Shadowing Practice: Daily Routine 👉 English Speaking Practice | Daily English Conversation - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 32 sentences and 327 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:09. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• shortly /ˈʃɔɹtli/ (adverb) — In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
• coat /ˈkoʊ̯t/ (noun) — An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
• relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ (verb) — To make something loose.
• destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/ (noun) — The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
• shoe /ˈʃu/ (noun) — A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
• brush /bɹʌʃ/ (noun) — An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
• classroom /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ (noun) — A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
• sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
• laundry /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ (noun) — A laundering; a washing.
• cloth /klɒθ/ (noun) — A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
• sweep /swiːp/ (verb) — To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
• fare /ˈfɛə/ (noun) — Money paid for a transport ticket.
• garlic /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/ (noun) — A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
• pasta /ˈpɑ.stə/ (noun) — Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
• onion /ˈʌn.jən/ (noun) — A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• put on /ˌpʊt ˈɒn/ (verb) — To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
• get off (verb) — To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
• go back to (verb) — To stem from; to originate in.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
• sign in (verb) — To sign one's name on a list when entering a place, to indicate one's arrival.
• sit down (verb) — To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
• tidy up (verb) — To make clean, to make satisfactorily neat.
• wash up (verb) — To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.

Pronunciation to watch

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shortly /ˈʃɔɹtli/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, shoe /ˈʃu/, brush /bɹʌʃ/
• Long words — get the stress right: destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, photocopy /ˈfəʊtəˌkɒpi/

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 shortly, coat, relax.