Shadowing Practice: Learn English Conversation Unit 3 Greeting and Introduction - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 36 sentences and 167 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:47. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• juice /d͡ʒuːs/ (noun) — A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
• menu /ˈmɛn.juː/ (noun) — The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
• handsome /ˈhæn.səm/ (adjective) — Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
• aunt /ɑːnt/ (noun) — The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
• squeeze /skwiːz/ (verb) — To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once.
• greet /ɡɹiːt/ (verb) — To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.
• sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/ (noun) — A food consisting of small, sweet crystals, principally of sucrose, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used as sweetener and preservative.
• milk /mɪlk/ (verb) — To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
• orange /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/ (noun) — An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
• smile /ˈsmaɪl/ (verb) — To have (a smile) on one's face.
• introduction /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/ (noun) — The act or process of introducing.
• coffee /ˈkɑfi/ (noun) — A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
• drink /ˈdɹɪŋk/ (verb) — To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
• unit /ˈjuː.nɪt/ (noun) — Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
• fresh /fɹɛʃ/ (adjective) — Newly produced or obtained; recent.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/, introduction /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/, fresh /fɹɛʃ/

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 juice, menu, handsome.