Shadowing Practice: Read a NEWS Article in English 🌐 Advanced Vocabulary [FULL LESSON] - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Read a NEWS Article in English 🌐 Advanced Vocabulary”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Starbucks, lawsuit, hot, legal, decision. This video has 296 sentences and 3443 words to shadow. The speech runs for 27:06. The speaker talks at a steady 127 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lawsuit noun | /ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/ | In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution. |
| verb noun | /vɝb/ | A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. |
| verdict noun | /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ | A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest. |
| boil verb | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. |
| precaution noun | /pɹiːˈkɔ.ʃən/ | Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good. |
| scald verb | /skɔld/ | To burn with hot liquid. |
| spill verb | /spɪl/ | To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. |
| prone adjective | /pɹəʊn/ | Lying face-down. |
| paragraph noun | /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ | A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. |
| liability noun | /laɪəˈbɪlɪti/ | An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone. |
| adjective noun | /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ | A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. |
| takeout noun | /ˈteɪkaʊt/ | Food purchased from a takeaway. |
| wedge noun | /wɛd͡ʒ/ | One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow… |
| tray noun | /tɹeɪ/ | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| stake noun | /steɪk/ | A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| hand over verb | To relinquish control or possession of something to someone. |
| look forward to verb | To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to. |
| slow down verb | To decelerate. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Let's go to the next paragraph.
- Let's look at the last paragraph together.
- Usually it's something difficult that you have to handle.
- I'll read everything one more time.
- I'm looking forward to reading them.
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 created · has lost · has been awarded |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be solved · be burned · was burned |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who are · tall, which is |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: sympathy /ˈsɪm.pəθ.i/, eighth /eɪtθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: precaution /pɹiːˈkɔ.ʃən/, collocation /ˌkɑ.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: liability /laɪəˈbɪlɪti/, collocation /ˌkɑ.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/, disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
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 lawsuit, verb, verdict.
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.



























