Shadowing Practice: Return from Petronas Tower - Learn English Speaking with Video

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12 משפטים
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1
We came down from the Patronus Towers in the late evening and tried to get a ride back to the hotel.
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But the traffic was terrible.
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We tried for 30 minutes and no drivers were accepting rides.
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To make things worse, my phone battery was dying and my power bank was already dead.
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So with the last bit of battery, I searched for a way to get to Independence Square by train.
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We'd been there that morning and it was somewhat close to our hotel, but still a few kilometers away.
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Then we rushed to the train station, which wasn't part of the plan, because I'd heard it was dangerous to use public transport in KL at night, but we had no choice.
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Funny enough, while waiting for the train, a local Malaysian even asked me for directions.
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He had no idea it was my first day in Malaysia.
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My phone died on the train, so we had no directions to follow.
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The way back from the station had a lot of twists and turns, but my sense of direction kicked in, and we made it back safe and sound.
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It was a stressful night, but it's one of my favorite adventures in KL.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Return from Petronas Tower”. This video has 12 sentences and 203 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:04. The speaker talks fast, about 191 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
rush verb/ɹʌʃ/To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
adventure noun/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
twist verb/twɪst/To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
stressful adjective/ˈstɹɛsfəl/Irritating; causing stress.
battery noun/ˈbæt.əɹi/A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
transport noun/ˈtɹæns.pɔɹt/An act of transporting; conveyance.
favourite adjective/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
somewhat adverb/ˈsʌmwʌt/To a limited extent or degree; not completely.
train noun/ˈtɹeɪn/The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
direction noun/dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal)…
station noun/ˈsteɪʃən/A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
hotel noun/həʊˈtɛl/An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.
ride verb/ɹaɪd/To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
search verb/sɝt͡ʃ/To look in (a place) for something.
accept verb/əkˈsɛpt/To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.

דקדוק בסרטון הזה

המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:

מבנהבסרטון
עבר ממושך (Past continuous) was/were + -ing — פעולה שהייתה בתהליך בזמן מסוים בעברwere accepting · was dying

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, wasn't, we'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, direction /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/, station /ˈsteɪʃən/, dangerous /ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like rush, adventure, twist.

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