Shadowing Practice: ROSÉ - 'On The Ground' M/V - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 19 sentences and 357 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:45. The speaker talks at a steady 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

13 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• cloud /ˈklaʊ̯d/ (noun) — A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
• regret /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ (verb) — To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
• mattress /ˈmætɹɪs/ (noun) — A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed…
• hectic /ˈhɛktɪk/ (adjective) — Very busy with activity and confusion.
• hole /hoʊl/ (noun) — A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
• plastic /ˈplæstɪk/ (noun) — A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
• realize /ˈɹi(.ə)ˌlaɪz/ (verb) — To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
• message /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/ (noun) — A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
• minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ (noun) — A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
• magic /ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/ (noun) — The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order…
• wake /ˈweɪ̯k/ (verb) — (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
• electric /ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/ (adjective) — Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
• fantastic /fænˈtæs.tɪk/ (adjective) — Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come down (verb) — To descend, fall down, collapse.
• go up (verb) — To move upwards.
• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
• find out (verb) — To discover, as by asking or investigating.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cloud, regret, mattress.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video: