Shadowing Practice: How to Run a Technical SEO Audit in Ryze - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “How to Run a Technical SEO Audit in Ryze”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: site, page, audit, scan, fix. This video has 26 sentences and 225 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:43. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| audit noun | /ˈɔːdɪt/ | A judicial examination. |
| scan verb | /skæn/ | To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely. |
| meta adjective | /ˈmɛtə/ | Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level. |
| canonical adjective | /kəˈnɒn.ɪ.kəl/ | Present in a canon, religious or otherwise. |
| crawler noun | A child who is able to creep using its hands and knees but is not able to walk. | |
| readable adjective | /ˈɹiː.də.bəl/ | Legible, possible to read or at least decipher. |
| redirect verb | To give new direction to; to change the course, direction or destination of. | |
| schema noun | /ˈskiːmə/ | An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a body schema). |
| optimization noun | /ˌɑptəmaɪˈzeɪʃən/ | The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense. |
| severity noun | /səˈvɛɹ.ə.ti/ | The state of being severe. |
| crawl verb | /kɹɔːl/ | To move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm or insect, or on one's hands and knees, like a human baby. |
| browser noun | /ˈbɹaʊ.zəɹ/ | One who or which browses. |
| visitor noun | /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ | Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest. |
| invisible adjective | /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/ | Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible. |
| fixing noun | /ˈfɪksɪŋ/ | The act of subverting (fixing) a vote. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cross out verb | To strike out (something); to draw a line through (something). |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: canonical /kəˈnɒn.ɪ.kəl/, optimization /ˌɑptəmaɪˈzeɪʃən/, severity /səˈvɛɹ.ə.ti/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
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 audit, scan, meta.
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.