Shadowing Practice: Alan Walker & Sasha Alex Sloan - Hero (Official Music Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 18 sentences and 188 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:48. The speaker talks slowly, about 67 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% 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 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• rescue /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ (verb) — To save from any violence, danger or evil.
• muscle /ˈmʌs.əl/ (noun) — A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
• breathe /bɹiːð/ (verb) — To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ (verb) — To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
• stumble /ˈstʌmbəl/ (verb) — To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.
• hero /ˈhɪɹ.oʊ/ (verb) — To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).
• crash /ˈkɹæʃ/ (noun) — A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
• recognize /ˈɹɛk.əɡ.naɪz/ (verb) — To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
• memory /ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/ (noun) — The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
• wonder /ˈwʌndɚ/ (noun) — A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise…
• touch /tʌt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
• catch /kæt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• go down (verb) — To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
• get away (verb) — To move away (from).

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as gonna, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like rescue, muscle, breathe.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video: