Shadowing Practice: NEW GUMBALL FUNNIEST 🚀 Episodes in 4K | Compilation | Cartoon Network UK - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 475 sentences and 3030 words to shadow. The speech runs for 24:54. The speaker talks at a steady 122 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

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

• whoa /woʊ/ — Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
• panda /ˈpɑndə/ (noun) — A brahmin who acts as the hereditary superintendent of a particular ghat or temple, and is regarded as knowledgeable in matters of genealogy and ritual.
• butt /bʌt/ (noun) — The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
• honey /ˈhʌni/ (noun) — A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
• salad /ˈsæl.əd/ (noun) — A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often…
• hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ (adjective) — Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
• pizza /ˈpi.tsə/ (noun) — A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
• invest /ɪnˈvɛst/ (verb) — To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
• enable /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/ (verb) — To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
• pump /pʌmp/ (noun) — A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
• brick /ˈbɹɪk/ (noun) — A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
• wrap /ɹæp/ (verb) — To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
• clue /kluː/ (noun) — Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
• burger /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/ (noun) — A hamburger.
• roller /ˈɹoʊlɚ/ (noun) — Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
• work out /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ (verb) — To calculate.
• find out (verb) — To discover, as by asking or investigating.
• get back to (verb) — Return to (an activity)
• back in (verb) — To reverse a vehicle into a space.
• back into (verb) — To advance to the post-season as a result of another team's loss, especially where one's own team has also lost.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 95 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “th” sounds: thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/, unhealthy /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/, theorem /ˈθiərəm/, wrath /ɹæθ/, pathology /pəˈθɒləd͡ʒi/
• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, destruction /dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/
• Long words — get the stress right: explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, superintendent /ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/, manipulation /məˌnɪp.juˈleɪ.ʃən/

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 whoa, panda, butt.

Grammar in this video

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