Shadowing Practice: TỔNG HỢP PHẦN 1 : Thánh Ăn Tiểu Bảo - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 214 sentences and 1677 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:43. The speaker talks at a steady 143 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 66% 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:
- bite /baɪt/ (verb) — To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- acid /ˈæsɪd/ (noun) — A sour substance.
- candy /ˈkæn.di/ (noun) — Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
- crop /kɹɑp/ (noun) — A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
- soup /sup/ (noun) — Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food…
- flavor /ˈfleɪvə/ (noun) — The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
- prophet /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/ (noun) — Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
- spice /spaɪs/ (noun) — Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.
- buffet /bəˈfeɪ/ (noun) — A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.
- scape /ˈskeɪp/ (noun) — A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean structure.
- monster /ˈmɑnstɚ/ (noun) — A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or fictional kind.
- salt /sɒlt/ (noun) — A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.
- meat /mit/ (noun) — The flesh (muscle tissue) of a killed animal used as food.
- milk /mɪlk/ (verb) — To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
- mess /mɛs/ (noun) — A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ (verb) — To be discovered; to be revealed.
- get after (verb) — To move into action in pursuit of something.
- look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
- mess with (verb) — To interfere with.
- move on (verb) — To continue; to proceed; to go on.
- talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 84 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 bite, acid, candy.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If you haven't seen anything, I'll talk |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is going · is eating · I'm just writing |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna eat · I'm going to pass · I'm going to get |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll give · You'll ask · I'll see |
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.













