Shadowing Practice: Caught Shoplifting At Target - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 37 sentences and 453 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:28. The speaker talks fast, about 184 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• steal /stiːl/ (verb) — To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
• tiffany (noun) — A kind of gauze, or very thin silk.
• moral /ˈmoɹəl/ (adjective) — Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude.
• shock /ʃɔk/ (noun) — A sudden, heavy impact.
• horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ (adjective) — Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
• defensive /dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/ (adjective) — Intended for defence; protective.
• rude /ɹuːd/ (adjective) — Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
• apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ (verb) — To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
• lecture /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ (noun) — A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
• booth /buθ/ (noun) — A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
• overhear /oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/ (verb) — To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
• cute /kjuːt/ (adjective) — Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair…
• cream /kɹiːm/ (noun) — The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
• dollar /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ (noun) — Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere…
• item /ˈaɪ.təm/ (noun) — A distinct physical object.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• find out (verb) — To discover, as by asking or investigating.
• go into (verb) — To get involved in; to investigate or explore.
• come back (verb) — To return to a place.
• end up (verb) — To bring to a conclusion.
• look around (verb) — To inspect a building or area.
• show up (verb) — To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
• talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
• think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verb) — To ponder.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gonna, I'm. 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. 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 steal, tiffany, moral.