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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 172 sentences and 911 words to shadow. The speech runs for 19:12. 14% 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
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| brave adjective | /bɹeɪv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| tomato noun | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| sage noun | /seɪd͡ʒ/ | The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes. |
| mâche noun | Valerianella locusta, a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae often cultivated as a salad green or herb. | |
| brauche noun | Synonym of braucherei. | |
| bung noun | /ˈbʌŋ/ | A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber, used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc. |
| hallo verb | /həˈləʊ/ | To shout, or to call with a loud voice. |
| ess noun | /ˈɛs/ | The name of the Latin script letter S/s. |
| immer noun | A bird in genus Gavia. | |
| klar noun | In Karen animism, one of the thirty-seven spirits that are said to embody every individual. | |
| muss verb | /mʌs/ | To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy. |
| seine noun | /seɪn/ | A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish. |
| verstehen noun | /və(ɹ)ˈʃteɪ.ən/ | A stance that attempts to understand the meaning of action from the actor’s point of view, so that the actor is seen as a subject rather than an object of… |
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 brave, salad, tomato.
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.















