Shadowing Practice: Sir Pentious Scene Pack // Hazbin Hotel S2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Sir Pentious Scene Pack // Hazbin Hotel S2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: egg, wounds, Pentius, Emily, charlie. This video has 127 sentences and 791 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:01. The speaker talks at a steady 113 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| invent verb | /ɪnˈvɛnt/ | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| affirmative adjective | /əˈfɝməɾɪv/ | pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming |
| basket noun | /ˈbæskɪt/ | A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom. |
| heal verb | /ˈhiːl/ | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| calibrate verb | /ˈkæl.ɪ.bɹeɪ̯t/ | To check or adjust by comparison with a standard. |
| enrich verb | /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/ | To enhance. |
| gradate verb | To change imperceptibly from one gradation of tone etc. to another. | |
| hermit noun | /ˈhɝmɪt/ | A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite. |
| highness noun | /ˈhaɪnəs/ | The state of being high. |
| perish verb | /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ | To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing. |
| quantize verb | To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics | |
| repent verb | /ɹɪˈpɛnt/ | To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of". |
| stealthy adjective | /ˈstɛlθi/ | Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy. |
| storyteller noun | A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience. | |
| redeem verb | /ɹɪˈdiːm/ | To recover ownership of something by buying it back. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| keep up verb | To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I, um, I, I, I don't...
- Where are you taking me?
- Please, can I see my friend?
- You want me to invent something?
- Is that, that for me?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've been · have enriched · I've come |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be trusted · be murdered · must be stopped |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 30 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: perish /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
- Long words — get the stress right: affirmative /əˈfɝməɾɪv/, uranium /ˌjuː.ˈɹeɪ.ni.əm/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like invent, affirmative, basket.
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.











