Shadowing Practice: 외우지말고 그냥 계속 틀어두십쇼. | 미드/영화 최다 출현 문장 500장면 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “외우지말고 그냥 계속 틀어두십쇼”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: chance, deserves, tomorrow, mistake, brand. This video has 345 sentences and 2234 words to shadow. The speech runs for 52:20. 84% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cop noun | /kɑp/ | A police officer or prison guard. |
| ridiculous adjective | /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/ | Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd. |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| briefly adverb | /ˈbɹiːfli/ | In a brief manner, summarily. |
| redo verb | /ɹiˈduː/ | To do again. |
| deserve verb | /dɪˈzɝv/ | To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. |
| mistake noun | /mɪˈsteɪk/ | An error. |
| anybody | /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/ | Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person. |
| strange adjective | /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ | Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation. |
| prepare verb | /pɹɪˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ | To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm. |
| chapter noun | /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/ | One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book. |
| joke noun | /ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯k/ | An amusing story. |
| incredible adjective | /ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/ | Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief. |
| ourselves | /aʊɚˈsɛlvz/ | Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject. |
| dumb verb | /dʌm/ | To make stupid. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) | |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
| come around verb | /kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/ | To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can I ask who's calling?
- May I ask who's calling?
- You don't know who you're dealing with, do you?
- I'll see you soon okay?
- You're not gonna say anything?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | We've known · You've known · I've done |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most ridiculous · the best · the biggest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm running · I'm getting · I'm going |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to be · gonna be · gonna call |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 290 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, anybody /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/, incredible /ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/
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 cop, ridiculous, scary.
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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