Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Dough - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute from home.
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Dough is a mixture of water and flour used to make baked goods.
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But how else do Americans use this word?
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Oh man, I just realized I don't have enough money to buy another Seven Dust face covering.
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Seven Dust is your favorite band.
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I can send you some dough.
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How much do you need?
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That would be great.
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I only need $20.
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$20 for a face mask?
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I have to buy their new album, too.
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In this case, dough means money.
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Americans use other food-related words to talk about money, too, like bread, bacon, and even cheese.
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I'm suddenly very hungry.
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And that's English in a Minute.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 15 sentences and 115 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:50. The speaker talks at a steady 138 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- dough /doʊ/ (noun) — A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
- hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ (adjective) — Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
- mask /mæsk/ (noun) — A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
- mixture /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ (noun) — The act of mixing.
- bacon /ˈbeɪ.kən/ (noun) — Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.
- flour /ˈflaʊ.ə/ (noun) — Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and…
- bake /beɪk/ (verb) — To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
- bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/ (verb) — To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- suddenly /ˈsʌd.ən.li/ (adverb) — Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.
- cheese /t͡ʃiz/ (noun) — A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
- favourite /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ (adjective) — Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
- bread /brɛd/ (noun) — A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
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 dough, hungry, mask.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to buy |
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.