Shadowing Practice: Extra English episode 17 Cyber Stress - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 320 sentences and 1292 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:16. The speaker talks slowly, about 56 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% 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 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The act of examining.
• instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ (noun) — The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
• whoa /woʊ/ — Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
• repair /ˈɹiːpɛɚ/ (verb) — To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
• noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/ (adjective) — Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
• handsome /ˈhæn.səm/ (adjective) — Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
• penny /ˈpɛni/ (noun) — In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.
• gosh /ɡɑːʃ/ — A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
• litter /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ (noun) — Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
• installed /ɪnˈstɔːld/ (verb) — readied for use
• marry /ˈmæɹi/ (verb) — To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
• arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (verb) — To reach; to get to a certain place.
• input /ˈɪnpʊt/ (noun) — The act or process of putting in; infusion.
• intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ (adjective) — Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
• clever /ˈklɛv.ɚ/ (adjective) — Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• calm down (verb) — To become less excited, intense, or angry.
• come in /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/ (verb) — To enter.
• do out (verb) — To decorate, tidy, or clean (a place).
• fall down /fɔl ˈdaʊn/ (verb) — To fall to the ground. To collapse.
• get back (verb) — Return to where one came from.
• run away with (verb) — To leave secretly with another person, often with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.
• think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verb) — To ponder.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 41 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, marshmallow /ˈmɑɹʃˌmɛl.oʊ/, moustache /ˈmʌstæʃ/
• Long words — get the stress right: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, compatibility /kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like examination, instruction, whoa.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video: