Shadowing Practice: Following Hailey Bieber's Vogue Makeup Routine... - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Following Hailey Bieber's Vogue Makeup Routine..”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: makeup, shade, eye, palette, lip. This video has 170 sentences and 1917 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:01. The speaker talks at a natural 160 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| shade noun | /ʃeɪd/ | Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked. |
| palette noun | /ˈpælɪt/ | A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours. |
| powder noun | /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/ | The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust. |
| mascara noun | /ˌmæsˈkæɹə/ | A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes. |
| peptide noun | /ˈpɛptaɪd/ | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to… |
| toner noun | /ˈtoʊnɚ/ | Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper. |
| blush noun | /ˈblʌʃ/ | An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc. |
| concealer noun | Something that, or someone who, conceals. | |
| pencil noun | /ˈpɛnsəl/ | A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. |
| brush noun | /bɹʌʃ/ | An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including… |
| contour noun | /ˈkɒntɔː/ | An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape. |
| eyebrow noun | /ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/ | The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket. |
| eyelash noun | /ˈaɪlæʃ/ | One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids. |
| glaze noun | /ɡleɪz/ | The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. |
| glowy adjective | /ˈɡloʊ.i/ | Glowing. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go in with verb | To commit to something with; to partner with. | |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| grow out verb | To allow (something, often hair) to grow unimpeded. | |
| warm up verb | /ˌwɔː(ɹ)m ˈʌp/ | To become warmer. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you guys think that they do?
- Hopefully I don't mess this up.
- I'm pretty sure this is exactly what she used.
- That's when you know it's a good product.
- I'm going to use this color right 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 actually been doing · i've been doing · I've been using |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | i've never done · I've ever done · I've never tried |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | my best · the most about · the longest |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to be · I'm really going to try · I'm going to start |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 84 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shade /ʃeɪd/, blush /ˈblʌʃ/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, eyelash /ˈaɪlæʃ/, shimmery /ˈʃɪməɹi/
- Long words — get the stress right: illuminate /ɪˈl(j)umɪneɪt/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, therapeutic /ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/, eliminate /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like shade, palette, powder.
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.































