Shadowing Practice: I stopped upgrading myself 🤓#minimalism - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 12 sentences and 147 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:45. The speaker talks fast, about 195 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

14 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• tone /ˈtəʊn/ (noun) — A specific pitch.
• lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (noun) — A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
• thirty /ˈθɝti/ (noun) — A commercial lasting 30 seconds.
• routine /ɹuˈtin/ (noun) — A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
• upgrade /əpˈɡɹeɪd/ (verb) — To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.
• discipline /ˈdɪsəplɪn/ (noun) — A controlled behaviour; self-control.
• acne /ˈækni/ (noun) — A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands…
• journey /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ (noun) — A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
• suppose /səˈpoʊz/ (verb) — To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
• constantly /ˈkɑnstənʔli/ (adverb) — In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
• inner /ˈɪnə/ (adjective) — Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within…
• grow /ˈɡɹəʊ/ (verb) — To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
• weird /ˈwiɚd/ (adjective) — Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
• improve /ɪmˈpɹuːv/ (verb) — To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like tone, lesson, thirty.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video: