Shadowing Practice: SP LESSON 40 Vocabulary - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome back to lesson 40, booking a restaurant.
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Part one, how to pronounce the voiced consonant, brr, sound.
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Let's look at an example, river, river.
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Part two, pronunciation practice in words and sentences.
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River, river.
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Rocket, rocket.
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Rabbit, rabbit.
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Rescue, rescue.
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Rustic, rustic.
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Rental, rental.
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Rainbow, rainbow.
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The red roses were really beautiful.
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Robert rode his bike on the rough road.
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They were reading a thrilling story.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “SP LESSON 40 Vocabulary”. This video has 14 sentences and 66 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:08.

Key vocabulary in this video

13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
rescue verb/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/To save from any violence, danger or evil.
rocket noun/ˈɹɑk.ɪt/A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, (specifically) a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light…
rental noun/ˈɹɛntəl/Something that is rented.
rabbit noun/ˈɹæbɪt/A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares)
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
thrill verb/θɹɪl/To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
pronounce verb/pɹəˈnaʊns/To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
pronunciation noun/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
consonant noun/ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant…
restaurant noun/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
sentence noun/ˈsɛn.təns/The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
bike noun/baɪk/Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.
rough adjective/ɹʌf/Not smooth; uneven.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwere reading

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 rescue, rocket, rental.

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.

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