Shadowing Practice: Marino - I'm Doing Fine (Official AMV) - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 13 sentences and 224 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:31. The speaker talks at a steady 148 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• lately /ˈleɪt.li/ (adverb) — Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
• shade /ʃeɪd/ (noun) — Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
• anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/ (adverb) — Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
• fade /feɪd/ (verb) — To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
• guitar /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ (noun) — A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
• anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ (noun) — An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
• mood /muːd/ (noun) — A mental or emotional state, composure.
• contribute /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/ (verb) — To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
• awake /əˈweɪk/ (verb) — To become conscious after having slept.
• pill /pɪl/ (noun) — A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
• supplement /ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/ (noun) — Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
• vitamin /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/ (noun) — Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function. They are found…
• autopilot /ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət/ (noun) — A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.
• overthink (verb) — To think or analyze too much.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come up (verb) — To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
• swing away (verb) — To swing at a pitch, as opposed to bunting; to take a full swing.
• stay up (verb) — To remain awake; to not go to bed.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• Long words — get the stress right: anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, autopilot /ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət/

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 lately, shade, anyways.

Grammar in this video

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