Shadowing Practice: Nine - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 9 sentences and 24 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:54. The speaker talks slowly, about 27 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 46% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• bull /bʊl/ (noun) — Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
• sheep /ˈʃiːp/ (noun) — A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
• cow /kaʊ/ (noun) — An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
• pig /ˈpɪɡ/ (noun) — Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus…
• goat /ɡoʊt/ (noun) — Any ruminant of the genus Capra.
• goose /ɡus/ (noun) — Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and…
• illustrate /ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/ (verb) — To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
• horse /hoɹs/ (noun) — A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bull, sheep, cow.