Shadowing Practice: Elena of Avalor : Emotion Magic - PART 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Elena of Avalor : Emotion Magic - PART 2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: pick, elena, baby, emotion, magic. This video has 105 sentences and 540 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:02. 85% 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| gray adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness. |
| disappointed adjective | /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ | Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down. |
| delay noun | /dɪˈleɪ̯/ | A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. |
| fate noun | /feɪt/ | The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. |
| spare adjective | /spɛɚ/ | Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous. |
| forgive verb | /fɚˈɡɪv/ | To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against. |
| pearl noun | /pɝl/ | A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain… |
| furious adjective | /ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/ | Feeling great anger; raging; violent. |
| clutch noun | /ˈklʌt͡ʃ/ | The claw of a predatory animal or bird. |
| calculate verb | /ˈkælkjʊleɪt/ | To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process. |
| forgiveness noun | /fɚˈɡɪvnəs/ | The action of forgiving. |
| blaze noun | /bleɪz/ | A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light. |
| undo verb | /ʌnˈduː/ | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| familia noun | /fəˈmɪlɪə/ | The paterfamilias, his legitimate descendants and their wives, all persons adopted into his family and their wives, and all slaves belonging to the household. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. |
| come out in verb | to be afflicted by (a visible disruption of the body) |
| get away verb | To move away (from). |
| light up verb | To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten. |
| look out verb | To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. |
| take back verb | To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Wait till you see what's lined up for tomorrow.
- We'll have to wait until they cool.
- It's time for you to listen.
- I wish you could too, but you can't.
- It's more powerful than anything I felt.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | Stop shrinking · Stop growing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll save · I'll throw · We'll have |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to stop · need to calm · have to wait |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | You're not getting · are only delaying |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, leisurely /ˈliʒɚli/
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 emotion, gray, disappointed.
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.












