Shadowing Practice: Clear Browser History | Key & Peele - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 50 sentences and 297 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:09. The speaker talks at a steady 139 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• suck /sʌk/ (verb) — To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
• installed /ɪnˈstɔːld/ (verb) — readied for use
• automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ (adjective) — Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
• terry /ˈtɛɹi/ (noun) — A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
• twist /twɪst/ (verb) — To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
• babe /beɪb/ (noun) — A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
• cookie /ˈkʊki/ (noun) — A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
• anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/ (adverb) — Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
• wipe /waɪp/ (verb) — To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
• browser /ˈbɹaʊ.zəɹ/ (noun) — One who or which browses.
• reset /ɹiːˈsɛt/ (verb) — To set back to the initial state.
• pornography /pɔɹˈnɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ (noun) — The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature.
• cache /kæʃ/ (noun) — Such a store of physical supplies, placed by humans or other animals for practical reasons.
• interrupt /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ (verb) — To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
• reboot /ˈɹiːbuːt/ (verb) — To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, commonly after a system failure.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
• think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verb) — To ponder.
• come back (verb) — To return to a place.
• go out (verb) — To leave, especially a building.
• pop up (verb) — To come up with a "pop" sound.
• wipe out (verb) — To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• Long words — get the stress right: automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/, pornography /pɔɹˈnɑ.ɡɹə.fi/

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 suck, installed, automatic.

Grammar in this video

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