Shadowing Practice: EPIC SECURITY & POLICE ESCAPE FROM MAD CLIMB! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “EPIC SECURITY & POLICE ESCAPE FROM MAD CLIMB!”. This video has 181 sentences and 1838 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:18. The speaker talks slowly, about 106 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| madness noun | /ˈmæd.nəs/ | The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease. |
| grass noun | /ɡɹɑːs/ | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as… |
| alright | /ɔlˈɹaɪt/ | Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK. |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| insane adjective | /ɪnˈseɪn/ | Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. |
| sake noun | /ˈseɪ̯k/ | Cause, interest or account. |
| smash verb | /smæʃ/ | To break (something brittle) violently. |
| bail noun | /beɪl/ | Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. |
| hometown noun | /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ | An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence. |
| intro noun | /ˈɪntɹoʊ/ | An introduction. |
| plaque noun | /plæk/ | Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a… |
| everyday adjective | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. |
| get away verb | To move away (from). |
| go off verb | To explode. |
| go up verb | To move upwards. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
| look down verb | To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards. |
| slow down verb | To decelerate. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I don't want to be watching.
- It's because I don't know how wobbly it is.
- How did he know we were in here?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | i've been sorting · i've been doing · we've been doing |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | i've been · I've had · have gone |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is made · are sold · be shown |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 106 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: smash /smæʃ/, shout /ʃaʊt/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, bash /bæʃ/, shin /ʃɪn/
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 madness, grass, alright.
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.












