Shadowing Practice: Buying My First Car: New or Second-Hand? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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31 משפטים
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1
Dad, look at this! It's brand new, and it's gorgeous.
2
Wow, it's nice. How much is it, though?
3
Well... about thirty-two thousand dollars.
4
Thirty-two thousand? For your first car?
5
I know, but I've got a steady job now.
6
Okay, let's think about it carefully, honey.
7
Are you planning to pay for it with a loan?
8
Yeah, the dealer offered me a five-year loan.
9
And what's the interest rate?
10
Um, I didn't actually ask...
11
Ugh, that's the first thing you should ask!
12
A new car loses value the moment you drive it away.
13
Really? Even if it's brand new?
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Especially then. It can lose twenty percent in a year.
15
Okay, this one's only three years old.
16
Let's check the mileage first.
17
It says forty-five thousand miles. Is that a lot?
18
Not bad at all, actually. About fifteen thousand a year.
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But we need to see the service history.
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The salesman said it's never been in an accident.
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Go on, take it for a test drive.
22
Wow, it drives really smoothly!
23
Wait, did you hear that noise when you braked?
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Oh no... is that a bad sign?
25
Maybe it just needs new brake pads.
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We'll ask them to fix it before you sign anything.
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So they'll replace the brakes and knock off five hundred dollars!
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See? That's how you negotiate.
29
And it's half the price of the new one!
30
I'm proud of you, kiddo. You made a smart choice.
31
Thanks, Dad. But you're paying for the first tank of gas!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Buying My First Car: New or Second-Hand?”. This video has 31 sentences and 252 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:40. The speaker talks at a natural 151 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 11 of its 31 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| thirty noun | /ˈθɝti/ | A commercial lasting 30 seconds. |
| brake noun | /bɹeɪk/ | A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or… |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| gorgeous adjective | /ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/ | Sumptuously dressed. |
| knock verb | /nɑk/ | To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. |
| steady adjective | /ˈstɪdi/ | Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. |
| forty adjective | /ˈfoɹti/ | Resembling or characteristic of a fort. |
| dealer noun | /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/ | One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman. |
| fifteen noun | /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ | An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. |
| pad noun | /pæd/ | A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on. |
| negotiate verb | /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ | To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement. |
| smoothly adverb | /ˈsmuːðli/ | in a smooth manner; smooth |
| mileage noun | /ˈmaɪləd͡ʒ/ | The total distance travelled in miles or in air miles. |
| salesman noun | A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- For your first car?
- I know, but I've got a steady job now.
- Are you planning to pay for it with a loan?
- Ugh, that's the first thing you should ask!
- Wait, did you hear that noise when you braked?
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| הווה ממושך (Present continuous) am/is/are + -ing — משהו שמתרחש כרגע או בסביבה הקרובה לזמן הזה | Are you planning · you're paying |
| עתיד עם “will” will + verb — החלטה, הבטחה או ניבוי לגבי העתיד | We'll ask · they'll replace |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thirty /ˈθɝti/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/
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 thirty, brake, carefully.
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