Shadowing Practice: I Trapped EVERY Minecraft Mob in a TIER LIST! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “I Trapped EVERY Minecraft Mob in a TIER LIST!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: mob, tier, trapped. This video has 840 sentences and 6726 words to shadow. The speech runs for 33:52. The speaker talks fast, about 199 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mob noun | /mɑb/ | A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action. |
| tier noun | /ˈtɪɚ/ | A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another. |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| portal noun | /ˈpɔːɹtl̩/ | An entrance, entry point, or means of entry. |
| enclosure noun | /ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/ | Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package. |
| zombie noun | /ˈzɑmbi/ | A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless… |
| capture verb | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. |
| guardian noun | /ˈɡɑɹ.din/ | Someone who guards, watches over, or protects. |
| whilst adverb | /waɪlst/ | Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile. |
| warden noun | /ˈwɔɹdən/ | A chief administrative officer of a prison. |
| elder noun | /ˈɛldɚ/ | A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries. |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
| skeleton noun | /ˈskɛlətən/ | The system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates it is internal and consists of bones and cartilage, and external in some other animals. |
| raid noun | /ɹeɪd/ | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. |
| sheep noun | /ˈʃiːp/ | A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| blow up verb | To explode or be destroyed by explosion. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| go up verb | To move upwards. | |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| set up verb | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | To make ready for use. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why am I doing this?
- Can you put a squid on a lead?
- Why don't we do the villager next?
- Have we actually done this?
- Maybe if we use a fishing rod?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If this goes off, it'll blow · if this blows up, it'll probably |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | he's been · we've now trapped · Have we actually done |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are trapped · be called · is trapped |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | horses, which are · seven, which means · evoker, which is |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 191 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: leather /ˈlɛðɚ/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, pathway /ˈpæθˌweɪ/, nether /nɛð.ə/, thunderstorm /ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: enclosure /ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/, dimension /daɪˈmɛn.ʃən/, mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/
- Long words — get the stress right: unlimited /ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/, eternity /əˈtɜɹnəti/, axolotl /ˈæk.səˌlɑ.təl/
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 mob, tier, trap.
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.















