Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Throw Caution to the WInd - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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The wind is windy.
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If you throw something into it, like these feathers, they blow away.
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But what happens when you throw caution to the wind?
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Let's listen.
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Dan, I heard you are finally going to climb Mount Everest.
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That is amazing!
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I changed my mind.
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I'm just not ready.
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Now is not the time to be careful, Dan.
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Throw caution to the wind.
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Caution keeps us alive.
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I like being alive.
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When we throw caution to the wind, we stop being careful about something.
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We take a very brave step to do something that could result in failure.
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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: Throw Caution to the WInd”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: caution, throw, wind. This video has 17 sentences and 112 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks at a steady 121 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 |
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| caution noun | /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/ | Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm. |
| brave adjective | /bɹeɪv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| feather noun | /ˈfɛðə/ | A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display. |
| windy adjective | /ˈwɪn.di/ | Accompanied by wind. |
| careful adjective | /ˈkɛɹfəl/ | Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. |
| blow verb | /bloʊ/ | To produce an air current. |
| wind noun | /ˈwɪnd/ | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| 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. |
| alive adjective | /əˈlaɪv/ | Having life; living; not dead. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| failure noun | /ˈfeɪ.ljə/ | State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blow away verb | To cause to go away by blowing, or by wind. |
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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| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | are finally going to climb |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: feather /ˈfɛðə/, throw /θɹoʊ/
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 caution, brave, climb.
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.