Shadowing Practice: A new way to practice irregular verbs (pronunciation practice) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Do you sometimes struggle with a pronunciation of irregular verbs?
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If yes, then you are going to love this practice.
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Because today we are going to practice the pronunciation of common irregular verbs according to sounds.
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So we're going to take a group of irregular verbs that have the same sound and we're going to practice them together.
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So you can brand the pronunciation into your mouth and into your brain.
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And if anything, it's just going to be a fun pronunciation grammar practice.
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Prinnangrammar.
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Grammarciation.
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However you want to call it.
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If you're new to my channel, then hi, my name is Hadar.
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I'm a non-native speaker of English and I love teaching pronunciation, fluency strategies, intonation, rhythm, stress, and mindset.
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All right, let's get started.
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The first group of irregular verbs with the sound eh.
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Eh as in red.
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The first one is say.
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Say, said, said.
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Just follow me.
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Say, said, said.
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Read, read, read.
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Read, read, read.
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Next one.
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Lead, led, led.
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Lead, led, led.
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Next one.
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Feed, fed.
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Fed, feed, fed, fed.
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Just repeat after me.
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This is how you remember it.
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Meet, met, met.
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Meet, met, met.
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Very good.
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Let's read a few sentences together.
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She said she read the report, but she led the meeting without notes.
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She said she read the report, but she led the meeting without notes.
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He fed the data into the system and met with the team right after.
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He fed the data into the system and met with a team right after.
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He fed the data into the system and met with the team right after.
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Good.
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That was a good practice of the e sound.
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Now let's practice the aw as in daughter
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or sometimes I teach it as the aw as in father for words like bought,
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thought and fought.
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Ready?
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Buy, bought, bought.
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So you can round your lips for this or just drop it completely.
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Bought.
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More of an ah as in father.
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Buy, bought, bought.
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O-U-G-H.
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That's the spelling pattern.
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Buy, bought, bought.
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Think, thought, thought.
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Say it out loud with me.
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This is the only way to make it work just say
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it out loud catch caught caught teach taught taught bring
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brought brought very good ah ah caught caught taught taught brought brought he brought the notes
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and bought everyone coffee before the talk he brought the notes and bought everyone coffee before the talk.
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Good.
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The next sound we're going to practice with irregular verbs is the a as in cup.
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It's called the stressed schwa.
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A schwa is a very neutral sound.
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The cup is a bit more open.
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The tongue is flat, slightly arched,
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jaw drops a bit a cup cup come came come
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come came come run ran run run
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ran run become became become become became become
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so here we see a different pattern if before the The examples were the infinitive was different and then past simple,
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past participle were the same, lead, led, led.
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Here, the infinitive is different from the past simple.
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Come, came, and then going back to come with a cup sound.
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So again, become, became, become.
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Begin, began, begun.
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Here it's different.
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We have the i sound.
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Begin, began, begun.
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Cup, begun, begun, the past participle.
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drink, drink, drunk, drink, drink, drunk.
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Let's practice this.
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I have run this meeting so many times it feels automatic.
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I've run, run.
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I've run this meeting so many times I feel it's automatic.
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I've run, run, run.
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I've run this meeting so many times it feels automatic.
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She has become the kind speaker people actually listen to.
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She has become, she has become, she has become, she has become the kind of speaker people actually listen to.
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Good.
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The next pattern is the T-schwa-en,
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the infamous I have an entire video on how to pronounce it so check it out.
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I'm going to link to it in the description below.
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So, as in gotten.
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Let's do it together.
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Get got gotten.
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Get got gotten.
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Eat ate eaten.
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Release it through the nose.
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Tongue goes up to block the air.
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Air comes out through the nose or you bring it up
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and you just hold it here eat eaten eaten eat ate
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eaten write wrote written let's practice it in a few sentences
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she had spoken to him before he had written a single
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word spoken as well similar pattern schwa n she had spoken to him before he had written a single word.
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They had eaten and taken their seats by the time she got there.
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They had eaten and taken their seats by the time she got there.
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Eaten, good.
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Let's practice one more pattern, which is the own, own, own at the end.
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Know, knew, known.
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Just follow me.
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Know, knew, known.
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Long O is in go.
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Grow, grew, grown.
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Grow, grew, grown.
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Throw, through, thrown.
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Throw, through, thrown.
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Blow, blue, blown.
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Blow, blue, blown.
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She's blown him out of the water.
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She has blown him out of the water.
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Look at how much she's grown.
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Look at how much she's grown.
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All right.
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Good.
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This was a fun practice of irregular verbs according to pronunciation.
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So, now this is designed to help you organize the sounds in your head
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and just practice sounds out loud with me and sentences.
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If you want to go deeper into practicing pronunciation,
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definitely check out my free pronunciation masterclass at hadarshamish.com forward slash masterclass or click the link below.
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I will teach you about how to identify the sounds that prevent you from sounding clear and also how to use intonation,
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rhythm and stress to sound expressive and clear in English.
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It's a lot of fun.
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Check it out.
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It's on demand so you can sign up and watch it right away.
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Thank you so much for joining my practice.
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I'm going to add some more resources for learning irregular verbs.
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I highly recommend Fluency MC song, rap song.
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I don't know if you know it, but you should definitely check it out
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if you want to practice irregular verbs with rhythm and additional grammar slash pronunciation drills that I have created.
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I'm going to link all of them in the description below.
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Have a beautiful, beautiful rest of the day.
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Thank you for watching and I'll see you next week in the next video.
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Bye!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 142 sentences and 1114 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:48. The speaker talks at a steady 126 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| verb noun | /vɝb/ | A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. |
| irregular adjective | /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/ | Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations. |
| automatic adjective | /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ | Capable of operating without external control or intervention. |
| rhythm noun | /ˈɹɪð.əm/ | The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. |
| resource noun | /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ | Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel. |
| grammar noun | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general. |
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| neutral adjective | /ˈnuː.tɹəl/ | Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned. |
| podcast noun | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on… |
| lip noun | /lɪp/ | Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. |
| drill noun | /dɹɪl/ | A tool or machine used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece. |
| arch noun | /ɑɹt͡ʃ/ | An inverted U shape. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| sign up verb | To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something. | |
| sound out verb | To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, schwa /ʃwɑ/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, irregular /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/, automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/, infinitive /ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
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 pronunciation, verb, irregular.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have run · I've run · has become |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | are going to love · are going to practice · we're going to take |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will teach · I'll see |
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.