Shadowing Practice: Blind Classmate Falls For Her Bully @LoveBusterTV - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Blind Classmate Falls For Her Bully @LoveBusterTV”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Jenny, Luke, prom, blind. This video has 364 sentences and 1999 words to shadow. The speech runs for 20:36. The speaker talks slowly, about 97 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. 79 of its 364 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| prom noun | /pɹɑm/ | A promenade concert. |
| forgive verb | /fɚˈɡɪv/ | To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against. |
| geez | /d͡ʒiːz/ | An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration. |
| chick noun | /t͡ʃɪk/ | A young bird. |
| expel verb | /ɪkˈspɛl/ | To eject. |
| backpack noun | /ˈbæk.pæk/ | A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when… |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| skip verb | /skɪp/ | To move by hopping on alternate feet. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| blindfold noun | /ˈblaɪ̯ndfɔʊ̯ld/ | A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes. |
| feisty adjective | /ˈfaɪsti/ | Tenacious, energetic, spunky. |
| intrigue noun | /ˈɪntɹiːɡ/ | A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to affect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem. |
| silhouette noun | /ˌsɪluˈɛt/ | An artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of… |
| cuff noun | /kʌf/ | The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist. |
| disable verb | /dɪsˈeɪbəl/ | To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. | |
| hand over verb | To relinquish control or possession of something to someone. | |
| hands off | Refrain from touching; refrain from initiating any physical contact. | |
| light up verb | To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten. | |
| take away verb | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ | To remove something and put it in a different place. |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You gonna take the blind girl to prom?
- Excuse me, is this seat just for the disabled?
- Whoa, you trying to get closer?
- Can I have a word with you?
- You're into that blind girl, hmm?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been looking · I've been dreaming |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | will be expelled · was lost · be expelled |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've lost · Have you ever skipped · has disappeared |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was bursting · was spinning · was driving |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 96 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: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: unexpectedly /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/
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 prom, forgive, geez.
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.













