Shadowing Practice: Dr Manning Takes The Lead | Chicago Med - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 46 sentences and 171 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:40. The speaker talks slowly, about 103 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• breathe /bɹiːð/ (verb) — To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• shock /ʃɔk/ (noun) — A sudden, heavy impact.
• crack /kɹæk/ (noun) — A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
• tube /tuːb/ (noun) — Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
• infection /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ (noun) — The act or process of infecting.
• goodness /ˈɡʊdnəs/ (noun) — The state or characteristic of being good.
• pulse /pʌls/ (noun) — A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them; the…
• ultrasound /ʌl.tɹə.saʊnd/ (noun) — Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.
• abscess /ˈæbsɛs/ (noun) — A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.
• airway /ˈɛɚ.weɪ/ (noun) — The trachea.
• cystic /ˈsɪstɪk/ (adjective) — Of or pertaining to a cyst.
• intubate /ˈɪntʃʊbeɪt/ (verb) — To insert a tube into.
• pharynx /ˈfɛɹ.ɪŋks/ (noun) — The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
• trachea /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/ (noun) — A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
• come with (verb) — To join and come along.
• hang on /ˌhæŋ ˈɒn/ (verb) — To wait a moment.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shock /ʃɔk/, infection /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/

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 breathe, shock, crack.