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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Pronunciation Pairs Student's Book Unit 03 D”. This video has 29 sentences and 115 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:05. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 6 of its 29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| dialogue noun | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals. |
| jealous adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/ | Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. |
| false adjective | /fɔls/ | Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect. |
| sentence noun | /ˈsɛn.təns/ | The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime. |
| restaurant noun | /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ | An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. |
| expensive adjective | /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ | Having a high price or cost. |
| weather noun | /ˈwɛðɚ/ | The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| spend verb | /spɪnd/ | To pay out (money). |
| hotel noun | /həʊˈtɛl/ | An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. |
| unit noun | /ˈjuː.nɪt/ | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| yesterday noun | /ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/ | The day immediately before today; one day ago. |
| cent noun | /sɛnt/ | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| correct adjective | /kəˈɹɛkt/ | Free from error; true; accurate. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. |
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 vacation, dialogue, jealous.
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.