Shadowing Practice: aespa エスパ 'KISS N TELL' MV - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “aespa エスパ 'KISS N TELL' MV”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dee, kiss, hush, secret, Mhm. This video has 21 sentences and 249 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:34. The speaker talks slowly, about 97 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 67% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| endless adjective | /ˈɛndlɪs/ | Having no end. |
| shout verb | /ʃaʊt/ | To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc. |
| weave verb | /wiːv/ | To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another. |
| hush verb | /hʌʃ/ | To become quiet. |
| bottle noun | /ˈbɒt.l̩/ | A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids. |
| tight adjective | /taɪt/ | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| stronger adjective | /stɹɔŋɡɚ/ | Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former. |
| stupid adjective | /ˈstjuːpɪd/ | Lacking in intelligence. |
| secret noun | /ˈsiː.kɹɪt/ | A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. |
| grow verb | /ˈɡɹəʊ/ | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
| trouble noun | /ˈt͡ʃɹʌbəl/ | A distressing or dangerous situation. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as wanna, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shout /ʃaʊt/, hush /hʌʃ/
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 endless, shout, weave.
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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