Shadowing Practice: Learn English Speaking Conversations Practice with Topic | Travelling & Hotel Conversations (A2-B1) - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 460 sentences and 2784 words to shadow. The speech runs for 26:39. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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

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

• euro /ˈjʊɹoʊ/ (noun) — The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
• suitcase /ˈsutkeɪs/ (noun) — A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.
• discount /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (noun) — A reduction in price.
• jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ (noun) — A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
• reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
• vintage /ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.
• hike /haɪk/ (noun) — A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
• arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (verb) — To reach; to get to a certain place.
• cloth /klɒθ/ (noun) — A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
• helmet /ˈhɛlmɪt/ (noun) — A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
• clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ (noun) — Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to…
• desk /dɛsk/ (noun) — A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
• helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ (adjective) — Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
• menu /ˈmɛn.juː/ (noun) — The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
• headache /ˈhɛdeɪk/ (noun) — A pain or ache in the head.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
• look for (verb) — To seek.
• come with (verb) — To join and come along.
• ask for (verb) — To request; to order.
• back in (verb) — To reverse a vehicle into a space.
• come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ (verb) — To be discovered; to be revealed.
• do for (verb) — To doom; to bring about the demise of someone; to injure or harm someone.
• drop off (verb) — To fall asleep.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 79 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, leather /ˈlɛðɚ/, cathedral /kəˈθiːdɹəl/, thief /ˈθiːf/
• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, shoe /ˈʃu/, chef /ʃɛf/
• Long words — get the stress right: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, availability /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, inconvenience /ɪnkənˈvinjəns/, refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/

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 euro, suitcase, discount.

Grammar in this video

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