Shadowing Practice: A Mazda MX5 Might Save Your Life - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Thank you for your time the other day, it's just unfortunately we think someone else is going to be a better fit for the role.

Again, thank you for your time.

Once again he doesn't answer the phone, what a surprise.

Look, we're done.

This is just over.

Just don't want to talk to you anymore.

Goodbye.

The chances are if you're watching this then you're probably a living breathing human being for one

and a car enthusiast as well.

But this means we've all had low moments in our lives, you know, we're all the same in that respect.

I've had a fair few, I must admit, and I've never really stopped to think how I've managed to claw myself out of them.

I've got great friends and family, a lovely little support network of people that can help me out if the proverbial hits the fan,

but why is my brain still intact?

I think it might be this.

Big surprise, this is my Mazda MX-5 Mark IV.

Now I've had this car for coming up to a year, it's absolutely perfect for what I use it for.

Super economical, rear-wheel drive, manual gearbox, limited slip differential, you can do the maths on that one I think.

It's been an absolute blast to drive.

The thing is, when you're going through a bit of a hard time, the best thing you can possibly do for yourself is put your phone away.

Stop looking back at old text messages and photos and just do something else.

It's the doing something else bit that catches most people out.

This is a list of the best selling cars in the UK for 2024.

Now, all but three of these are SUVs, and almost all of them can be had as fully electric cars as well, which may count towards this score.

Now while I don't have a problem with that per se, as a car enthusiast looking to just drive that poses a bit of an issue.

One thing you can't do with a non-1-1 car is escape from your thoughts.

See you've gone through a bad time you want to go for a drive to kind of escape it all.

So you hop in the car, you start driving, and what you realize quite quickly is as long as you don't have the music on absolute full blast,

you're left with nothing but your thoughts.

Everything's so quiet, there's hardly any road noise, you know, it's just you in there.

In the OX5, there's noise, you're having to deal with a, you know, really pin sharp manual gearbox, you're having to think about other things.

I quite like that.

When I've needed it, it's been there.

Sitting on the drive and ready to go.

Ready for me to complain about my day.

One bolt action gear change at a time.

It's therapy, to be fair, but cheaper.

It's a relationship, but man and machine rather than human to human, and it can be a full-time job just trying to keep the rest of the way.

But it's also a community.

Now, don't laugh, but basically all of my friends have one.

I don't think that's a coincidence.

It's just simply a joy to drive and forget the rest of the world.

So maybe you lost someone last year, need a way to express yourself.

Struggling at work? that 9-5 feels like it's never going to end, well put it all behind you.

It's freedom.

So even if there isn't anyone in your passenger seat for now, and the world seems to be closing in, go and buy yourself an MX-5.

It might just save your life.

Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 47 sentences and 618 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:01. The speaker talks at a natural 154 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
blast noun	/blæst/	A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
manual noun	/ˈmæn.j(u)əl/	Synonym of handbook.
sharp adjective	/ʃɑɹp/	Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
gear noun	/ɡɪɚ/	Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
passenger noun	/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/	One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
goodbye	/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/	Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
slip verb	/ˈslɪp/	To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
breathe verb	/bɹiːð/	To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
complain verb	/kəmˈpleɪn/	To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
mathematics noun	/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/	An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
pose verb	/poʊz/	To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
bolt noun	/boʊlt/	A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to…
intact adjective	/ɪnˈtækt/	Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied, or otherwise damaged.
coincidence noun	/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/	The property of being coincident, occurring at the same time or place.
differential adjective	[dɪfəˈɹənʃəɫ]	Of or pertaining to a difference.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go through verb	To travel from one end of something to the other.
come up to verb	To approach.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, enthusiast /ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sharp /ʃɑɹp/, differential [dɪfəˈɹənʃəɫ]
Long words — get the stress right: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/, differential [dɪfəˈɹənʃəɫ], economical /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/, enthusiast /ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like blast, manual, sharp.

דקדוק בסרטון הזה

המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:

מבנה	בסרטון
הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו	I've had · It's been · you've gone
סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה	is put · can be had

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