Shadowing Practice: Everyone's Annoying Habits | Friends - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 28 sentences and 189 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:31. The speaker talks at a steady 124 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| unfair adjective | /ʌnˈfɛɚ/ | Not just. |
| crack noun | /kɹæk/ | A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. |
| flaw noun | /flɔ/ | A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion. |
| bother verb | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. |
| correctly adverb | /kəˈɹɛk(t).li/ | In a correct manner. |
| thumb noun | /ˈθʌm/ | The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. |
| glove noun | /ɡlʌv/ | An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers. |
| chew verb | /tʃuː/ | To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. |
| pronounce verb | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. |
| annoy verb | /əˈnoɪ̯/ | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| knuckle noun | /ˈnʌkəl/ | Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers. |
| endearing adjective | /ɪnˈdɪɹɪŋ/ | Inspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way. |
| snort verb | /snɔɹt/ | To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come off verb | To become detached. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, isn't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
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 unfair, crack, flaw.
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