Shadowing Practice: Lauv, LANY - Mean It (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 31 sentences and 490 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:40. The speaker talks at a steady 134 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 94% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• breathe /bɹiːð/ (verb) — To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• lip /lɪp/ (noun) — Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
• palm /pɑm/ (noun) — The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
• stare /stɛɚ/ (verb) — To look fixedly (at something).
• impatient /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/ (adjective) — Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.
• ledge /lɛd͡ʒ/ (noun) — A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
• mess /mɛs/ (noun) — A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation.
• stupid /ˈstjuːpɪd/ (adjective) — Lacking in intelligence.
• doubt /daʊt/ (noun) — Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
• catch /kæt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
• foot /fʊt/ (noun) — A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
• text /tɛkst/ (noun) — A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
• mouth /maʊθ/ (noun) — The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
• conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• mess with (verb) — To interfere with.
• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
• go out (verb) — To leave, especially a building.
• stay in (verb) — To remain at home.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 60 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, mouth /maʊθ/
• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: impatient /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/, conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/

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 breathe, lip, palm.