Shadowing Practice: Steve Rogers being DONE for 8 minutes straight - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 107 sentences and 539 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:04. The speaker talks slowly, about 67 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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

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

• pants /pænts/ (noun) — An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
• steal /stiːl/ (verb) — To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
• nowhere /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ (adverb) — In no place.
• nurse /nɝs/ (noun) — Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
• experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ (noun) — A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of…
• engage /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ (verb) — To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
• laboratory /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/ (noun) — A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.
• shield /ˈʃild/ (noun) — A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
• rifle /ˈɹaɪfəl/ (noun) — A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.
• pursuit /pɝˈsut/ (noun) — The act of pursuing.
• defender /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/ (noun) — Someone who defends people or property.
• unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/ (adjective) — Not happy; sad.
• shooter /ˈʃuːtəː/ (noun) — Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
• someday (adverb) — Sometime; at some unspecified time in the future.
• enhance /ɪnˈhæns/ (verb) — To augment or make something greater.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• fight back /faɪt bæk/ (verb) — To defend oneself by fighting.
• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• get out (verb) — To leave or escape.
• give up (verb) — To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
• go in (verb) — To become obscured by clouds.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
• look for (verb) — To seek.
• put on /ˌpʊt ˈɒn/ (verb) — To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 31 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shield /ˈʃild/, shooter /ˈʃuːtəː/, dash /ˈdæʃ/
• Long words — get the stress right: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, laboratory /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/, perimeter /pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/, impersonal /ɪmˈpɝsənəl/

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 pants, steal, nowhere.