Shadowing Practice: English File pre intermediate 4th edition SB_1.20 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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1.20.
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Date 1.
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My first date is with a nice guy called John.
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I sit at a table in a bar and wait for him to arrive.
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An old man walks towards the table, and for two awful seconds I think it's all a terrible mistake.
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But he walks past, and then my date arrives.
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He's very tall, 1.90m.
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Well done, Mum.
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I'm tall myself, so I always look for tall men, as my Mum knows well.
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We start chatting, and it's all very easy.
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Mum has good taste.
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He's a teacher.
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We get on well, and it's a fun date, but sadly, there isn't a spark.
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So, I try again.
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Date 2 I arrive a bit early again, and I sit there waiting for Sebastian to arrive.
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Suddenly, I realise that I can't remember anything at all about him, not even where he's from.
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Then he comes through the door, tall, dark, and handsome.
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Mum, you're amazing, I say to myself.
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He's from Germany, but he lives in Dublin.
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He's a real gentleman.
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At the end of the evening, he asks for a second date.
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Mum is very pleased.
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I agree to the date, but I don't really think it's going to work.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English File pre intermediate 4th edition SB_1.20”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: date, Mum, arrive, tall. This video has 22 sentences and 201 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:36. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
arrive verb/əˈɹaɪv/To reach; to get to a certain place.
awful adjective/ˈɔːfʊl/Very bad.
realise verbNon-Oxford British standard spelling of realize.
handsome adjective/ˈhæn.səm/Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
sadly adverb/ˈsædli/In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
gentleman noun/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
spark noun/ˈspɑɹk/A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
tall adjective/tɔl/Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of…
suddenly adverb/ˈsʌd.ən.li/Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.
mistake noun/mɪˈsteɪk/An error.
chat verb/ˈt͡ʃæt/To be engaged in informal conversation.
agree verb/əˈɡɹi/To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
teacher noun/ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
taste noun/teɪst/One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
terrible adjective/ˈtɛɹəbəl/Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come through verbTo come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, I'm. 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 arrive, awful, realise.

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