Shadowing Practice: Parent-Teen Communication - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Communicating well
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with your team is about establishing trust and a foundation for mutual respect.
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Let's look at some scenarios that show both the wrong and right way to communicate with your team.
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Really?
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You're an hour late.
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Now the post office is closed.
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I just forgot, okay?
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You're so irresponsible.
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What's wrong with you?
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I just forgot, okay?
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You're grounded.
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You're so unfair.
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The father was worried and scared that something had happened to his son.
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That fear and anger was directed toward his teen in an unproductive way.
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It's okay to be upset in this situation, but dumping those feelings on his son won't help him from being late in the future.
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For a more productive conversation, frame the exchange with I statements that explain reasoning and fosters a two-way communication.
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Hey, son.
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Hey.
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I was worried about you.
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We agreed that you'd be home an hour ago, since I needed to use the car.
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When I didn't hear from you, I thought something bad might have happened.
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Sorry, I was at Sean's house.
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We were all hanging out, and I didn't realize that it was so late until I got in the car to come home and sold the time.
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Listen, I'm glad you're okay, but why didn't you call when you saw what time it was?
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I don't know.
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I guess that I knew I messed up.
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Yeah, it's human to lose track of time, especially when you're having fun.
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Mistakes happen, but part of growing up is keeping your agreements.
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I need to know that if we agree on driving privileges and a time that you have to be home, you're gonna stick to it.
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You get that, right?
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So, since you were late, your weekday curfew is going to be 6 o'clock for the next month.
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Really?
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A whole month?
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If you can show that you can come home on time, we can talk about moving it back to 7 o'clock.
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Agreed?
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Agreed.
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Look, it's really important that you don't hide your mistakes from me.
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And hey, I don't expect you to be perfect, but I can't help you if you don't communicate with me.
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Owning up to your mistakes shows that you're responsible, but hiding them, trying to avoid the consequences,
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that shows me you're not being responsible.
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Make sense?
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I get it.
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Hey, is there anything else you want to talk about?
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Actually, yeah.
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The father used I statements to draw his son's attention to the fact that there are consequences for his actions.
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And this opened the door for his son to share his other concerns.
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Everyone else gets to stay out later, how come my curfew is only 7?
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Okay, some of your friends may stay out later than you do.
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And others probably come home earlier.
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7 o'clock on a weeknight works well because you usually have homework to do.
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And you have to get up really early for school.
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If you get in late, then you're up even later doing homework.
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It's hard for you to get up in the morning, and then you're all cranky.
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You're dead, really?
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You make it sound like I'm a baby.
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All cranky.
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I'm sorry, cranky was a poor choice of words.
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I shouldn't have said that.
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What I'm trying to say is that we all need enough sleep to stay healthy.
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The curfew is only there to keep you safe and healthy, not to control your personal life.
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If there's a specific event that you want to stay out later for, we can discuss that on a case-by-case basis.
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That's why your weekday curfew is 7 o'clock.
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The father communicated to his son that rules are in place for safety and not control.
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House rules work best when teens understand why the rules are in place, not just that rules exist and they must comply with them.
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The father did call his son cranky, which wasn't the best choice of words,
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and his son took The father recovered by acknowledging his mistake and also modeled taking responsibility for his actions.
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Here's another example.
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See you later!
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Where are you going?
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I'm going to the mall with Michael.
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Didn't Michael just get his license?
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No way!
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You are not going anywhere!
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I have no life.
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Help your teen understand that the rules are in place for safety and not control and not control.
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See you later!
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Where are you going?
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I'm going to the mall with Michael.
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Come here, please.
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I didn't know Michael got his license.
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When did he take his test at the DMV?
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A few weeks ago.
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Gotta go, he's waiting.
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Ho ho ho, hold on a second.
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I thought we had agreed that you wouldn't ride with a newly licensed driver.
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Remember, it's the law in our state.
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I'd be worried you'd get into an accident with an inexperienced driver.
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Mom, he's really smart and I know he is a good driver.
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I'm sure he will be.
