (noun) — A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
- milk /mɪlk/ (verb) — To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
- bread /brɛd/ (noun) — A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
- cream /kɹiːm/ (noun) — The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
- meat /mit/ (noun) — The flesh (muscle tissue) of a killed animal used as food.
- bottle /ˈbɒt.l̩/ (noun) — A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
- sight /saɪt/ (noun) — The ability to see.
- teacher /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ (noun) — A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
- drink /ˈdɹɪŋk/ (verb) — To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
- benefit /ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/ (noun) — An advantage; help or aid from something.
- corner /ˈkɔɹnɚ/ (noun) — The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ (verb) — To be discovered; to be revealed.
- come back (verb) — To return to a place.
- go out (verb) — To leave, especially a building.
- get out (verb) — To leave or escape.
- go back (verb) — To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
- go through (verb) — To travel from one end of something to the other.
- go with (verb) — To choose or accept (a suggestion).
- look for (verb) — To seek.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 88 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, dangerous /ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/
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 delicious, jacket, conga.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was lost · will be broken |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | one who is |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most important · the hardest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm saying · I'm doing · I'm going |
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.




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