Shadowing Practice: Hip & Joint Patient Exercises: Posterior Pelvic Tilt - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 7 sentences and 88 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:45. The speaker talks at a steady 119 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 74% 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:
- finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (noun) — A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
- hip /hɪp/ (noun) — The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
- muscle /ˈmʌs.əl/ (noun) — A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
- string /stɹɪŋ/ (noun) — A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- bone /boʊn/ (noun) — A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
- difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ (noun) — The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
- knee /ni/ (noun) — In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/ (verb) — To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
- slide /ˈslaɪ̯d/ (noun) — An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
- bend /bɛnd/ (verb) — To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
- belly /ˈbɛli/ (noun) — The abdomen (especially a fat one).
- spine /spaɪn/ (noun) — A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and…
- tilt /tɪlt/ (verb) — To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/ (noun) — An act of incurring debt; also (generally), an act of acquiring something (generally negative).
- inward /ˈɪnwəd/ (adjective) — Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, posterior /poʊˈstɪɹ.i.ɚ/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
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 finger, hip, muscle.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should feel |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're having |
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.