Shadowing Practice: Official Payouts for UFC 329! #ufc #mma #ufc329 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Official Payouts for UFC 329!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: holloway, max, Conor, Mcgregor, listen. This video has 28 sentences and 251 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:22. The speaker talks fast, about 183 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| knee noun | /ni/ | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| roughly adverb | /ˈɹʌf.li/ | In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness. |
| fighter noun | /ˈfaɪtɚ/ | A person who fights; a combatant. |
| sink verb | /ˈsɪŋk/ | To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance. |
| sweat verb | /swɛt/ | To emit sweat. |
| combine verb | /kəmˈbaɪn/ | To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. |
| tenth adjective | /tɛnθ/ | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| payday noun | /ˈpeɪdeɪ/ | The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid. |
| holloway noun | A road or track that is significantly lower than the land on either side, not formed by recent engineering but possibly of much greater age. | |
| patti noun | A traditional residential subdivision or unit found in settlements of Punjab. | |
| yem noun | /ˈiəm/ | A Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and a V-shaped bottom worn by women on the torso, originally as an underbodice and now also as an outer garment. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blow out verb | To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, x'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like knee, roughly, fighter.
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.