Shadowing Practice: English Kitchen Vocabulary (comprehensible input) - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Hello?
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Let's learn some kitchen essentials.
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I.. and just Coming back from...
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the grocery store.
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Today, has been a super Busy day.
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I, and renting.
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a new apartment.
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and it needs to be furnished.
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with all of the essentials it needs.
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that we don't even think about.
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So, I did some grocery shopping.
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Thank you.
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with The essentials that.
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My kitchen needs first.
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I moved in this morning.
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And my room, is almost finished.
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I already bought a mattress, A chair?
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and a desk for my room.
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the most important parts, done.
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But then, I realized I can't eat. or cook.
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anything.
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I need to go to the store again.
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and buy some kitchen, Essentials.
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I don't have a car. And, Even if.
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I did?
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I don't know how to drive.
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I know.
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Everybody is so shocked.
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when I tell them I can't drive.
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Butts.
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In Mexico, I just never found it.
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Very necessary.
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There's public transportation, to get anywhere. And it's much cheaper.
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and much faster.
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Here's my receipt.
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I spent 614 Mexican pesos.
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on all of this.
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So, I had to walk.
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to bodega ahorrara.
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It's a grocery store in Mexico.
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I have...
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my tote bag. since, I walked.
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I could only fill one Tote bag. of groceries and essentials.
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I got...
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One bowl.
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Very important.
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I bought.
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A kitchen towel.
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I'm going to need this.
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to dry the dishes, dry my hands,
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wipe the table to dry my dishes on, since I don't have a dish rack yet.
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I got.
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A bull. Of course.
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I love...
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wooden bowls.
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No microplastics.
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Then, a glass black bowl, I love black dishes.
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Thank you and to match.
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A black mug?
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for my smoothies because I don't drink coffee.
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A pan.
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which I think will come in handy.
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when I want to cook rice, or pasta or soup, Anything can really be cooked.
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in this pen.
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It's wide enough. And?
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deep.
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enough.
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wide and deep. to come in handy.
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is an expression.
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we use when we mean Something will happen. Be useful. to us.
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in the future.
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I got...
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Dish soap.
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I almost forgot about this one.
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It's so important.
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But, I feel like you don't really think about it.
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You think about your couch, your fridge, Your bed.
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Your desk.
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Your TV, your dishes.
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But you don't think about your broom, your sponge.
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your dish soap, your trash can.
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They're super important.
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but we seem to forget about them.
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Because I think...
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They're a little bit boring. But.
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Nevertheless.
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Very important.
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Definitely.
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A kitchen essential.
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Thank you.
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Of course, I couldn't forget.
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my sponge, And?
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A potato peeler.
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We call this a Potato peeler.
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because it peels potatoes.
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You can also peel carrots or apples, Let me know in the comments,
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what else can you do? peel.
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I also bought A knife. And I bought...
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A brew.
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As I was walking home, I realized I forgot to buy a dustpan.
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Also something that You easily forget.
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because It's a little bit boring.
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I also got A strainer?
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This is super important for me because I drink kefir.
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every day.
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This is Kiefer.
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Do you know what kefir is?
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Let me know in the comments.
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I bought chopsticks.
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These are all from my trip. to Thailand.
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Thank you.
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In Thailand, I bought so many.
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wooden utensils.
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Thank you wooden spoons, wooden Little spoons.
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I don't know what these are for, but...
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They were cute.
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wooden forks, And more.
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wooden spoons.
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I also brought along My coconut oil. to cook with.
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And in my cupboards, I keep a glass of honey.
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I love honey.
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Now, some unrelated things I bought today.
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some hangers.
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That's also something I think you don't realize.
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You need...
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Until you're in a new apartment.
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What is one thing?
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that you always forget about.
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You're at the grocery store.
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Shopping for essentials.
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and you head home, And then you realize, "Ah, I forgot.
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Again, And what's your favorite?
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thing to buy.
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at the grocery store.
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Now, let me show you a little bit of what I did today.
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Some things I already bought.
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for my apartment.
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Please excuse the mess.
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I already bought a mattress for my room.
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I also bought some toothpaste, some hand soap, a new toothbrush,
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And a 30 pack of toilet paper.
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I forgot while I was editing, my video.
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to mention I also got one more kitchen essential.
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A blender.
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Very important for me.
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I need my smoothies every morning.
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Keefers.
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Thank you.
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Milk.
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Bye.
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Bananas.
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Milk.
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kefir and honey.
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Also, I forgot to mention.
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I bought detergents. to wash my clothes.
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Now, I think those are all the essentials I bought today.
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But stick around for more videos to come.
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about Essentials in, your house.
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This is my first time.
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Living.
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alone.
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So I'm going to be buying Lots.
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of essentials that I never had to buy.
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before.
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Let me know in the comments if you enjoyed this video.
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Don't forget to subscribe and turn on the bell notifications so you can be notified.
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Every time I post, a new video.
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Remember guys, Never stop learning.
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I hope you learned something today.
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Have an amazing rest of your day.
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Bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “English Kitchen Vocabulary”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bought, essential, wooden, kitchen, grocery. This video has 171 sentences and 867 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:20. The speaker talks slowly, about 76 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 75% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| wooden adjective | /ˈwʊdn̩/ | Made of wood. |
| grocery noun | /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/ | Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| soap noun | /soʊp/ | A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products. |
| potato noun | /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ | The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum. |
| spoon noun | /spuːn/ | An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. |
| peel verb | /piːl/ | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| desk noun | /dɛsk/ | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a… |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| mattress noun | /ˈmætɹɪs/ | A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed… |
| sponge noun | /spʌnd͡ʒ/ | Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica. |
| shock noun | /ʃɔk/ | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| trash noun | /tɹæʃ/ | Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse. |
| knife noun | /ˈnaɪ̯f/ | A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bring along verb | To escort or carry an item or person to a destination. |
| come back from verb | To become successful, confident or effective again after an injury, setback, failure, embarrassment, etc. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Let's learn some kitchen essentials.
- I don't have a car.
- I don't know how to drive.
- I'm going to need this.
- Do you know what kefir is?
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 | be furnished · be cooked · can be notified |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was walking · was editing |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | needs to be · need to go · had to walk |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to need · I'm going to be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: nevertheless /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/, cloth /klɒθ/, smoothie /ˈsmuːði/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, toothpaste /ˈtuθpeɪst/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dish /dɪʃ/, shock /ʃɔk/, trash /tɹæʃ/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, furnish /ˈfɝnɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: nevertheless /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
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 dish, wooden, grocery.
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.