Shadowing Practice: you've clicked far too carelessly - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 17 sentences and 151 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:05. The speaker talks at a steady 139 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| subsonic adjective | having a frequency too low to be audible | |
| upset verb | /ʌpˈsɛt/ | To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy. |
| click verb | /klɪk/ | To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click. |
| hurt verb | /hɝt/ | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
| sort noun | /soɹt/ | A general type. |
| seriously adverb | /ˈsɪɹ.i.əs.li/ | In a serious or literal manner. |
| everybody | /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/ | All people. |
| weird adjective | /ˈwiɚd/ | Having an unusually strange character or behaviour. |
| winner noun | /ˈwɪnɚ/ | One who has won or often wins. |
| honest adjective | /ˈɑ.nɪst/ | Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | been clicked · be left |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've done |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm not giving · I'm going |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | you'll feel · I'll be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: seriously /ˈsɪɹ.i.əs.li/, everybody /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/
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 subsonic, upset, click.
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.