Shadowing Practice: 'PACK IT UP' Official Visualizer Behind | CORTIS (코르티스) - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “'PACK IT UP' Official Visualizer Behind”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: break, pack, wearing, eat, movie. This video has 242 sentences and 1217 words to shadow. The speech runs for 19:14. The speaker talks slowly, about 63 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| 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. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| spicy adjective | /ˈspaɪsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| reverse noun | /ɹɪˈvɝs/ | The opposite of something. |
| clip noun | /klɪp/ | Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. |
| waist noun | /weɪst/ | The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach. |
| sincere adjective | /sɪnˈsɪɹ/ | Genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt. |
| beatbox noun | /ˈbiːt.bɑks/ | A type of electronic percussion device. |
| ramen noun | /ˈɹɑːmən/ | Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style). |
| visualization noun | /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ | The act of visualizing, or something visualized. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- He was like, I'm not sure.
- Why do you think I'm not going to do this?
- I'm going to play it.
- The last thing I'm going to do is...
- Do you have a lot of money?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 89 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, shoe /ˈʃu/, visualization /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like delicious, knee, shoe.
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.













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