Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Junk Food - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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Talking about food is a favorite topic in the United States.
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Here is a popular term.
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Junk food.
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What is junk food?
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Is it good for you?
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I just ate a bag of potato chips, a couple of candy bars, and two sodas.
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Are you kidding?
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That's a lot of junk food.
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I thought you were on a healthy diet.
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I am.
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Girl, guess not.
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The word junk means something that does not have value.
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It can be thrown away.
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Junk food is food that's not good for you.
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It is not the kind of food you want to eat if you are watching your weight or trying to be healthy.
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But many Americans love junk food.
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All those crunchy, sweet, and high calorie items sell well.
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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 19 sentences and 139 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks at a natural 150 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| junk noun | /d͡ʒʌŋk/ | Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| chip noun | /t͡ʃɪp/ | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| candy noun | /ˈkæn.di/ | Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup. |
| potato noun | /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ | The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum. |
| soda noun | /ˈsoʊdə/ | Sodium bicarbonate. |
| calorie noun | /ˈkæləɹi/ | A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally… |
| crunchy adjective | /ˈkɹʌnt͡ʃi/ | Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten. |
| diet noun | /ˈdaɪət/ | The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. |
| favourite adjective | /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ | Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) |
| item noun | /ˈaɪ.təm/ | A distinct physical object. |
| healthy adjective | /ˈhɛl.θi/ | Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder. |
| kid noun | /ˈkɪd/ | A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| sell verb | /sɛl/ | To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| throw away verb | To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | can be thrown |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | Are you kidding · are watching |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: healthy /ˈhɛl.θi/, throw /θɹoʊ/
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 junk, topic, chip.
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.