Shadowing Practice: The First Case of the Series | Suits - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 277 sentences and 2058 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:57. The speaker talks at a steady 148 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% 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:

• testify /ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/ (verb) — To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.
• harassment /həˈɹæsmənt/ (noun) — Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
• investigate /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/ (verb) — To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
• guarantee /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ (noun) — Anything that assures a certain outcome.
• privacy /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/ (noun) — The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
• seal /siːl/ (noun) — A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
• deposition /ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ (noun) — The removal of someone from office.
• sensitive /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/ (adjective) — Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
• penalty /ˈpɛn.əl.ti/ (noun) — A legal sentence.
• horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ (adjective) — Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
• desk /dɛsk/ (noun) — A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
• pizza /ˈpi.tsə/ (noun) — A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
• wire /ˈwaɪɚ/ (noun) — Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
• ceremony /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/ (noun) — A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.
• steal /stiːl/ (verb) — To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
• hand over (verb) — To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
• come up with (verb) — To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
• do by (verb) — To perform on behalf of someone or with someone in mind; to behave in a manner befitting someone.
• do with (verb) — Only used in to do with
• get away with (verb) — To get away, or escape, taking (something) with one.
• get through /ɡɛt ˈθɹu/ (verb) — To overcome; to endure.
• go ahead /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ (verb) — To proceed with; to begin.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 105 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, oath /ˈoʊθ/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, truthful /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/
• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: deposition /ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, transaction /tɹænˈzækʃən/, admission /ədˈmɪʃən/, violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
• Long words — get the stress right: investigate /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/, deposition /ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/, ceremony /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

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 testify, harassment, investigate.

Grammar in this video

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