Shadowing Practice: The Effects Of Morning Fasting On Your Body | Gary Brecka - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Effects Of Morning Fasting On Your Body”. This video has 5 sentences and 88 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:30. The speaker talks at a natural 178 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| regulation noun | /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/ | The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated. |
| skyrocket verb | /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/ | To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike. |
| slump verb | /slʌmp/ | To collapse heavily or helplessly. |
| sugar noun | /ˈʃʊɡə/ | A food consisting of small, sweet crystals, principally of sucrose, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used as sweetener and preservative. |
| trend noun | /tɹɛnd/ | An inclination in a particular direction. |
| wake verb | /ˈweɪ̯k/ | (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. |
| afternoon noun | /ˌæf.tɚˈnun/ | The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: regulation /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/, sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like hungry, regulation, skyrocket.
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.