Shadowing Practice: Speaking- Hobbies by Nhu Y - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 17 sentences and 241 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:53. The speaker talks at a steady 128 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 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/ (noun) — An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
• relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ (verb) — To make something loose.
• spare /spɛɚ/ (adjective) — Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
• laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/ (noun) — A laptop computer.
• attract /əˈtɹækt/ (verb) — To pull toward without touching.
• moreover /mɔːˈɹəʊ.və/ (adverb) — In addition to what has been said.
• passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/ (adjective) — Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
• horizon /həˈɹaɪ.zən/ (noun) — The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
• smartphone /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/ (noun) — A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a feature phone.
• impress /ɪmˈpɹɛs/ (verb) — To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
• stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ (adjective) — Irritating; causing stress.
• housework /ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/ (noun) — domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking
• widen /ˈwaɪdn̩/ (verb) — To become wide or wider.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 hobby, relax, spare.

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