Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: On a Roll - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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To roll means to turn over and over.
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On a roll.
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So are Ana and Jonathan rolling around?
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Hey, Jonathan, are you going to the learning English softball game this weekend?
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Absolutely.
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Our team is on a roll.
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They have won most of their games this season.
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Doesn't Ashley play on the team?
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Yes, she does.
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She's on a roll, too.
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To be on a roll means to experience a series of good things, one after the other.
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This expression comes from the idea that something rolling forward just keeps rolling along.
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Some word experts say it became popular among gamblers, people who won often were said to be on a roll.
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And that's English in a Minute.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: On a Roll”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: roll, rolling, English. This video has 15 sentences and 124 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:57. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 3 of its 15 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| softball noun | A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand. | |
| gambler noun | One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles. | |
| expert noun | /ˈɛk.spɜːt/ | A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject. |
| expression noun | /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/ | The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. |
| roll verb | /ɹəʊl/ | To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| absolutely adverb | /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/ | In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly. |
| weekend noun | /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ | The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| roll around verb | To move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body. |
| roll forward verb | To extend a condition, investment, position or benefit into a subsequent period. |
| turn over verb | To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have won |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were said |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who won |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keeps rolling |
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 softball, gambler, expert.
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.