Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Moving Target - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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A target is something you want to hit, like when you shoot a bow and arrow.
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Moving target.
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Are Jonathan and Ana having target practice?
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Last month, the boss said the first person to get 100 new customers will get a $1,000 bonus.
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And now he tells us we need to get 200 before getting the bonus money.
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It's just not fair.
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With him, it is always a moving target.
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A target is something you want to hit, or a goal you want to reach.
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So a moving target is a goal that keeps changing.
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Some people use this trick to make a goal harder, or even impossible to reach.
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It's really hard to hit a target if it's always moving.
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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 13 sentences and 130 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:52. The speaker talks at a natural 150 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- bonus /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ (noun) — Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
- trick /ˈtɹɪk/ (noun) — Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
- arrow /ˈæɹəʊ/ (noun) — A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
- customer /ˈkʌs.tə.mə/ (noun) — A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so.
- target /ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/ (noun) — A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
- reach /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
- fair /ˈfɛə/ (adjective) — Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- welcome /ˈwɛl.kəm/ — Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
- impossible /ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bəl/ (adjective) — Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
- boss /bɔs/ (noun) — One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- shoot /ʃut/ (verb) — To fire (a weapon that releases a bullet or other projectile).
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 bonus, trick, arrow.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keeps changing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will get |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to get |
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.