Shadowing Practice: Weather ☀️🌧️ | Simple English Topic #learnenglish #dailyenglish - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 6 sentences and 84 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:42. The speaker talks at a steady 119 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sunny adjective | /ˈsʌni/ | Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| rainy adjective | /ˈɹeɪni/ | Pouring with rain; wet; showery |
| mood noun | /muːd/ | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| energetic adjective | /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/ | Possessing or pertaining to energy. |
| indoors adverb | /ɪnˈdɔɹz/ | Inside, into, or within a building. |
| windy adjective | /ˈwɪn.di/ | Accompanied by wind. |
| affect verb | /əˈfɛkt/ | To influence or alter. |
| comfortable adjective | /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ | Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. |
| favourite adjective | /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ | Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) |
| prefer verb | [pɹɪˈfɝ] | To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. |
| 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. |
| positive adjective | /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/ | Included, present, characterized by affirmation. |
| spend verb | /spɪnd/ | To pay out (money). |
| activity noun | /ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ | The state or quality of being active; activeness. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: energetic /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/, activity /ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
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 sunny, rainy, mood.
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.































