Shadowing Practice: Scale-GMR-0023 | vi-VN | UGC | YouTube Ads - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 14 sentences and 146 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:43. The speaker talks fast, about 203 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 74% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• rank /ˈɹæŋk/ (noun) — A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.
• output /ˈaʊtpʊt/ (noun) — Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.
• lab /læːb/ (noun) — A Labrador retriever.
• skill /skɪl/ (noun) — A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
• remote /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ (adjective) — At a distance; disconnected.
• translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/ (noun) — The conversion of text from one language to another.
• specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ (noun) — Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
• technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/ (adverb) — Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.
• evaluate /ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/ (verb) — To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.
• hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ (verb) — To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
• outlier /ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/ (noun) — A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
• launch /lɔːnt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
• platform /ˈplætfɔɹm/ (noun) — A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
• flag /flæɡ/ (noun) — A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• pay out (verb) — To distribute money; to disburse.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, doesn't, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like rank, output, lab.

Grammar in this video

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