Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Good Riddance - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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To get rid of something can mean to throw something away.
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But what do you think good riddance means?
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My roommate is moving out.
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You mean the roommate who eats your food, never cleans up, and owes you thousands of dollars in rent money?
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I say good riddance.
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Well he's my friend too, Anna.
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Dan, he may be a good friend, but he is a terrible roommate.
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Good riddance is used to express relief at being free from a troublesome person or thing.
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It means you are glad that someone is leaving or something is over.
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I've got to agree with Anna, Dan, you deserve better.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: Good Riddance”. This video has 11 sentences and 112 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:53. The speaker talks at a steady 126 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 2 of its 11 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| roommate noun | /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/ | A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment. |
| owe verb | /oʊ/ | To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone. |
| riddance noun | /ˈɹɪdn̩(t)s/ | An act of ridding, clearance, or removal; elimination. |
| troublesome adjective | /ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/ | Causing trouble or anxiety. |
| express verb | /ɪkˈspɹɛs/ | To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit. |
| deserve verb | /dɪˈzɝv/ | To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. |
| dollar noun | /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ | Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere… |
| rent noun | /ˈɹɛnt/ | A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property. |
| relief noun | /rɪˈlif/ | The removal of stress or discomfort. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| agree verb | /əˈɡɹi/ | To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people. |
| clean adjective | /kliːn/ | Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled. |
| glad adjective | /ɡlæd/ | Pleased; happy; gratified. |
| throw verb | /θɹoʊ/ | To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air. |
| terrible adjective | /ˈtɛɹəbəl/ | Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. |
| move out verb | To leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is moving · is leaving |
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 roommate, owe, riddance.
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.