Shadowing Practice: French Listening Practice - 50 Everyday French Sentences - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 77 sentences and 845 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:09. The speaker talks slowly, about 64 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 22% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• pour /poɹ/ (verb) — To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
• arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (verb) — To reach; to get to a certain place.
• temp /tɛmp/ (noun) — Synonym of temporary (“short-term employee”).
• lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (noun) — A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
• inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm, as part of the act of breathing.
• mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ (noun) — An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
• podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ (noun) — A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on…
• chamber /ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbɚ/ (noun) — The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble.
• pace /peɪs/ (noun) — A step taken with the foot.
• fifty /ˈfɪfti/ (noun) — A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.
• workshop /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ (noun) — A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
• subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/ (verb) — To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
• textbook /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/ (noun) — A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
• adore /əˈdoɹ/ (verb) — To worship.
• veil /veɪl/ (noun) — Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.

Pronunciation to watch

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, workshop /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/, champignon /ʃæmˈpɪnjən/, novation /noʊˈveɪʃən/
• Long words — get the stress right: inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/

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 pour, arrive, temp.