Shadowing Practice: BABYMONSTER - ‘Really Like You’ M/V - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 19 sentences and 391 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:10. The speaker talks at a steady 124 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 76% 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:

• moonlight /ˈmunˌlaɪt/ (noun) — The light reflected from the Moon, which seems to emanate from it.
• dawn /dɔːn/ (noun) — The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
• bing /bɪŋ/ (noun) — A slag heap, i.e. a man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining or the shale oil industry.
• rush /ɹʌʃ/ (verb) — To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
• stomach /ˈstʌmək/ (noun) — An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
• spin /spɪn/ (verb) — To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
• laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/ (noun) — A laptop computer.
• bubble /ˈbʌbəl/ (noun) — A spherically contained volume of air or other gas in a liquid, commonly a soapy liquid.
• blanket /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ (noun) — A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
• puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/ (noun) — The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; (countable) often in…
• hesitate /ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/ (verb) — To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
• symphony /ˈsɪm.fə.ni/ (noun) — An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.
• tuck /tʌk/ (verb) — To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
• cuddle /ˈkʌd.l̩/ (verb) — To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.
• scatter /ˈskætɚ/ (verb) — To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• wake up /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ (verb) — To stop sleeping; to awake.
• come together /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ (verb) — To assemble; to congregate; to combine.
• take out (verb) — To remove.
• wait for (verb) — To wait until the specified event occurs.
• wait on /ˈweɪt ˌɑn/ (verb) — To provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, wanna. 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 moonlight, dawn, bing.

Grammar in this video

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