Shadowing Practice: Animated Short: "Your Ending, My Beginning" | Honkai: Star Rail - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 41 sentences and 255 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:21. The speaker talks slowly, about 35 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• chase /t͡ʃeɪs/ (verb) — To follow at speed.
• trick /ˈtɹɪk/ (noun) — Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
• trail /tɹeɪl/ (noun) — The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the…
• insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ (adjective) — Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
• ash /ˈæʃ/ (noun) — The solid remains of a fire.
• flame /fleɪm/ (noun) — The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
• pity /ˈpɪt.i/ (noun) — A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
• fulfill /fʊlˈfɪl/ (verb) — To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
• crawl /kɹɔːl/ (verb) — To move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm or insect, or on one's hands and knees, like a human baby.
• stubborn /ˈstʌbɚn/ (adjective) — Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
• torch /ˈtɔːtʃ/ (noun) — A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the…
• blaze /bleɪz/ (noun) — A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
• ignite /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ (verb) — To set fire to (something), to light (something)
• navigator /ˈnavɪɡeɪtə/ (noun) — A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.
• terrify /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/ (verb) — To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• stick with (verb) — To remain close to.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, couldn't. 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 chase, trick, trail.