Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Haste Makes Waste - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute from home.
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Today's expression has rhyming words and it might have to do with bird houses.
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Anna, what are you making?
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It's supposed to be a bird house.
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That's going to kill a bird, not shelter it.
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I know I didn't measure the wood before I started sawing.
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Now I have to buy all new wood!
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Haste makes waste, Anna.
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Not helpful.
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Haste means doing something very quickly.
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So, haste makes waste means that doing something too quickly can lead to mistakes.
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Those mistakes result in wasted time, money, effort, and in Anna's case, wood.
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And that's English in a Minute.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: Haste Makes Waste”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: haste, bird, wood. This video has 14 sentences and 109 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| helpful adjective | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| shelter noun | /ˈʃɛltə/ | A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave). |
| rhyme noun | /ɹaɪm/ | Rhyming verse (poetic form). |
| haste noun | /heɪst/ | Speed; swiftness; dispatch. |
| bird noun | /ˈbɜːd/ | An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of… |
| mistake noun | /mɪˈsteɪk/ | An error. |
| measure noun | /ˈmeɪ.ʒɚ/ | A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.) |
| suppose verb | /səˈpoʊz/ | To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe. |
| expression noun | /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/ | The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. |
| quickly adverb | /ˈkwɪk.li/ | Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| effort noun | /ˈɛf.ɚt/ | The work involved in performing an activity; exertion. |
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 | might have |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | started sawing |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are you making |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | That's going to kill |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, measure /ˈmeɪ.ʒɚ/, expression /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/
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 helpful, shelter, rhyme.
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.