Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Off the Deep End - Learn English Speaking with Video
Choose a practice mode
Each mode opens a full-screen practice room.
16 sentences
If sentences are too short or too long, click Edit to adjust them.
1
Welcome to English in a Minute.
2
Going off the deep end sounds dangerous.
3
Off the deep end.
4
I wonder if Jonathan and Anna will need special equipment to explain this expression.
5
I heard that John got kicked out of a restaurant last night.
6
What happened?
7
It was crazy.
8
So we were eating dinner and I just asked him about his new job.
9
Didn't you hear?
10
He got fired yesterday.
11
No, I didn't.
12
But he totally went off the deep end, yelling and throwing food.
13
The deep end in a swimming pool is where the water is the deepest.
14
In spoken American English, to go off the deep end means to lose control of your emotions,
15
usually anger or sadness.
16
And that's English in a Minute.
Download App
Everything you need to speak fluently
AI PronunciationScore every sentence
IPA PracticeMaster every sound
VocabularyBuild your word bank
Vocab GameLearn while playing
Same Channel
B1English in a Minute: Thorn in My Side
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B2English in a Minute: Ahead of the Curve
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
A228
English in a Minute: Make Up Your Mind
American AccentTravel EnglishTeensDaily Conversation
B140
English in a Minute: Wishful Thinking
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B130
English in a Minute: When it Rains, it Pours
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B183
English in a Minute: Get Out Of Here
American AccentTeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B117
English in a Minute: Make (One's) Head Swim
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
A231
Call It A Day
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B132
English in a Minute: Stay in Touch
American AccentTeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
A211
Stay in Touch
American AccentTeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B28
English in a Minute: Pound the Pavement
American AccentInterview EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B114
English in a Minute: Like Oil and Water
American AccentTeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
A27
English in a Minute: Start from Scratch
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B13
English in a Minute: Divide and Conquer
American AccentTOEIC PrepBusiness EnglishDaily Conversation
B21
English in a Minute: Break Even
American AccentBusiness EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B17
English in a Minute: Call It A Day
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
A23
Grab a Bite
American AccentTeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B12
English in a Minute: Bigger Fish to Fry
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B13
English in a Minute: Barking Up the Wrong Tree
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B11
English in a Minute: Sharp Cookie
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
FOR YOU
Recommend Video
B11
1 sentences
English Phrases & Idioms | English Speaking | #viralshorts #english
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B11
329 sentences
English Listening and Speaking Practice | Learning English Conversation 🗣️ | English Podcast
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B14
197 sentences
give me 14 minutes and I will change how you learn English forever
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B24
26 sentences
Go off! You're doing great!
American AccentDaily ConversationWorking Adults
B21
228 sentences
Improve your spoken English in 10 minutes.
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B11
29 sentences
7 English Expressions in 57 Seconds
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B21
114 sentences
From Beginner to Advanced English in 6 Minutes | Learn "Jump the Gun" & More Idioms
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B15
45 sentences
What a Bad Day! | Daily English Conversation
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B2184 sentences
English with Friends | Season 8 | Idioms, Expressions, Vocab
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B21
569 sentences
English Podcast for Daily Life English Conversation | Talk About Fast English Movie | Part 2
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: Off the Deep End”. This video has 16 sentences and 125 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:56. The speaker talks at a steady 134 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| anger noun | /ˈæŋɡə/ | A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm… |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| sadness noun | /ˈsædnəs/ | The state or emotion of being sad. |
| yell verb | /jɛl/ | To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement. |
| restaurant noun | /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ | An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. |
| pool noun | /puːl/ | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| expression noun | /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/ | The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| wonder noun | /ˈwʌndɚ/ | A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise… |
| yesterday noun | /ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/ | The day immediately before today; one day ago. |
| explain verb | /ɪkˈspleɪn/ | To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. |
| equipment noun | /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ | The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition. |
| 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. |
| totally adverb | /ˈtəʊ.tə.li/ | To the fullest extent or degree. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | were eating |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the deepest |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will need |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, expression /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/, dangerous /ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/
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 anger, swim, emotion.
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.