Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Get On My Nerves - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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Have you heard the phrase, Get on my nerves?
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What does it mean in American English?
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Let's find out.
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It really irritates me when a person's cell phone goes off during a movie.
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Yeah, me too.
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It really gets on my nerves.
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The human nervous system is a collection of the nerves in our bodies that helps us feel things.
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When something affects those nerves in a bad way, we can feel strange or troubled.
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When that happens in a non-physical way, we can say it gets on our nerves.
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Someone else's actions or words can get on your nerves if they do it over and over, and you want them to stop.
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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: Get On My Nerves”. This video has 12 sentences and 126 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks at a steady 138 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 2 of its 12 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 10 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| nerve noun | /nɝv/ | A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics. |
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| irritate verb | /ˈɪɹ.ɪˌteɪt/ | To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in. |
| strange adjective | /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ | Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation. |
| affect verb | /əˈfɛkt/ | To influence or alter. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| collection noun | /kəˈlɛkʃən/ | A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together. |
| physical noun | /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/ | A physical examination. |
| cell noun | /sɛl/ | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| trouble noun | /ˈt͡ʃɹʌbəl/ | A distressing or dangerous situation. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| go off verb | To explode. |
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 | Have you heard |
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 nerve, phrase, irritate.
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.