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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Real Easy English 27”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: shop, healthy, shopping, budget, sales. This video has 26 sentences and 176 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:02. The speaker talks at a natural 170 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 5 of its 26 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| vegetable noun | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice… |
| festive adjective | /ˈfɛstɪv/ | Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration. |
| shine verb | /ʃaɪn/ | To emit or reflect light so as to glow. |
| sparkle noun | /ˈspɑɹ.kəl/ | A little spark; a scintillation. |
| fruit noun | /fɹut/ | A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically |
| shop noun | /ʃɑp/ | An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. |
| healthy adjective | /ˈhɛl.θi/ | Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder. |
| budget noun | /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/ | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe. |
| drink verb | /ˈdɹɪŋk/ | To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. |
| excited adjective | /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/ | Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy. |
| conversation noun | /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/ | Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you wait for sales when you go shopping?
- How do you feel when you see shops?
- Do you set a budget when you shop?
- What do you do to stay healthy?
- What do you eat to stay healthy?
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shine /ʃaɪn/, shop /ʃɑp/, conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like relax, vegetable, festive.
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.