Shadowing Practice: SLOW BASIC English Conversation— Learn English with Camille - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, welcome back to my YouTube channel I am  Camille and in today's video my husband Calvin and I are going to have some very simple dialogues  in slow English. First you will listen to the dialogue with subtitles and then no subtitles to  test your English listening and comprehension.
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Shall we get started? Let's do it. Hello. Hello.  What is your name? My name is Calvin, what's your name? My name is Camille. How are you? I'm doing  fine, how about you? I'm great. thanks for asking.
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Let's do it. Hello. Hello. What is your name?  My name is Calvin, what's your name? My name is Camille. How are you? I'm doing fine, how  about you? I'm great. thanks for asking.
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Where were you born? I was born in the  state of Washington in the United States, what about you? I was born in Michigan,  the northern part of Michigan.
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Where were you born? I was born in the  state of Washington in the United States, what about you? I was born in Michigan,  the northern part of Michigan.
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Where do you live? Now, I live in South Carolina.
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Where do you live? I also live in  South Carolina. What a coincidence.
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Where do you live? Now, I live in South Carolina.
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Where do you live? I also live in  South Carolina. What a coincidence.
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I am 38 years old. How old are you? I prefer  not to tell you. We'll just say 23. Perfect I am 38 years old. How old are you? I prefer  not to tell you. We'll just say 23. Perfect.
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How many siblings do you have? I have  four brothers and sisters. Actually, I have one brother and three sisters. Wow, how many brothers and sisters do you have? I  have four sisters. I don't have any brothers.
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How many siblings do you have? I have  four brothers and sisters. Actually, I have one brother and three sisters. Wow, how many brothers and sisters do you have? I  have four sisters. I don't have any brothers.
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What about pets. Do you have any pets? I  don't have any pets. I don't like pets, sorry. I like pets, but I travel a  lot, so pets aren't so convenient.
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What about pets. Do you have any pets? I  don't have any pets. I don't like pets, sorry. I like pets, but I travel a  lot, so pets aren't so convenient.
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What do you do for work? I am a graphic and  website designer. What do you do for a living?
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I write books to help people learn  English and I also create content on YouTube, Instagram, and Tik Tok. Great.
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What do you do for work? I am a graphic and  website designer. What do you do for a living?
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I write books to help people learn English and I also create content on YouTube,  Instagram, and Tik Tok. Great.
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What are your hobbies? I like to take photos  of nature and I like to travel. What about you?
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I love to study languages. I  adore traveling and I really enjoy meeting new people. Let's  go on an adventure. Let's do it.
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What are your hobbies? I like to take photos  of nature and I like to travel. What about you?
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I love to study languages. I  adore traveling and I really enjoy meeting new people. Let's  go on an adventure. Let's do it.
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What's your favorite type  of food? I love Indian food.
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Me too. I also love Thai food and Sushi. Do you  have a sweet tooth or a salty tooth? I really like sweet things, I like desserts, I like ice  cream, so I would say you have a sweet tooth.
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Yes. Do you have a salty tooth? No, I think I like  salty things, but I really like sweet things too.
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What's your favorite type of food? I love Indian  food. Me too. I also love Thai food and Sushi.
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Do you have a sweet tooth or a salty tooth?  I really like sweet things, I like desserts, I like ice cream, so I would say you have a  sweet tooth. Yes. Do you have a salty tooth?
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No, I think I like salty things,  but I really like sweet things too.
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What's your favorite season? I like fall because  the leaves change, and the weather gets cooler, and I can wear jeans again, and maybe even a  sweater. I agree with you, fall is my favorite season too. I love the anticipation leading up to  Thanksgiving and Christmas, it's really magical.
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What's your favorite season? I like fall because  the leaves change, and the weather gets cooler, and I can wear jeans again, and maybe even a  sweater. I agree with you, fall is my favorite season too. I love the anticipation leading up to  Thanksgiving and Christmas, it's really magical.
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Do you watch any sports? I don't watch any sports.
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Me neither. Do you have a favorite TV show?  I don't have a favorite TV show either, but I do like to watch shows in different  languages. What a coincidence, me too. Do you have a favorite show? Not a favorite, but  an old-time classic show that I love is Friends.
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My favorite movie right now is Mucize, which  means The Miracle, it's actually a Turkish film.
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Very nice. Do you have a favorite film? One that  always pops in my mind is, The Devil Wears Prada.
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I haven't seen it in years. We'll have to watch  it again soon. Yes. Maybe in Turkish. Maybe.
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Do you watch any sports? I don't watch any sports.
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Me neither. Do you have a favorite TV show?  I don't have a favorite TV show either, but I do like to watch shows in different  languages. What a coincidence, me too.
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Do you have a favorite show? Not a favorite, but  an old-time classic show that I love is Friends.
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My favorite movie right now is Mucize, which  means The Miracle, it's actually a Turkish film.
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Very nice. Do you have a favorite film? One that  always pops in my mind is, The Devil Wears Prada.
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I haven't seen it in years. We'll have to watch it  again soon. Yes. Maybe in Turkish. Maybe. Do you have any questions for me? Well that concludes our  short dialogue YouTube video. Let us know in the comments. Was it hard for you to understand? As  always, thank you so much for watching my channel.
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If you haven't already be sure to subscribe and  I will see you next week. Tchau, ciao. See ya!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “SLOW BASIC English Conversation— Learn English with Camille”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: favorite, pets, tooth, sisters, sweet. This video has 42 sentences and 1095 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:15. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 51 of its 42 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
pet noun/pɛt/An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.
tooth noun/tuθ/A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food.
salty adjective/ˈsɔlti/Tasting of salt.
coincidence noun/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/The property of being coincident, occurring at the same time or place.
dialogue noun/ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
adventure noun/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
designer noun/dɪˈzaɪnɚ/A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.
graphic adjective/ˈɡɹæfɪk/Drawn, pictorial.
leaf noun/lif/The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
magical adjective/ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
convenient adjective/kənˈviː.niənt/Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
jeans noun/d͡ʒiːnz/A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
hobby noun/ˈhɑ.bi/An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
dessert noun/dɪˈzɝt/The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
sweater noun/ˈswɛtɚ/A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
lead up to verbTo set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • I'm doing  fine, how about you?
  • I'm doing fine, how  about you?
  • How many siblings do you have?
  • What's your favorite type  of food?
  • What's your favorite type of food?

דקדוק בסרטון הזה

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

מבנהבסרטון
הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיוhaven't seen
סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולהwas born
משפטי זיקה (Relative clauses) who / which + clause — מידע נוסף על אדם או דברMucize, which means
פועל + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — פעלים שמתחברים ל-ing אחריהםenjoy meeting

Pronunciation to watch

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

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: anticipation /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
  • Long words — get the stress right: coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/, anticipation /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/

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 pet, tooth, salty.

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