Shadowing Practice: Bojack Horseman vs. pretty girl - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Bojack Horseman vs. pretty girl”. This video has 24 sentences and 222 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:29. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| horrible adjective | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | Causing horror; terrible; shocking. |
| mood noun | /muːd/ | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| bother verb | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. |
| ruin noun | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| hilarious adjective | /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/ | Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter. |
| conscious adjective | /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/ | Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active. |
| skinny adjective | /ˈskɪni/ | Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense). |
| decency noun | /ˈdiːsənsi/ | The quality of being decent; propriety. |
| regrettable adjective | Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret. | |
| excuse verb | /ɪksˈkjuz/ | To forgive; to pardon; to overlook. |
| crash noun | /ˈkɹæʃ/ | A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals. |
| definitely adverb | /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/ | Without question and beyond doubt. |
| stupid adjective | /ˈstjuːpɪd/ | Lacking in intelligence. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get away with verb | To get away, or escape, taking (something) with one. |
| get over verb | To overcome. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, didn't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: conscious /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/, crash /ˈkɹæʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, definitely /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/
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 horrible, mood, bother.
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