Shadowing Practice: oxford grammar for school 3 track 17. R3.1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 20 sentences and 162 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:49. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 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

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

• processor /ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/ (noun) — A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.).
• strawberry /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/ (noun) — The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
• yogurt /ˈjɒɡ.ət/ (noun) — A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.
• honey /ˈhʌni/ (noun) — A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
• delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ (adjective) — Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
• handful /ˈhæn(d)fʊl/ (noun) — The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
• pour /poɹ/ (verb) — To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
• banana /bəˈnænə/ (noun) — An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
• peach /ˈpiːt͡ʃ/ (noun) — Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.
• ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ (noun) — One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
• smoothie /ˈsmuːði/ (noun) — A smooth-talking person.
• spoonful /ˈspuːnfəl/ (noun) — The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• go ahead /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ (verb) — To proceed with; to begin.

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 processor, strawberry, yogurt.