Shadowing Practice: I wanna be yours - arctic monkeys - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 15 sentences and 192 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:51. The speaker talks slowly, about 68 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• vacuum /ˈvæ.kjuːm/ (noun) — A region of space that contains no matter.
• dust /dʌst/ (noun) — Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber…
• dirt /dɝt/ (noun) — Soil or earth.
• babe /beɪb/ (noun) — A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
• jaw /d͡ʒɔː/ (noun) — One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
• portable /ˈpɔɹtəbəl/ (adjective) — Able to be carried or easily moved.
• metre /ˈmiːtəɹ/ (noun) — The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in…
• devotion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/ (noun) — The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
• heater /ˈhitɚ/ (noun) — A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
• lotion /ˈloʊʃən/ (noun) — A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
• fault /fɔlt/ (noun) — Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
• yours /jɔɹz/ — That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.
• clean /kliːn/ (adjective) — Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
• secret /ˈsiː.kɹɪt/ (noun) — A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
• coffee /ˈkɑfi/ (noun) — A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• hold in (verb) — To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
• run out (verb) — To use up or consume all

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as wanna, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: devotion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/, lotion /ˈloʊʃən/

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like vacuum, dust, dirt.

Grammar in this video

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