Shadowing Practice: Goodbye Vietnam! 🇻🇳 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 253 sentences and 2139 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:08. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% 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:

• creator /kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/ (noun) — Something or someone which creates or makes something.
• waterfall /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ (noun) — A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
• flavor /ˈfleɪvə/ (noun) — The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
• inspire /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ (verb) — To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by…
• spicy /ˈspaɪsi/ (adjective) — Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
• jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ (noun) — A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
• summit /ˈsʌmɪt/ (noun) — The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
• submit /səbˈmɪt/ (verb) — To yield or give way to another.
• meaningful /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/ (adjective) — Having meaning, significant.
• importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/ (adverb) — Used to mark a statement as having importance.
• authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/ (adjective) — Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
• subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/ (verb) — To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
• gosh /ɡɑːʃ/ — A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
• whoa /woʊ/ — Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
• crab /kɹæb/ (noun) — Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• get in (verb) — To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
• burn out (verb) — To destroy by fire.
• drive in (verb) — Of a hitter, to hit the ball or reach base in such a way that a run scores.
• come back (verb) — To return to a place.
• come from (verb) — To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
• go down (verb) — To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
• go for (verb) — To try for, to attempt to reach.
• go out (verb) — To leave, especially a building.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 49 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “th” sounds: authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, smooth /smuːð/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/
• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, conscious /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, musician /mjuˈzɪʃən/
• Long words — get the stress right: importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/, extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)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 creator, waterfall, flavor.

Grammar in this video

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