Shadowing Practice: K2-34 Nhu Thuy - DAY 71 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 29 sentences and 214 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:24. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| seafood noun | /ˈsiːfuːd/ | Food from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, seaweed, algae, marine mammals, and other marine organisms. |
| outdoor adjective | /aʊtˈdɔː/ | Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. |
| crop noun | /kɹɑp/ | A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| pound noun | /ˈpaʊ̯nd/ | A unit of weight in various measurement systems. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| shrimp noun | /ʃɹɪmp/ | Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a… |
| chap noun | /t͡ʃæp/ | A man, a fellow. |
| writer noun | /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ | A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer". |
| excuse verb | /ɪksˈkjuz/ | To forgive; to pardon; to overlook. |
| nearby adverb | /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/ | Next to, close to. |
| peak noun | /piːk/ | A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, shrimp /ʃɹɪmp/
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 seafood, outdoor, crop.
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.