Shadowing Practice: Track 6 Unit 2 Food and Health - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Track 6 Unit 2 Food and Health”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: drink, earache, chocolate, medicine, hurt. This video has 41 sentences and 286 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:10. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 10 of its 41 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| throat noun | /ˈθɹoʊt/ | The front part of the neck. |
| cough verb | /kɔf/ | Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound)… |
| stomach noun | /ˈstʌmək/ | An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. |
| liquid noun | /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those… |
| juice noun | /d͡ʒuːs/ | A liquid made from plant, especially fruit. |
| fever noun | /ˈfivɚ/ | A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease. |
| sweat verb | /swɛt/ | To emit sweat. |
| sandwich noun | /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ | A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. |
| slice noun | /slaɪs/ | That which is thin and broad. |
| sore adjective | /soɹ/ | Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive. |
| swallow verb | /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ | To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. |
| crisp noun | /kɹɪsp/ | In full potato crisp: a thin slice of potato which has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and… |
| earache noun | /ˈiɹeɪk/ | A pain in the middle or inner ear. |
| dizzy adjective | /ˈdɪzi/ | Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded. |
| ache verb | /ˈeɪk/ | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back from verb | To become successful, confident or effective again after an injury, setback, failure, embarrassment, etc. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How long has it been hurting you?
- What did you eat?
- I've got a sore throat and I've lost...
- Let's have a look at your throat.
- Have you been sweating at night?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | has it been hurting · Have you been sweating · Have you been coughing |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep shivering · keep sneezing |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to drink · need to take · need to keep |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | You'll need · I'll give |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, I'll, you'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, thermometer /θɚˈmɑ.mɪ.tɚ/
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 throat, cough, stomach.
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.