Shadowing Practice: Rachel's Coffee | Friends | Comedy Central Africa - Learn English Speaking with Video

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68 משפטים
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I mean, I have never made coffee before in my entire life.
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That is amazing.
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Congratulations.
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While you're on a roll, if you feel like you've got to make, like, a Western omelet or something.
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Although, actually, I'm really not that hungry this morning.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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Good morning, Paul.
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Hello, Paul.
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Hi.
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Paul, is it?
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I had a really great time last night.
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Thank you.
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Thank you so much.
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We'll talk later.
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Yeah.
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Thank you.
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That wasn't a real date.
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What the hell do you do on a real day?
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Shut up and put my table back.
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Okay.
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All right, kids, I gotta get to work.
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If I don't input those numbers, it doesn't make much of a difference.
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So, like, you guys all have jobs?
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Yeah, we all have jobs.
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See, that's how we buy stuff.
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Yeah, I'm an actor.
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Wow.
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Would I have seen you in anything?
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Oh, I doubt it.
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Mostly regional work.
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Hey, hey, unless you happen to catch the Wee Ones production of Pinocchio.
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Look, Geppetto, I'm a real live boy.
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I will not take this abuse.
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You're right, I'm sorry.
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Once I was a wooden boy, a little wooden boy.
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Guess what?
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You got a job?
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Are you kidding?
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I'm trained for nothing.
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I was laughed out of 12 interviews today.
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And yet you're surprisingly upbeat.
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Well, you would be too if you found Joan and David Boots on sale, 50 % off.
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Oh, how well you know me.
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They're my new, I don't need a job, I don't need my parents, I've got great boots, boots.
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How'd you pay for them?
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A credit card.
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And who pays for that?
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Um, my father.
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Come on, you can't live off your parents your whole life.
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I know that.
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That's why I was getting married.
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Give her a break.
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It's hard being on your own for the first time.
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Thank you.
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You're welcome.
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I remember when I first came to this city, I was 14.
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My mom had just killed herself, and my stepdad was back in prison.
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And I got here, and I didn't help anybody.
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And I ended up living with this albino guy who was, like, cleaning windshields outside Port Authority.
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And then he killed himself.
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And then I found aromatherapy.
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So believe me, I know exactly how you feel.
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The word you're looking for is...
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Anyway.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Rachel's Coffee”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: boots, Paul, boy. This video has 68 sentences and 398 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:56. The speaker talks at a steady 136 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
boot noun/but/A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
wooden adjective/ˈwʊdn̩/Made of wood.
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
congratulations/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
input noun/ˈɪnpʊt/The act or process of putting in; infusion.
surprisingly adverb/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
upbeat adjective/ʌpˈbit/Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
albino noun/ælˈbaɪnoʊ/A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.
aromatherapy noun/əˌrəʊməˈθɛrəpi/The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
omelette noun/ˈɒmlɪt/A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs…
stepdad nounA stepfather.
windshield noun/wɪnˈʃiːld/A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the…

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
end up verbTo bring to a conclusion.
live off verbTo depend on financially.
shut up/ʃʌt ʌp/Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)…

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Although, actually, I'm really not that hungry this morning.
  • See, that's how we buy stuff.
  • Would I have seen you in anything?
  • You got a job?
  • How'd you pay for them?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, windshield /wɪnˈʃiːld/
  • Long words — get the stress right: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, aromatherapy /əˌrəʊməˈθɛrəpi/

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 boot, wooden, hungry.

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