Shadowing Practice: Tom Holland teaching tap dance is hilarious 😭 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 24 sentences and 202 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks fast, about 221 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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:

• spider /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ (noun) — Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
• stamp /stæmp/ (noun) — An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
• toe /təʊ/ (noun) — Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
• mask /mæsk/ (noun) — A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
• convey /kənˈveɪ/ (verb) — To move (something) from one place to another.
• boxer /ˈbɑksɚ/ (noun) — A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
• footballer /ˈfʊtbɔːlə/ (noun) — One who plays association football.
• plié (noun) — A smooth and continuous bending of the knees
• physicality (noun) — Physical attributes.
• teach /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To pass on knowledge to.
• dance /dæns/ (noun) — A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
• movement /ˈmuːv.mənt/ (noun) — Physical motion between points in space.
• pull /pʊl/ (verb) — To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
• grand /ˈɡɹænd/ (adjective) — Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
• patient /ˈpeɪ̯ʃənt/ (noun) — A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• go down (verb) — To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 spider, stamp, toe.