Shadowing Practice: [Super BEGINNER ] Korean Short Story | 저는 심심해요😒🦊| A0 - A1 | Korean Listening Reading Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I'm hungry.
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I'm hungry.
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I'm so tired. So I'm watching movies.
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I'm so tired. So I play games.
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I'm tired. So I'm sleeping.
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I'm tired.
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I'm so tired.
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I'm so tired. So I drink juice.
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I also drink juice. So I drink water.
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I'm hungry. So I'm hungry.
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I eat a lot of cheese.
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I'm hungry. So I eat ramen.
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Now we're all happy.
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I'm so tired. So I watch movies.
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I'm too tired. So I play games.
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I'm tired. So I'm sleeping.
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I'm tired.
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So I'm a little bit tired.
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I'm a little bit tired.
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So I'm a little bit tired.
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I also have a lot of fat. So I'm hungry.
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I'm hungry.
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I'm hungry.
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So I eat a lot of bread.
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I'm hungry.
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So I eat a lot of ramen.
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Now we are all happy.
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I'm so sad. So I watch movies.
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I'm too tired. So I play games.
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I'm tired.
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I'm tired.
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I'm tired.
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So I'm a little bit late.
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I'm a little bit late. So I'm drinking juice.
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I'm drinking juice. So I drink water.
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I'm hungry.
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So I eat a cake.
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I'm hungry. So I eat ramen.
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Now we're all happy.
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지금 배고파요?
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뭐를 먹어요?
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지금 목이 말라요?
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뭐를 마셔요?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “[Super BEGINNER ] Korean Short Story”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tired, hungry, eat, juice, drink. This video has 39 sentences and 196 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:39. 59% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
juice noun/d͡ʒuːs/A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
ramen noun/ˈɹɑːmən/Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style).
cheese noun/t͡ʃiz/A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
cake noun/keɪk/A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
bread noun/brɛd/A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
tired adjective[ˈtaɪ̯ɚd]In need of some rest or sleep.
drink verb/ˈdɹɪŋk/To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 38 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're. 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 hungry, juice, ramen.

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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