Shadowing Practice: Idiom of the day: Off the charts 📈 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You know what I think is really cool?
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This webbing.
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Tensile strength is off the charts.
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Miles's intelligence is off the charts.
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He's off the charts in math.
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The pressure is off the charts.
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Oh, it's off the charts.
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Hunter was off the charts.
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That means it's so far beyond the normal range that it doesn't even fit on the chart anymore.
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Basically, extremely high or impressive.
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We might say that Adele's singing abilities are off the charts.
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And Tony says it is off the charts.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Idiom of the day: Off the charts 📈”. This video has 12 sentences and 86 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:31. The speaker talks at a natural 165 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| chart noun | /t͡ʃɑɹt/ | A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon. |
| impressive adjective | /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ | Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. |
| hunter noun | /ˈhʌntɚ/ | One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman. |
| mathematics noun | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
| tensile adjective | /ˈtɛn.sɪl/ | Of or pertaining to tension. |
| basically adverb | /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə.)li/ | In a fundamental, essential or basic manner. |
| sing verb | /ˈsɪŋ/ | To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice. |
| beyond | /biˈ(j)ɑnd/ | Further away than. |
| ability noun | /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ | The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. |
| strength noun | /ˈstɹɛŋθ/ | The quality or degree of being strong. |
| extremely adverb | /ɪksˈtɹimli/ | To an extreme degree. |
| web noun | /wɛb/ | The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb. |
| intelligence noun | /ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ | The capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend… |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might say |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, strength /ˈstɹɛŋθ/
- Long words — get the stress right: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, basically /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə.)li/, ability /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, intelligence /ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/
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 chart, impressive, hunter.
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.