Shadowing Practice: THE BEAUTIFUL CHAOS TOUR Diaries: Daniela | KATSEYE - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 82 sentences and 960 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:36. The speaker talks at a natural 171 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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:

• thanksgiving /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/ (noun) — The expression of gratitude.
• icon /ˈaɪ.kɑn/ (noun) — An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion.
• hometown /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ (noun) — An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
• 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…
• cousin /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ (noun) — Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a…
• grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ (adjective) — Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
• piano /piˈænɪː/ (noun) — A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers…
• invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ (verb) — To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
• physically /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/ (adverb) — In a physical manner.
• experimental /ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/ (adjective) — Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
• phoenix /ˈfiːnɪks/ (noun) — A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by…
• mentally /ˈmɛntəli/ (adverb) — In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.
• emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ (noun) — A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
• facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/ (adjective) — Of or affecting the face.
• surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/ (adverb) — In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• go back (verb) — To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
• grow up (verb) — To mature and become an adult.
• put on /ˌpʊt ˈɒn/ (verb) — To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
• back in (verb) — To reverse a vehicle into a space.
• come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ (verb) — To be discovered; to be revealed.
• go for (verb) — To try for, to attempt to reach.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
• go through (verb) — To travel from one end of something to the other.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 50 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “th” sounds: thanksgiving /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/
• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/, perfectionism /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/
• Long words — get the stress right: experimental /ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, perfectionism /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/, positivity /ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like thanksgiving, icon, hometown.

Grammar in this video

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