Shadowing Practice: Key & Peele - Yo' Mama Has Health Problems - Learn English Speaking with Video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 32 sentences and 325 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:04. The speaker talks slowly, about 106 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lewis noun | /ˈluːɪs/ | A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry. |
| mama noun | /ˈmɑmə/ | Synonym of mother (“a female parent”). |
| insult noun | /ɪnˈsʌlt/ | Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect. |
| snap verb | /snæp/ | To fracture or break apart suddenly. |
| procedure noun | /pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/ | A particular method for performing a task. |
| associate noun | /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/ | A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee. |
| elderly adjective | /ˈɛldɚli/ | old; having lived for relatively many years. |
| joking verb | /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/ | Kidding, trying to fool. |
| humour noun | /ˈhjuːmɚ/ | The quality of being amusing, comical, funny. |
| temper noun | /ˈtɛmpɚ/ | A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting. |
| invasive adjective | /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/ | Of or pertaining to invasion; offensive. |
| latitude noun | /ˈlætɪtud/ | The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point. |
| deteriorate verb | /dɪˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/ | To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair. |
| longitude noun | /ˈlɑnd͡ʒəˌtud/ | Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| write down verb | To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, doesn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, deteriorate /dɪˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/
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 lewis, mama, insult.
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — geçmişte bir anda sürmekte olan bir eylem | were doing · was just joking |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — şu anda ya da bu sıralar olan bir şey | is getting · i'm just saying · i'm not insulting |
| Zorunluluk: must / have to / need to bir şeyin gerekli olduğunu söylemek | need to make · needs to manage |
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