Shadowing Practice: How to fry an egg in English - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I like my fried egg hard, which means that I like it cooked all the way through with a hard yolk.
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Hi guys, welcome to my YouTube channel.
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In today's video, I will teach you English while frying an egg.
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So here I have an egg,
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a frying pan, an oil dispenser,
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a salt shaker, a spatula,
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and that's all you need.
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I'm gonna put the frying pan on the stove.
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This is the stove.
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Actually, the frying pan is sitting on the grate.
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This is the grate, So this is the burner where heat is generated and this is the knob.
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After preheating the pan, I will add a tablespoon of oil.
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This is a tablespoon, which is a large spoon used for measuring food.
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between them, just remember that three teaspoons make one tablespoon.
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These measures are pretty common in recipes written in English.
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I also want to note that there is another verb that we can use with oil, which is to drizzle.
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To drizzle means to pour a thin stream of a liquid
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olive oil over the salad before serving it or she drizzled chocolate sauce on top of the cake.
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Now I will crack the egg into the pan.
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I like my fried eggs over hard, which means that I like it cooked all the way through with a hard,
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which is not a runny yolk.
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So the parts of an egg include the shell which is the outer covering that protects the egg,
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the egg white, which is the clear liquid inside it, and the yolk, which is the yellow part.
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And about the types of eggs and levels of doneness,
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we have sunny side up when you don't flip the egg and the yolk is visible on top.
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Usually, sunny -side -up eggs have a runny yolk, which means that the yolk is like a liquid.
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I don't like it.
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It feels like I am eating a raw egg.
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Then we have over -easy eggs when the egg is flipped and the yolk is slightly cooked.
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- Over medium when the egg is flipped, but the yolk is creamy and partially cooked.
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And my favorite one, over hard.
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The egg is flipped and the yolk is fully cooked.
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I love it.
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Regarding the level of doneness boiled eggs, we have soft boiled eggs, which are cooked for four to six minutes,
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resulting in fully set whites, runny yolk, yolks or slightly jammy yolks,
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perfect for dipping toast and serving in egg cups.
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Medium boiled eggs cooked for 7 to 8 minutes with a firm yolk and a creamy center,
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making them great for salads and snacks.
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Finally, hard boiled eggs are cooked for 9 to 12 minutes with firm yolks and whites.
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Ideal for deviled eggs as you see in the picture.
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Ideal for sandwiches.
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ideal as a protein -packed snack as well.
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The exact timing may vary according to the egg size and cooking conditions,
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but experimenting and adjusting to personal preference is key.
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Let me know in the comments what your favorite egg dentist level is both for boiled eggs and fried eggs.
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Okay, this is not boiled but it's just...
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Throughout the video I pronounce the word "yolk" with an "L" sound
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I said "yolk" but some people say that it's more correct to pronounce it with a silent L sound.
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Yolk
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or yoke however there are also a large number of native speakers who pronounce the l sound in this word
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and it's not at all an unusual pronunciation
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and it's very much accepted in colloquial language so you can choose
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if you want or if you don't want to pronounce it now i will It's firm.
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Now I will transfer the egg from the pan to a plate.
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And grab my cutlery to eat it.
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Thank you.
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you Yummy!
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Oh, I forgot the salt.
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Please forgive me.
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I'm an English teacher, not a cook.
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Can I add salt now?
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Is it okay?
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I think I will sprinkle some salt.
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Mmm, so delicious.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “How to fry an egg in English”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: egg, yolk, cooked, boiled, pan. This video has 65 sentences and 677 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:57. The speaker talks slowly, about 97 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 71% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| yolk noun | /joʊk/ | The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young. |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| boil verb | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. |
| pronounce verb | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. |
| flip verb | /flɪp/ | To throw so as to turn over. |
| drizzle noun | /ˈdɹɪzəl/ | Light rain. |
| runny adjective | /ˈɹʌni/ | Fluid; readily flowing. |
| tablespoon noun | /ˈteɪbəlˌspun/ | A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl. |
| creamy adjective | /ˈkɹiːmi/ | Containing cream. |
| doneness noun | The extent to which a food has been cooked. | |
| stove noun | /stoʊv/ | A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| colloquial adjective | /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl/ | Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| have over verb | To host (a visiting guest) at one's house. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | hard, which means · tablespoon, which is · oil, which is |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is generated · is flipped · are cooked |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will teach · will add · will crack |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is sitting · am eating |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shaker /ˈʃeɪkɚ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, partially /ˈpɑɹʃəli/
- Long words — get the stress right: colloquial /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
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 yolk, fry, boil.
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.