Shadowing Practice: It's me, It's Verity (Full Meme Remix) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “It's me, It's Verity”. This video has 20 sentences and 122 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:12. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 3 of its 20 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| spicy adjective | /ˈspaɪsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| guru noun | /ˈɡʊɹ(ˌ)u/ | In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya. |
| stupidity noun | /stuˈpɪdɪti/ | The property of being stupid. |
| gaga adjective | /ˈɡɑːɡɑː/ | Mentally senile. |
| pineapple noun | /ˈpaɪnəpəl/ | A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem. |
| coldness noun | /ˈkoʊldnəs/ | The relative lack of heat. |
| nipple noun | /ˈnɪp.əl/ | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. |
| sus adjective | /sʌs/ | Suspicious; having suspicions or questions. |
| bird noun | /ˈbɜːd/ | An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of… |
| bread noun | /brɛd/ | A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals. |
| stupid adjective | /ˈstjuːpɪd/ | Lacking in intelligence. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| minute noun | /ˈmɪnɪt/ | A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds). |
| dance noun | /dæns/ | A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction. |
| ring noun | /ɹɪŋ/ | A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like spicy, guru, stupidity.
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.