Shadowing Practice: Haaland Returning to Norway With a Raccoon 😭🙏🏻 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 17 sentences and 218 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:01. The speaker talks fast, about 214 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 75% 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:

• parade /pəˈrɑd/ (noun) — Synonym of military parade: A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.
• happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/ (noun) — The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
• discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ (verb) — To find or learn something for the first time.
• arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (verb) — To reach; to get to a certain place.
• experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ (noun) — A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of…
• leaf /lif/ (noun) — The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
• highlight /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/ (verb) — To make prominent; emphasize.
• whiskey /ˈwɪski/ (noun) — A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
• squirrel /ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/ (noun) — Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.
• unreal /ʌnˈɹi.əl/ (adjective) — Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
• homecoming /ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/ (noun) — The act or event of returning home.
• raccoon /ɹæˈkun/ (noun) — An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking…
• taxidermy /ˈtæksɪdɚmi/ (noun) — The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
• souvenir /ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/ (noun) — An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.
• waffle /ˈwɑf.əl/ (noun) — A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• hand out (verb) — To distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively).
• turn up (verb) — To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, ain't, we'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• Long words — get the stress right: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, taxidermy /ˈtæksɪdɚmi/

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like parade, happiness, discover.

Grammar in this video

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