Shadowing Practice: Space Goofs - Back to school Blues (S2E37) Full Episode in HD - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 157 sentences and 960 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:35. The speaker talks slowly, about 83 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• vase /veɪ̯s/ (noun) — An upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh, dried, or artificial flowers.
• detention /dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/ (noun) — The act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.
• marble /ˈmɑɹ.bəl/ (noun) — A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone.
• finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (noun) — A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
• gorgeous /ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/ (adjective) — Sumptuously dressed.
• ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ (adjective) — Feeling shame or guilt.
• pencil /ˈpɛnsəl/ (noun) — A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
• tolerate /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/ (verb) — To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
• meteor /ˈmiːtiɚ/ (noun) — An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors…
• trick /ˈtɹɪk/ (noun) — Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
• lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (noun) — A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
• soldier /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/ (noun) — A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.
• flash /flæʃ/ (verb) — To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
• replacement /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ (noun) — A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
• buddy /ˈbʌdi/ — A person far removed from the conversation.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• do for (verb) — To doom; to bring about the demise of someone; to injure or harm someone.
• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• give up (verb) — To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
• go through (verb) — To travel from one end of something to the other.
• hand around (verb) — To distribute something by having one person hand it to another so it spreads through the group.
• hold on (verb) — To grasp or grip firmly.
• leave behind (verb) — To abandon.
• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: detention /dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/, ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/, flash /flæʃ/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/
• Long words — get the stress right: intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, epidemic /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/, limitation /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/, customary /ˈkʌs.təˌmɛɹ.i/

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 vase, detention, marble.

Grammar in this video

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