Shadowing Practice: a night out in NYC // vlog - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I wanted to vlog my night out in New York.
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So come spend the night with me.
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I was going to a concert this night and I got my hair personally styled by Matrix, which was so nice and so special.
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So the stylist gave me some really nice curls and put in their Food for Soft multi -use hair oil serum,
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which just really makes my hair look so healthy and shiny.
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Once we were ready, they took us in this really fun party bus and we went to the concert.
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I recently discovered
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Cat's Eye, which is who we were seeing.
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It was so much fun.
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I spent a lot of time eating the amazing food.
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I met a lot of really cool people.
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And honestly, like my hair was like the highlight.
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I just loved everything about it.
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It was such a fun experience and New York City night.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “a night out in NYC // vlog”. This video has 14 sentences and 152 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:40. The speaker talks fast, about 229 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| discover verb | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | To find or learn something for the first time. |
| highlight verb | /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/ | To make prominent; emphasize. |
| serum noun | /ˈsɪɹəm/ | Blood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals (human or nonhuman), containing antibodies… |
| curl noun | /kɜɹl/ | A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet. |
| stylist noun | /ˈstaɪlɪst/ | A designer. |
| vlog noun | /ˈvlɑɡ/ | A weblog using video as its primary presentation format. |
| concert noun | /kənˈsɝt/ | An agreement in a design or plan; a union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; an accordance in a scheme; harmony; a simultaneous action. |
| personally adverb | /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/ | In a personal manner. |
| multi noun | A multituberculate. | |
| spend verb | /spɪnd/ | To pay out (money). |
| healthy adjective | /ˈhɛl.θi/ | Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder. |
| honestly adverb | /ˈɑ.nɪst.li/ | In an honest manner. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | Matrix, which was · Eye, which is |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | were seeing |
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 discover, highlight, serum.
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.