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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: smell, Aunt, delicious, scrumflumptuous, Lucy. This video has 50 sentences and 285 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:08. The speaker talks slowly, about 91 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 8 of its 50 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| recipe noun | /ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/ | Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. |
| disturb verb | /dɪˈstɜːb/ | to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids. |
| awful adjective | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | Very bad. |
| bedroom noun | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| knock verb | /nɑk/ | To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| batch noun | /bæt͡ʃ/ | The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time. |
| appetite noun | /ˈæp.əˌtaɪt/ | A desire to eat food or consume drinks. |
| thoughtful adjective | /ˈθɔːtfəl/ | Demonstrating thought or careful consideration. |
| spoil noun | /spɔɪl/ | Plunder taken from an enemy or victim. |
| ingredient noun | /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ | One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food. |
| flavour noun | British standard spelling of flavor. | |
| grub noun | /ɡɹʌb/ | An insect, especially a beetle, at an immature stage of its life cycle. |
| stupendous adjective | /stuˈpɛndəs/ | Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm just doing a little cooking.
- I won't have it now.
- I'll save it for later.
- I've eaten the best thing I ever will.
- I hope I'm not disturbing.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have eaten · I've eaten |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the tiniest · the best |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm just doing · I'm cooking · I'm not disturbing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | won't have · I'll save · I'll get |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, couldn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, dish /dɪʃ/
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, recipe, disturb.
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.