Shadowing Practice: EF4e IntPlus PE Ep5 Directions - Learn English Speaking with Video

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36 משפטים
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1
Okay, go to the end of the corridor, go through the door, and turn right.
2
We're in a large open area.
3
That's right, now go straight ahead, you should see some stairs on your right,
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so pass the stairs and a coffee bar,
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turn right, carry on and you should see a set of double doors.
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should we go through yes now you should see some stairs on your left
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yeah i see them right go down the stairs continue straight on and walk down the ramp
8
we're at the end of the ramp which way now
9
turn right and carry on straight along the corridor go past a maintenance room
10
and two fuse boxes and try the next door on your right the door's locked is there another way hold on
11
Okay, turn round and go back down the corridor.
12
Should we go back up the ramp?
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No, go straight to the end of the corridor and turn left.
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We're here.
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There are two doors.
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Which one should we take?
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Try the one on your left.
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It's open.
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What can you see?
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There are three big safes.
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And cages full of documents.
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Are you sure this is the right way?
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Yes, you're in the storeroom.
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Can you hear a generator?
25
Yes, it's coming from the end of the corridor.
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Head towards it, but watch out for guards.
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There's a door here and a narrow corridor to the right.
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What should we do?
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What?
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I don't know.
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Wait.
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I can hear voices.
33
There are people in there.
34
That must be the room.
35
Okay.
36
We're going in.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “EF4e IntPlus PE Ep5 Directions”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: corridor, door, stairs, straight, ramp. This video has 36 sentences and 266 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:32. The speaker talks slowly, about 75 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 7 of its 36 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
corridor noun/ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
stairs noun/ˈstɛɹz/A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.
narrow adjective/ˈnæɹəʊ/Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
cage noun/keɪd͡ʒ/An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation.
generator noun/ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc.
fuse noun/fjuːz/A wick or cord used to convey flame to gunpowder, a bomb, or similar explosive.
storeroom nounA room used for storage.
maintenance noun/ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
lock noun/lɑk/Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
document noun/ˈdɑkjʊmənt/An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information…
carry verb/ˈkæɹ.i/To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
coffee noun/ˈkɑfi/A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
guard noun/ɡɑɹd/A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go through verbTo travel from one end of something to the other.
go back verbTo return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
go down verbTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
go past verbTo elapse. (said of time)
turn round verbTo revolve or rotate around a centre.
walk down verbTo continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the opponent) in order to control the fight and dominate the opponent, while shrugging off the opponent's…

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • We're in a large open area.
  • Should we go back up the ramp?
  • Which one should we take?
  • Are you sure this is the right way?
  • Can you hear a generator?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, don't, you're. 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 corridor, stairs, narrow.

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