Shadowing Practice: Feelings and emotions vocabulary - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome to Kids Pages.
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Improve your vocabulary and learn new English words about feelings and emotions.
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Happy This family is happy.
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Sad The little girl is sad because she can't play outside.
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Upset The girl is upset because she failed an exam.
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Excited The boy feels excited because he won the competition.
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Afraid The girl is afraid of the dog.
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Brave The hero is brave.
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Amused.
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The little boy feels amused.
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Angry.
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The man is angry.
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Furious.
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The little girl is furious.
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Ashamed.
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The boy feels ashamed.
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You should be ashamed of yourself.
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What you did was very wrong.
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Bored.
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The boy feels bored.
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Cold.
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The man is cold.
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Hot.
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The woman is hot.
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Confused.
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The man feels confused.
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disappointed because he lost the race tired the woman is tired exhausted the woman feels exhausted
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Hungry.
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The boy is very hungry.
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Thirsty.
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He is thirsty.
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Oh, how nice.
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Surprised.
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She is surprised to see the present.
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Nervous.
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He feels so nervous.
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Hello, hello.
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I want to thank...
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I would like first...
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Proud.
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The boy feels proud because he won the race.
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Puzzled.
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The little girl feels puzzled.
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Relaxed.
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The people are relaxed.
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They are on vacation.
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Sick.
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The boy feels sick.
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Are you okay?
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No, I feel sick.
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Sleepy.
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The girl is sleepy.
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Thoughtful.
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She is thoughtful.
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Worried.
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They feel worried.
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Shy.
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The boy is shy.
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Kind.
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The little girl is kind.
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Malicious.
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The little boy is malicious.
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Jealous.
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The little girl feels jealous.
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Overwhelmed.
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Oh no!
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The woman feels overwhelmed.
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Shocked.
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The woman is shocked.
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Oh my God!
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Guilty.
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The man feels guilty.
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I'm so sorry.
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Please forgive me.
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Scared.
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The girl is scared.
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Content.
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The little girl and her mother are content. In love.
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The girl and the boy are in love.
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Astonished.
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The girl is astonished.
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Wow.
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Embarrassed.
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The boy feels embarrassed.
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happy sad upset excited afraid brave amused
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angry furious ashamed bored cold hot confused disappointed tired exhausted hungry thirsty surprised nervous
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Proud, puzzled, relaxed, sick, sleepy,
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thoughtful, worried, shy, kind, malicious,
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jealous, overwhelmed, shocked, guilty, scared, content, in love, astonished, embarrassed.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Feelings and emotions vocabulary”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: boy, ashamed, sick, astonished, puzzled. This video has 91 sentences and 350 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:20. The speaker talks slowly, about 66 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
ashamed adjective/əˈʃeɪmd/Feeling shame or guilt.
confused adjective/kənˈfjuːzd/unable to think clearly or understand
shock noun/ʃɔk/A sudden, heavy impact.
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
brave adjective/bɹeɪv/Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
relax verb/ɹɪˈlæks/To make something loose.
jealous adjective/ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.
scare verb/skɛɚ/To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
embarrassed adjective/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
furious adjective/ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
puzzle noun/ˈpʌzəl/The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; (countable) often in…
bore verb/boɹ/To inspire boredom in somebody.
thoughtful adjective/ˈθɔːtfəl/Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.
exhaust verb/ɪɡˈzɔst/To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
thirsty adjective/ˈθɝs.ti/Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “th” sounds: thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/, thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/, shock /ʃɔk/, malicious /məˈlɪʃəs/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

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 ashamed, confused, shock.

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.

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