Shadowing Practice: Norway vs England Snacks - Learn English Speaking with Video

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English snacks versus Norwegian snacks.
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Which country wins? Monster Munch.
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These are corn chips shaped like a monster's feet.
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They taste like chili. Smash!
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What are these? Chocolate-covered corn cones.
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They taste a lot better than they look. Skips.
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These are prawn cocktail chips.
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They almost melt in your mouth. Laban.
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These are little gummy people.
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Is that what I think it is? ...
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Those are really good.
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I would eat this whole bag. Jaffa Cakes.
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These are really famous in England.
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They've got three layers with chocolate, orange jelly, and a biscuit.
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If you like orange and chocolate together, you'd love this.
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I don't know how to say this, but it's Norwegian chocolate.
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Looks like a Kit Kat, but it's better than a Kit Kat.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 17 sentences and 126 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:32. The speaker talks fast, about 235 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 71% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

  • chip /t͡ʃɪp/ (noun) — A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
  • corn /ˈkɔːn/ (noun) — Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
  • snack /snæk/ (noun) — A light meal.
  • layer /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ (noun) — A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
  • versus /ˈvɝsəs/ — Against; in opposition to.
  • melt /mɛlt/ (verb) — To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
  • cocktail /ˈkɑk.teɪl/ (noun) — A mixed alcoholic beverage.
  • cone /ˈkoʊn/ (noun) — A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
  • jelly /ˈd͡ʒɛli/ (noun) — A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and…
  • chili /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ (noun) — The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
  • biscuit /ˈbɪs.kɪt/ (noun) — A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
  • gummy /ˈɡʌmi/ (adjective) — Resembling gum (the substance).

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, they've, you'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 chip, corn, snack.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two thingsbetter than

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →