Shadowing Practice: I Built Five Night's at Freddy's Games in LEGO... - 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 “I Built Five Night's at Freddy's Games in LEGO..”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: added, wall, hallway, built, build. This video has 145 sentences and 2228 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:39. The speaker talks fast, about 209 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| hallway noun | /ˈhɔlˌweɪ/ | A corridor in a building that connects rooms. |
| animatronics noun | /ˌænɪməˈtɹɒnɪks/ | A form of robotics used to create robots that produce preset moves and prerecorded sounds. |
| brick noun | /ˈbɹɪk/ | A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. |
| tile noun | /ˈtaɪ.əl/ | A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc. |
| drawer noun | /dɹɔɹ/ | An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles. |
| shelf noun | /ʃɛlf/ | A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects. |
| spooky adjective | /ˈspuːki/ | Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural. |
| arcade noun | /ɑɹˈkeɪd/ | A row of arches. |
| vent noun | /vɛnt/ | An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass. |
| animatronic adjective | Of a robot, etc, that works by animatronics. | |
| dine verb | /daɪn/ | To eat; to eat dinner or supper. |
| minifigure noun | A small figure of a person, especially in toys such as Lego. | |
| recreate verb | /ˈɹɛk.ɹi.eɪt/ | To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven. |
| ventilation noun | /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ | The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh. |
| curtain noun | /ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/ | A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | corner, which is · toilets, which have · bears which are |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've built · I've built |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is called |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will attempt · we'll start · will build |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shelf /ʃɛlf/, ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, shaft /ˈʃɑːft/
- Long words — get the stress right: animatronics /ˌænɪməˈtɹɒnɪks/, ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, electronics /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/
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 hallway, animatronics, brick.
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.













