Shadowing Practice: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) - Meet Knuckles Scene (1/10) | Movieclips - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 33 sentences and 207 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:40. The speaker talks slowly, about 78 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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

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

• gross /ɡɹoʊs/ (adjective) — remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
• destiny /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/ (noun) — That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
• restore /ɹɪˈstoɹ/ (verb) — To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
• hype /haɪp/ (noun) — Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.
• sonic /ˈsɑnɪk/ (adjective) — Of or relating to sound.
• lick /lɪk/ (verb) — To stroke with the tongue.
• apprentice /əˈpɹɛntɪs/ (noun) — A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
• ancestor /ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/ (noun) — One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
• diabolical [ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəɫ] (adjective) — Of or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic.
• pitiful /ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/ (adjective) — So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
• ramen /ˈɹɑːmən/ (noun) — Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style).
• unskilled /ʌnˈskɪld/ (adjective) — Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• get in (verb) — To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
• talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. 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 gross, destiny, restore.