Shadowing Practice: Answering Your Questions! | HAILEY RHODE BIEBER - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 107 sentences and 1152 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:17. The speaker talks fast, about 184 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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:

• ballet /bælˈeɪ/ (noun) — A classical form of dance.
• priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/ (noun) — An item's relative importance.
• chill /tʃɪl/ (verb) — To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
• dancer /ˈdænsəɹ/ (noun) — A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
• sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ (noun) — A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or…
• finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (noun) — A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
• naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ (adverb) — In a natural manner.
• disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ (adjective) — Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
• flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (noun) — A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
• ghost /ɡoʊst/ (noun) — A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
• sexy /ˈsɛksi/ (adjective) — Having sex appeal; attractive.
• talented /ˈtæləntɪd/ (adjective) — Endowed with one or more talents.
• stranger /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ (noun) — A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
• hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/ (adjective) — Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
• encounter /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/ (verb) — To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• look up to (verb) — To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.
• come in /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/ (verb) — To enter.
• find out (verb) — To discover, as by asking or investigating.
• get in (verb) — To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
• go after (verb) — To pursue in attempt to catch another.
• go through (verb) — To travel from one end of something to the other.
• let down (verb) — To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sushi /ˈsuːʃi/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, audition /ɑˈdɪʃən/, shady /ˈʃeɪdi/
• Long words — get the stress right: priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like ballet, priority, chill.

Grammar in this video

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