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Once he gets a little more experience.
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Until then, no riding with him.
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The state has laws like this for a reason.
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It's unsafe.
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I need to make sure that our family follows the law, and so do you.
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If you get into that car, that means your friend is breaking the law.
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He could get into a lot of trouble, and you both could get hurt.
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How about I drive you both to the mall?
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No way, Mom.
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That's too embarrassing.
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Look, I'll talk to him.
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Maybe we can just hang out here, okay?
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That sounds like a good idea.
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And later tonight, I'd like for us to talk some more about this.
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I need to know that you're going to follow the law and rules all of the time.
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Even when I'm not around.
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I need to know that I can trust you, honey.
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Yeah, I know.
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These are just some examples based on decades of research to help you think about how parents may sound to teens.
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Your family may look and interact differently than what was displayed in the video.
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Take the guidance from the scenarios and make them your own.
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No one knows your children and family better than you do.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Parent-Teen Communication”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: rules, father, cranky, curfew, teen. This video has 111 sentences and 1033 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:37. The speaker talks at a natural 156 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 19 of its 111 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 |
|---|---|---|
| cranky adjective | /kɹæki/ | Not in good working condition; defective, faulty. |
| curfew noun | /ˈkɝ.fju/ | Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time. |
| communicate verb | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. |
| mall noun | /mɔːl/ | A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. |
| weekday noun | /ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/ | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, but not Saturday or Sunday. |
| consequence noun | /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/ | An effect; something that follows a cause as a result. |
| homework noun | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| scenario noun | /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ | An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events. |
| embarrass verb | /ɪmˈbæɹəs/ | To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely. |
| unproductive adjective | /ˌʌn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ | Not productive; useless; fruitless. |
| weeknight noun | The evening of a weekday. | |
| inexperienced adjective | /ɪnəkˈspɪəɹi.ənst/ | Not experienced; lacking knowledge because lacking experience. |
| unsafe adjective | /ʌnˈseɪf/ | Not safe (various senses); dangerous. |
| irresponsible adjective | /ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl/ | Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent. |
| comply verb | /kəmˈplaɪ/ | To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| stay out verb | To spend time out of one's house. |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
| mess up verb | To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What's wrong with you?
- Hey, is there anything else you want to talk about?
- You make it sound like I'm a baby.
- I'm sorry, cranky was a poor choice of words.
- How about I drive you both to the mall?
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
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| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | is closed · was directed · was displayed |
| אפשרות עם “might / may” might/may + verb — משהו שיכול לקרות, אך לא בטוח | might have · may stay · may sound |
| השוואות (Comparatives) -er than / more … than — השוואה בין שני דברים | later than · better than |
| הווה ממושך (Present continuous) am/is/are + -ing — משהו שמתרחש כרגע או בסביבה הקרובה לזמן הזה | you're having · is keeping · you're not being |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 42 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, unproductive /ˌʌn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/, inexperienced /ɪnəkˈspɪəɹi.ənst/, irresponsible /ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/
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 cranky, curfew, communicate.
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שאדואינג היא טכניקת למידת שפה מבוססת מדע שפותחה במקור להכשרת מתורגמנים מקצועיים ופופולרית על ידי הפוליגלוט ד"ר אלכסנדר ארגואלס. השיטה פשוטה אך עוצמתית: אתה מקשיב לאודיו באנגלית ילידית וחוזר עליו בקול רם מיד — כמו צל העוקב אחרי הדובר עם עיכוב של 1–2 שניות בלבד. בניגוד להאזנה פסיבית או תרגילי דקדוק, שאדואינג מכריח את המוח והשרירים בפה לעבד ולשחזר דפוסי דיבור אמיתיים בו זמנית. מחקרים מראים שזה משפר משמעותית את דיוק ההגייה, האינטונציה, הקצב, הדיבור המחובר, הבנת השמיעה ושטף הדיבור — מה שהופך אותו לאחת השיטות היעילות ביותר להכנה לIELTS Speaking ולתקשורת באנגלית בעולם האמיתי.