Shadowing Practice: Sia - Unstoppable سيا - لا يمكن إيقافي | مترجمة - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 21 sentences and 270 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:00. The speaker talks slowly, about 90 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 68% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• armor /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/ (noun) — A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
• friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ (noun) — The condition of being friends.
• tear /tɛɹ/ (verb) — To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
• rage /ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — Violent uncontrolled anger.
• brake /bɹeɪk/ (noun) — A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or…
• sunglasses (noun) — Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.
• unstoppable /ʌnˈstɔ.pə.bəl/ (adjective) — Unable to be stopped.
• invincible /ɪnˈvɪn.sə.bəl/ (adjective) — Impossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
• outwind /aʊtˈwaɪnd/ (verb) — To extricate by winding; to unloose.
• battery /ˈbæt.əɹi/ (noun) — A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
• smile /ˈsmaɪl/ (verb) — To have (a smile) on one's face.
• sing /ˈsɪŋ/ (verb) — To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• go down (verb) — To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
• hide out (verb) — To hide somewhere.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 31 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• Long words — get the stress right: unstoppable /ʌnˈstɔ.pə.bəl/, invincible /ɪnˈvɪn.sə.bəl/

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 armor, friendship, tear.