Shadowing Practice: The Pen Tower - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Pen Tower”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tower, pen, stone. This video has 15 sentences and 157 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:18. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| boot noun | /but/ | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |
| remind verb | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). |
| symbol noun | /ˈsɪmbəl/ | A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. |
| meter noun | /ˈmitəɹ/ | A device that measures things. |
| visitor noun | /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ | Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest. |
| quill noun | /kwɪl/ | The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs. |
| tower noun | /ˈtaʊɚ/ | A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure. |
| tall adjective | /tɔl/ | Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of… |
| literature noun | /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ | The body of all written works. |
| stone noun | /stoʊ̯n/ | A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| knowledge noun | /ˈnɑ.lɪdʒ/ | The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. |
| nine noun | /naɪn/ | The digit or figure 9. |
| square noun | /skwɛə/ | A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral. |
| hill noun | /hɪl/ | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was built |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | Boot, which means |
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 boot, remind, symbol.
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.