Практика Shadowing: Lesson 43: conversation - Изучайте разговорный английский по видео

This video has 17 sentences and 73 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:42. The speaker talks slowly, about 105 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• entrance /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ (noun) — The action of entering, or going in.
• lion /ˈlaɪən/ (noun) — A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
• elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ (noun) — A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
• pairwork (noun) — work done in pairs
• teacher /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ (noun) — A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
• animal /ˈænɪməl/ (noun) — 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…
• conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
• excited /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/ (adjective) — Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like entrance, lion, elephant.