Shadowing Practice: The Strongest SLIME ARMOR in MINECRAFT - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 500 sentences and 2515 words to shadow. The speech runs for 16:31. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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:

• armor /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/ (noun) — A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
• whoa /woʊ/ — Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
• craft /ˈkɹæft/ (noun) — Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning…
• boot /but/ (noun) — A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
• zombie /ˈzɑmbi/ (noun) — A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless…
• cane /keɪn/ (noun) — The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae.
• lava /ˈlɑvə/ (noun) — The molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.
• freeze /ˈfɹiːz/ (verb) — Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
• helmet /ˈhɛlmɪt/ (noun) — A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
• resource /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ (noun) — Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
• breathe /bɹiːð/ (verb) — To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ (noun) — A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
• scary /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ (adjective) — Causing fear or anxiety
• sheep /ˈʃiːp/ (noun) — A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
• arrow /ˈæɹəʊ/ (noun) — A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• hold on (verb) — To grasp or grip firmly.
• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• try out (verb) — To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.
• do with (verb) — Only used in to do with
• get in (verb) — To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
• go in (verb) — To become obscured by clouds.
• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
• look out (verb) — To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 101 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheep /ˈʃiːp/, shore /ʃɔɹ/, dimension /daɪˈmɛn.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. 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 armor, whoa, craft.