Shadowing Practice: 제발 사랑 싸움은 교실 밖에서 해주세요 제발요 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “제발 사랑 싸움은 교실 밖에서 해주세요 제발요”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: crying, Goss, tired. This video has 235 sentences and 1861 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:42. The speaker talks at a steady 146 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 39 of its 235 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| suffer verb | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | To undergo hardship. |
| mood noun | /muːd/ | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| sweep verb | /swiːp/ | To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush. |
| elevator noun | /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/ | Anything that raises or uplifts. |
| cry verb | /kɹaɪ/ | To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness. |
| battery noun | /ˈbæt.əɹi/ | A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells. |
| teach verb | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | To pass on knowledge to. |
| mistake noun | /mɪˈsteɪk/ | An error. |
| fault noun | /fɔlt/ | Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| break down verb | To stop functioning. | |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. | |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| look back verb | To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you have any questions?
- Do you say that you have a mistake?
- Do you say that you know?
- Why do you have a conversation after a meeting?
- Why is that the word I'm talking about?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | person who loves · people who are · one who comes |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't ever told · I've seen · You've also talked |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are not born · was born |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're talking · I'm talking · I'm not saying |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 160 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like topic, lesson, hungry.
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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