Shadowing Practice: GET READY FOR MOVERS TRACK 45 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 50 sentences and 206 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:12. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| spell noun | /spɛl/ | Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. |
| sandwich noun | /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ | A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. |
| grandpa noun | /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ | grandfather. |
| mover noun | /ˈmuːvə/ | Someone who or something that moves. |
| cake noun | /keɪk/ | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. |
| cream noun | /kɹiːm/ | The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder. |
| grow verb | /ˈɡɹəʊ/ | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
| birthday noun | /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ | The anniversary of the day on which someone is born. |
| address noun | /əˈdɹɛs/ | A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style. |
| drink verb | /ˈdɹɪŋk/ | To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. |
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 homework, spell, sandwich.
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