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This video has 15 sentences and 195 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. The speaker talks fast, about 196 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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

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

• guarantee /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ (noun) — Anything that assures a certain outcome.
• recover /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/ (verb) — To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
• mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/ (noun) — Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
• altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/ (adverb) — Completely, wholly, or without exception.
• consequence /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/ (noun) — An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
• airplane /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ (noun) — A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
• luckily /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/ (adverb) — In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
• inevitably /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/ (adverb) — In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
• submarine /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/ (noun) — A boat that can go underwater.
• careless /kɛɹ.ləs/ (adjective) — Not concerned or worried (about).
• catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/ (adjective) — Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
• nuke /n(j)uk/ (verb) — To use a nuclear weapon on (a target).
• detonation /dɛtəˈneɪʃən/ (noun) — An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads…
• iceberg /ˈaɪsbɝɡ/ (noun) — A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf

Pronunciation to watch

• Long words — get the stress right: mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, inevitably /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/, catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/, detonation /dɛtəˈneɪʃən/

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 guarantee, recover, mechanism.

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