Shadowing Practice: BREAKING BAD: Season 5 - Official Trailer (2021) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “BREAKING BAD: Season 5 - Official Trailer”. This video has 24 sentences and 128 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:59. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| silent adjective | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. |
| crystal noun | /ˈkɹɪstəl/ | A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions. |
| chemistry noun | /ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/ | The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations… |
| knock verb | /nɑk/ | To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. |
| lung noun | /ˈlʌŋ/ | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. |
| infant noun | /ˈɪn.fənt/ | A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention. |
| inoperable adjective | Incapable of being successfully operated on. | |
| cook verb | /kʊk/ | To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc. |
| danger noun | /ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | Exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury. |
| pure adjective | /pjʊɹ/ | Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied. |
| none | /noʊn/ | Not any of a given number or group. |
| glass noun | /ɡlɑːs/ | An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and… |
| artist noun | /ˈɑɹ.tɪst/ | A person who creates art. |
| onto | /ˈɒn.tuː/ | Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You want to cook crystal meth?
- We're gonna start cooking again.
- Who is it you think you see?
- You think that of me?
- We're done when I say we're done.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, you're, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 silent, crystal, chemistry.
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.