Shadowing Practice: L1 DAY 8 T3P2 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 19 sentences and 175 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:30. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• pasta /ˈpɑ.stə/ (noun) — Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
• grill /ɡɹɪl/ (noun) — A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and…
• steak /steɪk/ (noun) — Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
• ravioli /ɹæ.viˈoʊ.li/ (noun) — Small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc.
• noodle /ˈnu.dəl/ (noun) — A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and…
• meat /mit/ (noun) — The flesh (muscle tissue) of a killed animal used as food.
• cook /kʊk/ (verb) — To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
• favourite /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ (adjective) — Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
• taste /teɪst/ (noun) — One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
• cheap /ˈt͡ʃiːp/ (adjective) — Low or reduced in price.
• spend /spɪnd/ (verb) — To pay out (money).
• expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ (adjective) — Having a high price or cost.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 pasta, grill, steak.

Grammar in this video

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