Shadowing Practice: 12 tháng 9, 2026 - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 20 sentences and 272 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:49. The speaker talks at a natural 150 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• instructor /ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/ (noun) — One who instructs; a teacher.
• roller /ˈɹoʊlɚ/ (noun) — Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure.
• skate /skeɪt/ (noun) — A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
• respectively /ɹɪˈspɛktɪvli/ (adverb) — In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are…
• afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ (adverb) — At a later or succeeding time; after that;
• confirm /kənˈfɝm/ (verb) — To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
• jazz /d͡ʒæz/ (noun) — A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time…
• qualify /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/ (verb) — To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
• arrange /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ (verb) — To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
• motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ (verb) — To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
• salsa /ˈsɑl.sə/ (noun) — A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.
• beginner /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ (noun) — Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
• handout /ˈhændˌaʊt/ (noun) — An act of handing out something.
• skateboard /ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/ (noun) — A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.
• taster /teɪstɚ/ (noun) — An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup or spoon.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• find out (verb) — To discover, as by asking or investigating.
• go through (verb) — To travel from one end of something to the other.
• sign up (verb) — To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as you'll, I'd, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 instructor, roller, skate.

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