Shadowing Practice: Memory Rick Explained | Rick and Morty | adult swim - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 288 sentences and 1815 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:32. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/ (noun) — A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
• sack /sæk/ (noun) — A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with…
• gear /ɡɪɚ/ (noun) — Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
• increasingly (adverb) — Increasing in amount or intensity.
• genius /ˈd͡ʒin.jəs/ (noun) — Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art…
• trap /tɹæp/ (noun) — A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
• ceiling /ˈsilɪŋ/ (noun) — The overhead closure of a room.
• gentleman /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ (noun) — Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
• consciousness /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/ (noun) — The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
• emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/ (adverb) — In an emotional manner; displaying emotion.
• sneak /sniːk/ (verb) — To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
• shuttle /ˈʃʌtəl/ (noun) — A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom.
• chunk /t͡ʃʌŋk/ (noun) — A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
• sweetie /ˈswi.ti/ (noun) — A person who is much loved.
• impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ (adjective) — Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• come with (verb) — To join and come along.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
• break out (verb) — To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
• calm down (verb) — To become less excited, intense, or angry.
• deal with (verb) — To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.
• go in (verb) — To become obscured by clouds.
• listen up (verb) — To listen closely; to pay attention.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 67 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “th” sounds: ninth /naɪnθ/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, youthful /ˈjuθfəl/, thwart /θwɔɹt/
• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/, consciousness /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/, shuttle /ˈʃʌtəl/, ratio /ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/
• Long words — get the stress right: emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/, presumably /pɹɪˈzuːməbli/, eternity /əˈtɜɹnəti/, initiate /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/, overrated /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like garage, sack, gear.

Grammar in this video

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