Shadowing Practice: the ultimate way to protect your CPU - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 20 sentences and 252 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:03. The speaker talks fast, about 241 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 78% 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:

• rubber /ˈɹʌbɚ/ (noun) — Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
• pin /pɪn/ (noun) — A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
• shield /ˈʃild/ (noun) — A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
• extract /ˈɛkstɹækt/ (noun) — Something that is extracted or drawn out.
• shipment /ˈʃɪpmənt/ (noun) — A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship).
• suck /sʌk/ (verb) — To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
• confirm /kənˈfɝm/ (verb) — To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
• spin /spɪn/ (verb) — To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
• coat /ˈkoʊ̯t/ (noun) — An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
• tear /tɛɹ/ (verb) — To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
• thermal /ˈθɜːməl/ (adjective) — Pertaining to heat or temperature.
• satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ (verb) — To be enough (for)
• synthetic /sɪnˈθɛtɪk/ (adjective) — Of, or relating to synthesis.
• pasta /ˈpɑ.stə/ (noun) — Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
• fragile /ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/ (adjective) — Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• wait for (verb) — To wait until the specified event occurs.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, didn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “th” sounds: thermal /ˈθɜːməl/, synthetic /sɪnˈθɛtɪk/
• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shield /ˈʃild/, shipment /ˈʃɪpmənt/

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 rubber, pin, shield.