Shadowing Practice: Learn English through Sight Words 100 LEVEL1 Full | Easy English with Brian Stuart | 쉽고 재미있는 영어 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Choose a practice mode
Each mode opens a full-screen practice room.
Download App
Everything you need to speak fluently
Same Channel
Recommend Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 206 sentences and 1133 words to shadow. The speech runs for 34:17. 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| desk noun | /dɛsk/ | 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… |
| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| candy noun | /ˈkæn.di/ | Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup. |
| brush noun | /bɹʌʃ/ | An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including… |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| umbrella noun | /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/ | A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun. |
| juice noun | /d͡ʒuːs/ | A liquid made from plant, especially fruit. |
| slide noun | /ˈslaɪ̯d/ | An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. |
| robot noun | /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ | An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| doll noun | /dɑl/ | A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy. |
| bean noun | /ˈbi(ː)n/ | Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods. |
| balloon noun | /bəˈlun/ | An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| go together verb | To be in a relationship. | |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. | |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. | |
| go up verb | To move upwards. | |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | has been raining |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | his best |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | bigger than |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is not raining · I'm brushing · is going |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brush /bɹʌʃ/, shoe /ˈʃu/
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 flower, sunny, desk.
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.


![GK Science 03. Dinnertime at the Zoo [ Brain Bank GK . Science ] by Native Melanie Teacher](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Rf2g8WBWFsU/mqdefault.jpg)




![GK Science 10. Zebras Don’t Brush Their Teeth! [ Brain Bank GK . Science ] by Native Melanie Teacher](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3k0Moku2-ZA/mqdefault.jpg)
























