Shadowing Practice: 그래머인유즈 베이직 unit 9 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 9 본문”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dog, headache, camera, Jennifer, doors. This video has 178 sentences and 944 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:53. The speaker talks at a natural 161 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 75% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 39 of its 178 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| headache noun | /ˈhɛdeɪk/ | A pain or ache in the head. |
| garage noun | /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/ | A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items. |
| lung noun | /ˈlʌŋ/ | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. |
| camera noun | /ˈkæməɹə/ | A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs. |
| animal noun | /ˈænɪməl/ | A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants… |
| sister noun | /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. |
| cat noun | /ˈkæt/ | A mammal of the family Felidae. |
| horse noun | /hoɹs/ | A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work. |
| carry verb | /ˈkæɹ.i/ | To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I don't have a car.
- Do you have camera?
- Do you have a camera?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 58 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, doesn't, I've. 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.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like headache, garage, lung.
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.


























