Shadowing Practice: آموزش زبان انگلیسی با فیلم کوتاه آموزنده ✅️ | زبان انگلیسی رو اینجوری یاد بگیر 😍 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 208 sentences and 1794 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:31. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mistress noun | /ˈmɪs.tɹɪs/ | A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership. |
| fraud noun | /ˈfɹɔːd/ | The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics. |
| divorce noun | /dɪˈvɔːs/ | The legal dissolution of a marriage. |
| abandon verb | /əˈbæn.dən/ | To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. |
| asset noun | /ˈæsɛt/ | A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows. |
| robe noun | /ɹoʊb/ | A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| deny verb | /dəˈnaɪ/ | To disallow or reject. |
| justify verb | /ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ/ | To provide an acceptable explanation for. |
| parental adjective | /pəˈɹɛn.təl/ | Of or relating to a parent. |
| guitar noun | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). |
| awful adjective | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | Very bad. |
| mood noun | /muːd/ | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| upload verb | /ˈʌpˌloʊd/ | To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet. |
| scoundrel noun | /ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/ | A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were jailed · been denied · being accepted |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have given · You've already been denied |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep everything |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are doing · are being · you're stalking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 54 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 mistress, fraud, divorce.
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.











