Shadowing Practice: BABYMONSTER - 'Last Evaluation' Behind The Scenes #4 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “BABYMONSTER - 'Last Evaluation' Behind The Scenes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: asa, cute, shopping. This video has 51 sentences and 377 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:00. The speaker talks slowly, about 63 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 19 of its 51 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| sour adjective | /ˈsaʊ.ə/ | Tasting of acidity. |
| everyday adjective | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions. |
| ordinary adjective | /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ | Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases. |
| associate noun | /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/ | A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee. |
| monitor noun | /ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/ | Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone. |
| tennis noun | /ˈtɛnɪs/ | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| menu noun | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare. |
| evaluation noun | /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn̩/ | An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| sausage noun | /ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/ | A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic… |
| shrimp noun | /ʃɹɪmp/ | Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a… |
| maknae noun | /ˈmɑkneɪ/ | The youngest member of an idol group. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back from verb | To become successful, confident or effective again after an injury, setback, failure, embarrassment, etc. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. | |
| finish off verb | To finish completely. | |
| put up verb | To place in a high location. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to put · I'm going to take · I'm going to wear |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're shopping · I'm looking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, evaluation /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn̩/, shrimp /ʃɹɪmp/
- Long words — get the stress right: ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, evaluation /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn̩/
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 hungry, sour, everyday.
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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