Shadowing Practice: Why 0.1% Entrepreneurs Think Differently Than 1% Entrepreneurs - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 12 sentences and 167 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:46. The speaker talks fast, about 220 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

13 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• entrepreneur /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/ (noun) — A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.
• grocery /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/ (noun) — Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.
• whip /ˈwɪp/ (noun) — A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a…
• refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ (noun) — A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).
• curation /kjəˈɹeɪʃən/ (noun) — The act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts.
• prioritization /prʌɪˌɒrətʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ (noun) — The process of assigning priorities to things or tasks.
• potentiality /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈæləti/ (noun) — The quality of being or having potential.
• option /ˈɑpʃən/ (noun) — One of a set of choices that can be made.
• strategy /ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ/ (noun) — The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
• opportunity /ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/ (noun) — A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
• separate /ˈsɛp.əˌɹeɪt/ (verb) — To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
• dinner /ˈdɪnɚ/ (noun) — The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
• exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ (verb) — to be; have existence; have being or reality

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
• think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verb) — To ponder.
• look up /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ (verb) — To have better prospects.
• make for (verb) — To set out to go (somewhere); to move towards.

Pronunciation to watch

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: curation /kjəˈɹeɪʃən/, prioritization /prʌɪˌɒrətʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, potentiality /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈæləti/, option /ˈɑpʃən/
• Long words — get the stress right: entrepreneur /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/, refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/, prioritization /prʌɪˌɒrətʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, potentiality /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈæləti/, opportunity /ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like entrepreneur, grocery, whip.