Shadowing Practice: oi oy short story grade 4 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 66 sentences and 424 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:12. The speaker talks slowly, about 101 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 78% 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:

• voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — A long journey, especially by ship.
• noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/ (adjective) — Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
• southwest /saʊθˈwɛst/ (noun) — The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
• vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ (noun) — A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
• lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (noun) — A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
• sailor /ˈseɪ.lɚ/ (noun) — A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
• drown /dɹaʊn/ (verb) — To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
• meal /ˈmiːl/ (noun) — Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
• rescue /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ (verb) — To save from any violence, danger or evil.
• harm /hɑːm/ (noun) — Physical injury; hurt; damage.
• adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ (noun) — A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
• afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ (adverb) — At a later or succeeding time; after that;
• bother /ˈbɑðɚ/ (verb) — To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
• arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (verb) — To reach; to get to a certain place.
• passenger /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ (noun) — One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• call for (verb) — To shout out in order to summon (a person).
• come into (verb) — To obtain (usually money or property), especially through inheritance.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.

Pronunciation to watch

• The “th” sounds: southwest /saʊθˈwɛst/, bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, breathe /bɹiːð/
• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, shore /ʃɔɹ/, chef /ʃɛf/, dish /dɪʃ/
• Long words — get the stress right: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, underwater /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/

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 voyage, noisy, southwest.