Shadowing Practice: How To Cook: White Rice on the Stove - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “How To Cook: White Rice on the Stove”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: rice, lid, heat. This video has 14 sentences and 198 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:01. The speaker talks fast, about 194 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| boil verb | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. |
| stir verb | /stɝ/ | To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it. |
| afterwards adverb | /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ | At a later or succeeding time; after that; |
| excess noun | /ˈɛksɛs/ | The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper. |
| grain noun | /ɡɹeɪn/ | The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice. |
| tender adjective | /ˈtɛn.dɚ/ | Sensitive or painful to the touch. |
| fork noun | /fɔɹk/ | A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting, or for serving food. |
| lightly adverb | /ˈlaɪtli/ | In a light manner. |
| absorb verb | /æbˈsɔɹb/ | To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in… |
| fluff noun | /flʌf/ | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| quart noun | /kwɔɹt/ | A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101… |
| rinse verb | /ɹɛns/ | To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap. |
| saucepan noun | /ˈsɔsˌpæn/ | A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces. |
| simmer verb | /ˈsɪmɚ/ | To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. |
| teaspoon noun | /ˈtiˌspun/ | A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boil over verb | To boil to such an extent as to overflow its container. |
| take off verb | To remove. |
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 | is absorbed |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | starts boiling · consider giving |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | you'll release · I'll remove |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like boil, stir, afterwards.
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.