Shadowing Practice: 4000 Essential English Words 1 Unit 4 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 4.
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Word List Appropriate.
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When a thing is appropriate, it is right or normal.
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It's appropriate to wear a suit when you go to the office.
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Avoid.
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To avoid something is to stay away from it.
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Avoid the broken bottle on the floor.
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Behave To behave is to act in a particular way, especially to be good.
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She always behaves well when her father is around.
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Calm When someone is calm, they do not get excited or upset.
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A nice warm bath makes me feel so calm.
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Concern Concern is a feeling of worry.
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I was filled with concern after reading the newspaper.
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Content To be content is to be happy and not want more.
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The baby looked very content sitting on the floor.
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Expect If you expect something to happen, you believe it will happen.
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I expect the bus to be here very soon.
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Frequently When something happens frequently, it happens often.
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We meet frequently, either at the beginning or end of the week.
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Habit A habit is a thing that you do often.
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Smoking is a bad habit that can kill you.
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Instruct To instruct is to teach.
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My teacher instructs us in several subjects.
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Issue An issue is an important topic.
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The man spoke about issues that were important to the people.
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None None means not any of something.
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He spent all his money.
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There is none left.
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Patient If people are patient, they don't become angry or upset easily.
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I had to be patient and wait until 5 o 'clock to leave.
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Positive If something is positive, it is good.
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She has a positive future ahead of her after finishing college.
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Punish To punish means to make someone suffer for breaking the rules or laws.
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To punish me, my teacher had me stand in the corner.
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Represent To represent is to speak or act for a person or group.
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My lawyer will represent me in court.
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Shake To shake is to move back and forth or up and down quickly.
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When people shake hands, it usually means they agree.
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Spread To spread is to move out to cover a larger area.
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I like to spread butter on my toast.
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Stroll.
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To stroll means to walk slowly and calmly.
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My dog and I strolled through the park today.
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Village.
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A village is a very small town.
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There are only a few houses in my village.
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The Dog's Bell John's dog was a bad dog.
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He bit people frequently.
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John was concerned about this.
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It was not an appropriate way for a dog to behave.
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His friends in the village always expected the dog to bite them.
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The news about John's dog spread through the village.
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None of the people wanted to go to John's house.
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John tried to instruct the dog to behave, but it never worked.
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He tried to be patient and teach the dog to be calm.
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That also didn't work.
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John didn't want to punish the dog.
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How will I stop my dog's bad habit?
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John asked himself.
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John's friend came to talk to him about the issue.
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During their important meeting, his friend said, the people in the village asked me to represent them.
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We want your dog to stop this habit.
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Why don't you put a bell around the dog's neck?
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This way, we would hear your dog coming down the street.
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John thought this was a great idea.
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Now people could stay away from the dog.
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It would not be able to bite anyone anymore.
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The dog liked the bell, too.
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People looked at him when they heard his bell.
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This made the dog very content.
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He liked the sound the bell made when he walked.
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One day, John's dog strolled through the village and met some other dogs.
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He expected them to want a bell like his, but they laughed at his bell.
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They said the bell made people avoid him.
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John's dog shook his head.
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No, they look at me because they like the bell.
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The other dog said, You have the wrong idea about what makes you popular.
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Of course they like your bell.
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It tells them where you are so they can avoid you.
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You aren't able to bite them anymore.
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You see, being popular isn't something positive when it's for the wrong reason.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “4000 Essential English Words 1 Unit 4”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dog, bell, village, behave, habit. This video has 81 sentences and 716 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:31. The speaker talks at a steady 110 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| habit noun | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | An action performed on a regular basis. |
| behave verb | /bɪˈheɪv/ | To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| punish verb | /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ | To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action… |
| stroll verb | /stɹoʊl/ | To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| suffer verb | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | To undergo hardship. |
| bath noun | /bɑːθ/ | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| toast noun | /toʊst/ | Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning). |
| calmly adverb | /ˈkɑː(ɹ)m.li/ | In a calm manner; coolly. |
| instruct verb | /ɪnˈstɹʌkt/ | To teach by giving instructions. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. |
| move back verb | To reschedule (something) to a later date or time. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How will I stop my dog's bad habit?
- Why don't you put a bell around the dog's neck?
- You aren't able to bite them anymore.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, don't, aren't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
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 habit, behave, shake.
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.