Shadowing Practice: Hunger - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hunger, suns, burn, thousand, tonight. This video has 26 sentences and 202 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:03. The speaker talks slowly, about 66 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hunger noun | /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/ | A need or compelling desire for food. |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| crack noun | /kɹæk/ | A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. |
| praise verb | /pɹeɪz/ | To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship. |
| sole noun | /səʊl/ | The bottom or plantar surface of the foot. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| flesh noun | /flɛʃ/ | The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat. |
| flame noun | /fleɪm/ | The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat. |
| incomplete adjective | /ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/ | Not complete; not finished. |
| burn verb | /bɝn/ | To cause to be consumed by fire. |
| sun noun | /sʌn/ | A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system. |
| catch verb | /kæt͡ʃ/ | To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, couldn't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, flesh /flɛʃ/
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 hunger, shadow, crack.
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.