Shadowing Practice: Learn Insane Groundmoves Combo! Street Panna Tutorial!! - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn Insane Groundmoves Combo! Street Panna Tutorial!!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: foot, step, ball, strong, roll. This video has 165 sentences and 1972 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:05. The speaker talks fast, about 217 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 91% 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| insane adjective | /ɪnˈseɪn/ | Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. |
| extend verb | /ɛkˈstɛnd/ | To increase in extent. |
| trek noun | /tɹɛk/ | A journey by ox wagon. |
| combo noun | /ˈkɒmbəʊ/ | A small musical group. |
| boom verb | /bum/ | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| backward adjective | /ˈbækwɚd/ | Situated toward or at the rear of something. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| smash verb | /smæʃ/ | To break (something brittle) violently. |
| tutorial noun | /ˌtjuːˈtɔːɹɪəl/ | A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience. |
| clap verb | /klæp/ | To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound. |
| complicated adjective | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | Difficult or convoluted. |
| angle noun | /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ | A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
| bend verb | /bɛnd/ | To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means. |
| continuously adverb | /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/ | Without pause. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go under verb | To descend into a body of water; to founder. |
| step over noun | A dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which the… |
| check up verb | To verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems. |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| go over verb | To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze. |
| go round verb | To physically swirl or rotate. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- It's like doing a sidestop behind us.
- We'll have been here, here, here, here.
- You get to this stage, you're doing very well.
- We've gone through the whole combo.
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 | you've been asking · we've been doing |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've broken · we've done · you've already learned |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 93 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, gonna, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: smash /smæʃ/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, continuously /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like insane, extend, trek.
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.











