Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Clear the Air - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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If you have trouble with a friend or co-worker, maybe you should do this.
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Clear the air.
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I'm afraid I must have done something to hurt Mary's feelings.
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She has been so unfriendly recently to me.
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I told her I wanted to clear the air, but she turned and walked away from me.
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At my office, there have been so many rumors, the boss called a meeting to clear the air.
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Clear the air.
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This idiom comes from the fact that when there is smoke or fog in the air, it is difficult to see.
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Sometimes when people are angry or dislike someone, they hide the reasons for those feelings.
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Clearing the air means that they bring those issues out in the open to work through them through them.
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This can apply to both personal and work situations.
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And that's English in a Minute.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: Clear the Air”. This video has 13 sentences and 151 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:58. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| worker noun | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor. |
| dislike verb | /dɪsˈlaɪk/ | To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. |
| rumor noun | /ˈɹumɚ/ | A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. |
| idiom noun | /ˈɪdiəm/ | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| unfriendly adjective | /ʌnˈfɹɛn(d)li/ | Not friendly; hostile; mean. |
| smoke verb | /sməʊk/ | To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette or cigar, burning material in a pipe, etc. |
| angry adjective | /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ | Displaying or feeling anger. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| hurt verb | /hɝt/ | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
| apply verb | /əˈplaɪ/ | To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) |
| trouble noun | /ˈt͡ʃɹʌbəl/ | A distressing or dangerous situation. |
| boss noun | /bɔs/ | One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor. |
| afraid adjective | /əˈfɹeɪd/ | Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk away from verb | To abandon or leave; to shun; to refuse. |
| work through verb | To get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has been · have been |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should do |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like worker, dislike, rumor.
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.