Shadowing Practice: You’re totally my type. / Hello Jadoo - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “You’re totally my type. / Hello Jadoo”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: driver, abroad, master, sir, study. This video has 212 sentences and 1243 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:31. The speaker talks slowly, about 99 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 63 of its 212 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 |
|---|---|---|
| abroad adverb | /əˈbɹɔːd/ | Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. |
| trash noun | /tɹæʃ/ | Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| resident noun | /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/ | A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area. |
| skip verb | /skɪp/ | To move by hopping on alternate feet. |
| paradise noun | /ˈpæɹədaɪs/ | The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death. |
| adjust verb | /əˈd͡ʒʌst/ | To modify. |
| shock noun | /ʃɔk/ | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| curious adjective | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. |
| replacement noun | /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ | A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute. |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| delay noun | /dɪˈleɪ̯/ | A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. |
| sudden adjective | /ˈsʌd.ən/ | Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly. |
| sixth adjective | /sɪksθ/ | The ordinal form of the number six. |
| suitable adjective | [ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩] | Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. |
| cheer up verb | To become happier or less downcast. |
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. |
| hang around verb | To stay, linger, or loiter. |
| mess up verb | To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. |
| take over verb | To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can you stop the car for a second?
- Hey, kid, are you okay?
- What grade are you in?
- By the way, do you have a girlfriend?
- What do you mean it's fine?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If you don't come back home, I'll be · if he leaves, he'll buy · If words won't work, then I'll have |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've been · has been delayed · I've never seen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | has been delayed · can't be helped · will be shocked |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | weren't leaving · wasn't going · were just wolfing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 66 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: trash /tɹæʃ/, shock /ʃɔk/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, concussion /kəŋkˈəʃɪn/
- Long words — get the stress right: unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, disrespectful /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/, reconsider /ˈɹiːkənˌsɪdə/, annoyingly /ʌˈnɔɪjɪŋli/
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 abroad, trash, meal.
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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