Shadowing Practice: 그래머인유즈 베이직 unit 10 본문 | 🔥이것만 달달 외우세요🔥 | basic grammar in use | mp3 파일 | 영어 회화 문장 연속 재생 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “그래머인유즈 베이직 unit 10 본문”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tired, weather, yesterday, Kate, expensive. This video has 267 sentences and 1443 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:42. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 74 of its 267 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 |
|---|---|---|
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| asleep adjective | /əˈsliːp/ | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| midnight noun | /ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/ | The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise. |
| comfortable adjective | /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ | Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. |
| tired adjective | [ˈtaɪ̯ɚd] | In need of some rest or sleep. |
| yesterday noun | /ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/ | The day immediately before today; one day ago. |
| weather noun | /ˈwɛðɚ/ | The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc. |
| expensive adjective | /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ | Having a high price or cost. |
| hotel noun | /həʊˈtɛl/ | An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. |
| trip noun | /tɹɪp/ | A journey; an excursion or jaunt. |
| beach noun | /ˈbiːt͡ʃ/ | The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. |
| sit verb | /sɪt/ | To move oneself into such a position. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Kate is where you are?
- Kate is where where was you?
- Was the weather nice when you were on vacation?
- Today morning, are you late?
- Why were you late this morning?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was sitting |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 60 contractions and reduced forms, such as wasn't, weren't, aren't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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 hungry, asleep, shoe.
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.


















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