Shadowing Practice: ROBROS PLAY REALISTIC STREET SOCCER IN ROBLOX! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 733 sentences and 2503 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:24. The speaker talks fast, about 202 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- gosh /ɡɑːʃ/ — A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
- penalty /ˈpɛn.əl.ti/ (noun) — A legal sentence.
- buddy /ˈbʌdi/ — A person far removed from the conversation.
- goodness /ˈɡʊdnəs/ (noun) — The state or characteristic of being good.
- steal /stiːl/ (verb) — To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
- chick /t͡ʃɪk/ (noun) — A young bird.
- suck /sʌk/ (verb) — To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
- versus /ˈvɝsəs/ — Against; in opposition to.
- soccer /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ (noun) — Association football.
- boom /bum/ (verb) — To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- foul /faʊl/ (adjective) — Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- heck /hɛk/ — Hell.
- slide /ˈslaɪ̯d/ (noun) — An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
- nope /noʊp/ — No.
- tackle /ˈtækəl/ (verb) — To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into them.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
- come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ (verb) — To be discovered; to be revealed.
- lock in (verb) — To fix the value of (something potentially variable).
- look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
- come back (verb) — To return to a place.
- get out of (verb) — To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
- go away (verb) — To depart or leave a place.
- go up (verb) — To move upwards.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 100 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, shine /ʃaɪn/
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 gosh, penalty, buddy.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · Your worst · the dumbest |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was going · were you taunting · weren't paying |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | stop doing · Stop trying · keep getting |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are playing · are you doing · I'm waiting |
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.































