Shadowing Practice: cheating on you (sped up + reverb) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “cheating on you”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: cheating, baby, touch, goodbye. This video has 32 sentences and 385 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:43. The speaker talks at a steady 142 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cheat verb | /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ | To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| lip noun | /lɪp/ | Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. |
| couch noun | /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ | An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa. |
| cocky adjective | /ˈkɑki/ | Overly confident; arrogant and boastful. |
| inch noun | /ɪnt͡ʃ/ | An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm. |
| touch verb | /tʌt͡ʃ/ | To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. |
| nobody noun | /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/ | A person dismissed as unimportant. |
| stupid adjective | /ˈstjuːpɪd/ | Lacking in intelligence. |
| wear verb | /wɛ(ə)ɹ/ | To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc. |
| sick adjective | /ˈsɪk/ | In poor health; ill. |
| catch verb | /kæt͡ʃ/ | To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| run away verb | To flee by running. |
| stay up verb | To remain awake; to not go to bed. |
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, shouldn't, don't. 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 cheat, goodbye, lip.
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.