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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Playing the OLDEST Roblox Horror.”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Roblox, gosh, bloody, page. This video has 617 sentences and 3365 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:15. The speaker talks at a steady 145 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| slender verb | /ˈslɛndɚ/ | To attenuate. |
| oooh | Elongated form of ooh. | |
| ventilation noun | /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ | The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh. |
| portal noun | /ˈpɔːɹtl̩/ | An entrance, entry point, or means of entry. |
| boink verb | /bɔɪŋk/ | To hit or strike. |
| bleed verb | /ˈbliːd/ | To shed blood through an injured blood vessel. |
| freaky adjective | /ˈfɹiː.ki/ | Resembling a freak. |
| horrify verb | /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/ | To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror. |
| nether adjective | /nɛð.ə/ | Lower; under. |
| restroom noun | /ˈɹɛstˌɹum/ | A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory. |
| riddle noun | /ˈɹɪdəl/ | A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature. |
| slime noun | /slaɪm/ | Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing… |
| splatter verb | /ˈsplætɚ/ | To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get out verb | To leave or escape. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| get away verb | To move away (from). |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
| pop up verb | To come up with a "pop" sound. |
| break through verb | To gain popularity. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Hey guys, can you all find the pages?
- How do I open this?
- Why ain't y 'all throwing money at me?
- Are any of you pooping?
- I'm gonna follow the trail right?
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 | I've given · I've defeated · have been captured |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was made · have been actually made · be feared |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the cutest · the most pages · the scariest |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep seeing · love spending |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 127 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: nether /nɛð.ə/, breathe /bɹiːð/, wavelength /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/, feather /ˈfɛðə/, thriller /ˈθɹɪ.lə/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, flashlight /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/, childish /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/, shaft /ˈʃɑːft/
- Long words — get the stress right: ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, legendary /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/, epilepsy /ˈɛpɪˌlɛpsi/, disrespectful /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/, radioactive /ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/
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 gosh, whoa, slender.
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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