Shadowing Practice: Steamed Avocado Buns - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm going to go ahead and put it in the middle of the pan.
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I'm going to go ahead and put it in the middle of the pan.
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I'm going to go ahead and put it in the middle of the pan.
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I'm going to put it in the water.
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So, I'm going to put it in a little bit, so I'm going to put it in a little bit.
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Let's get started.
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Let's go.
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All right.
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You Okay.
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Thank you.
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I'm going to make it a little better.
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So, let's go.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Steamed Avocado Buns”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bun, dough, milk, avocado, condensed. This video has 37 sentences and 946 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:04. The speaker talks at a natural 156 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 75% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dough noun | /doʊ/ | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked. |
| bun noun | /bʌn/ | A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced. |
| mixture noun | /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ | The act of mixing. |
| divide verb | /dɪˈvaɪd/ | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| thin adjective | /ˈθɪn/ | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| thick adjective | /θɪk/ | Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| blend verb | /blɛnd/ | To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. |
| spill verb | /spɪl/ | To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. |
| boil verb | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. |
| stove noun | /stoʊv/ | A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room. |
| seal noun | /siːl/ | A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| pour verb | /poɹ/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cut up verb | To cut upward. |
| roll out verb | To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions. |
| take out verb | To remove. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 29 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thin /ˈθɪn/, thick /θɪk/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dish /dɪʃ/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, flesh /flɛʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, avocado /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like dough, bun, mixture.
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.