Shadowing Practice: Do Realisation dresses fit ๐Ÿ? #shorts - Learn English Speaking with Video

ื‘ื—ืจ ืžืฆื‘ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ

ื›ืœ ืžืฆื‘ ืคื•ืชื— ื—ื“ืจ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ื‘ืžืกืš ืžืœื.

23 ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื
ืื ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื ืื• ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ืžื“ื™, ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ืขืจื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืื•ืชื.
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I'm so sick of buying things online that don't fit.
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So my new personal policy is I have to try before I buy.
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Today I was walking past Realization and thought, I wonder if these dresses fit.
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So let me show you what I tried on.
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This is the dress that initially caught my eye, but they didn't have the right size.
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So let me show you what I did try on.
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I adored the fabric of this first dress, but it sits really strangely on me, quite low.
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I think it's maybe for the women with boobs.
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I was briefly derailed when I met Bella, but we got back to task.
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In some ways this next dress was a but it kind of exaggerated my pooch.
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I can't tell if it's the bias cut or the fabric, and I know some people will be annoyed that I care if something's flattering, but I don't want to wear something I don't feel good in.
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I definitely don't want to invest in it.
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Then I thought let's try a long sleeve option.
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I loved this black dress.
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It was a better fit on me, but I'd need the top taken in.
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I think Reformation's designed for women with boots.
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But yeah, the fabric on this was so nice as well.
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I love the design.
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The sales assistant brought me another shorter dress to try, as I really liked that embroidered one.
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And this one's okay.
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I think the length is a bit long on me.
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disheartened but at least I now know what fits me.
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So mission accomplished.

ื”ื•ืจื“ ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื”

ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื˜ืฃ

ื”ื’ื™ื™ืช AIืฆื™ื•ืŸ ืœื›ืœ ืžืฉืคื˜
ืชืจื’ื•ืœ IPAืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฆืœื™ืœ
ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ืื‘ื ื” ืืช ืžืื’ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœืš
ืžืฉื—ืง ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ืืœืžื“ ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืžืฉื—ืง

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video โ€œDo Realisation dresses fit ๐Ÿ?โ€. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dress, fit, fabric. This video has 23 sentences and 267 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
fabric verb/หˆfรฆb.ษนษชk/To cover with fabric.
derail verb/หŒdiหหˆษนeษชl/To cause to come off the tracks.
dishearten verb/dษชsหˆhษ‘ษน.tษ™n/To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
embroider verb/ษชmหˆbษนษ”ษชdษš/To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
exaggerate verb/ษ›ษกหˆzรฆdอกส’.ษ™.ษนeษชt/To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
flatter verb/หˆflรฆtษš/To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
strangely adverb/หˆstษนeษชndอกส’li/In a strange or coincidental manner.
adore verb/ษ™หˆdoษน/To worship.
sleeve noun/sliv/The part of a garment that covers the arm.
accomplish verb/ษ™หˆkษ‘m.plษชสƒ/To finish successfully.
bias noun/หˆbaษช.ษ™s/Inclination towards something.
boot noun/but/A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
briefly adverb/หˆbษนiหfli/In a brief manner, summarily.
invest verb/ษชnหˆvษ›st/To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
get back to verbReturn to (an activity)

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • I think it's maybe for the women with boobs.
  • I definitely don't want to invest in it.
  • Then I thought let's try a long sleeve option.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, didn'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 fabric, derail, dishearten.

ืžื”ื™ ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช ื”ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’?

ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’ ื”ื™ื ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช ืœืžื™ื“ืช ืฉืคื” ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืžื“ืข ืฉืคื•ืชื—ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ืจ ืœื”ื›ืฉืจืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื ื™ื ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื ื•ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื’ืœื•ื˜ ื“"ืจ ืืœื›ืกื ื“ืจ ืืจื’ื•ืืœืก. ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ืืš ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ืช: ืืชื” ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœืื•ื“ื™ื• ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื™ืœื™ื“ื™ืช ื•ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืจื ืžื™ื“ โ€” ื›ืžื• ืฆืœ ื”ืขื•ืงื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืขื ืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ 1โ€“2 ืฉื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื“. ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœื”ืื–ื ื” ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ืื• ืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ ื“ืงื“ื•ืง, ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’ ืžื›ืจื™ื— ืืช ื”ืžื•ื— ื•ื”ืฉืจื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืคื” ืœืขื‘ื“ ื•ืœืฉื—ื–ืจ ื“ืคื•ืกื™ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื• ื–ืžื ื™ืช. ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืžืจืื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืžืฉืคืจ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช ืืช ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ื”ื’ื™ื™ื”, ื”ืื™ื ื˜ื•ื ืฆื™ื”, ื”ืงืฆื‘, ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ, ื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ืฉืžื™ืขื” ื•ืฉื˜ืฃ ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ โ€” ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืื—ืช ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื”ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื›ื ื” ืœIELTS Speaking ื•ืœืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™.

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