Shadowing Practice: The California Roll Was Invented in Canada - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 28 sentences and 211 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:02. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ (noun) — A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or…
• cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ (noun) — A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
• invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/ (verb) — To design a new process or mechanism.
• wooden /ˈwʊdn̩/ (adjective) — Made of wood.
• partly /ˈpɑɹtli/ (adverb) — In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
• nope /noʊp/ — No.
• differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ (adverb) — In a different way.
• wrap /ɹæp/ (verb) — To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
• gateway /ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/ (noun) — A passage that can be closed by use of a gate.
• mold /moʊld/ (noun) — A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and…
• ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ (noun) — One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
• notebook /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ (noun) — A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written.
• sticker /ˈstɪkə/ (noun) — Something or someone that sticks (pierces, or adheres).
• appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ (verb) — To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
• beginner /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ (noun) — Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• look back (verb) — To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
• turn out (verb) — To end up; to result.

Pronunciation to watch

• Long words — get the stress right: differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

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 sushi, cuisine, invent.