Shadowing Practice: Day 10 - Clothes & Personal Style | 21days speaking challenge - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 9 sentences and 82 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:33. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% 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

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

• 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…
• casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/ (adjective) — Happening by chance.
• trousers /ˈtɹaʊzɚz/ (noun) — An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.
• fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/ (adjective) — Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.
• comfortable /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ (adjective) — Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
• shirt /ʃɜɹt/ (noun) — An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms.
• prefer [pɹɪˈfɝ] (verb) — To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
• favourite /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ (adjective) — Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
• item /ˈaɪ.təm/ (noun) — A distinct physical object.
• wear /wɛ(ə)ɹ/ (verb) — To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.
• weekend /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (noun) — The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
• color /ˈkʌl.ə/ (noun) — The spectral composition of visible light.
• smart /smɑɹt/ (adjective) — Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
• hello /hɛˈloʊ/ — A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.

Pronunciation to watch

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/, shirt /ʃɜɹt/

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 cloth, casual, trousers.