Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 12 Prices - Learn English Speaking with Video

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listening one one can I help you?
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yes, how much are these shoes?
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they're on sale let's see they're $55 uh -huh do you want to try them on?
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no thanks two how much is this computer?
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it's on sale for $1 ,899 $1 ,899?
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$1 ,899?
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Do you want to buy it?
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That's okay.
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I'm just looking.
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Three.
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This tie isn't bad.
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How much is it?
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It's $36 .95.
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$36 .95?
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Well, maybe I don't really need a tie.
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Thanks anyway.
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Four.
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These shorts are nice, aren't they?
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Yes, and they're only $26 .95.
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Do you want to take them?
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Yeah, I think I will.
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Five.
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How much are these earrings?
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They're only $14 .25.
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They're nice.
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I'll take them.
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Okay.
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Six.
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That camera looks interesting.
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How much is it?
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It's on sale.
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It was $145, but now it's only $125.
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Hmm, well, I'll think about it.
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Listening to One Let's see.
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Soup, that's two for a dollar, and a bottle of shampoo, $6 .50.
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So that comes to $7 .50 and your change is $12 .50.
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Two.
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OK now, let me see what you've got.
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The DVD, a good one, one of my favourite movies, is $22 .95 and the batteries are on sale for $4 .95.
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So let me see.
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That comes to $27 .90.
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So here's your change.
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$2 .10.
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Three.
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Yes, can I help you?
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Okay, let's see.
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The newspapers are $1 .50, and the magazines will cost another $8 .15.
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Yes, so that's, let me see, $9 .65, right?
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Here's your change, $10 .35.
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Four.
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So you're taking the t -shirt.
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Nice choice.
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The color looks good on you.
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Okay, that's $8 .95.
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Then the socks.
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There are another 320.
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So that's 1215.
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And here's your change.
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785. 5.
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Hmm.
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I like chocolates too.
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Okay.
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That's 950 for the chocolates.
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And chocolate chip cookies too.
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Hmm.
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You really do like chocolate.
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The cookies are $2 .99, so that's $12 .49.
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And here's your change, $7 .51.
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Six.
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Is this all?
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OK, let's see.
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Now the magazines are $6 .25, and you're taking the book?
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That's $12.
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So that comes to $18 .25 altogether.
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And here's your change.
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That's $1 .75.
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$1 .75.
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Listening to One Let's see.
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Soup, that's two for a dollar, and a bottle of shampoo, six fifty.
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So that comes to seven fifty, and your change is twelve fifty.
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Two OK, now, let me see what you've got.
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The DVD, a good one, one of my favourite movies, is £22 .95 and the batteries are on sale for £4 .95, so let me see.
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That comes to £27 .90.
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So here's your change.
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Two dollars and ten cents.
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3 Yes, can I help you?
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Okay, let's see.
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The newspapers are $1 .50, and the magazines will cost another $8 .15.
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Yes, so that's, let me see, $9 .65, right?
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Here's your change, $10 .35.
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Four.
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So you're taking the t -shirt.
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Nice choice.
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The color looks good on you.
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Okay, that's $8 .95, then the socks, there another $3 .20, so that's $12 .15, and here's your change, $7 .85.
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5. Hmm, I like chocolates too.
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OK, that's 9 .50 for the chocolates.
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And chocolate chip cookies too.
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Hmm, you really do like chocolate.
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The cookies are 2 .99, so that's 12 .49.
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And here's your change, 7 .51.
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6. Is this all?
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Okay, let's see.
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Now the magazines are $6 .25, and you're taking the book?
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That's $12.
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So that comes to $18 .25 altogether.
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And here's your change.
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That's $1 .75.
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Listening 3 1.
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I could never buy a car at home because we pay a very high tax on cars.
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Only rich people can really afford to buy a car at home.
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Here in the US, I drive a nice new car and I can easily afford it.
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You don't have to be rich to own a car, which is great.
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2. At home, it only costs about $300 a month to rent a nice apartment.
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That's what I used to pay for a four -room apartment in a good neighbourhood.
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Here in the US, I pay more than twice that for a much smaller apartment, and it's not in a very nice neighbourhood.
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3. I bought a lot of clothes in my country before I moved to the US
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because everyone told me how expensive American clothing is.
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I was kind of surprised that I could get nice clothes here for very reasonable prices.
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In fact, it costs me less for clothes here than it used to cost me at home.
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4. In my country, not a lot of people travel by plane because it costs more than most people can afford.
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But the US is such a big country and the population is large, so you have a lot of people travelling by plane.
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That's what keeps the prices down.
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That means I can afford to fly here and I do it all the time.
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I couldn't do that at home.
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5. Most people send their children to private schools at home because the public schools are not very good.
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You have to pay a lot to do that, so it's a big expense for many people public schools are better in the US
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and they're free so most people here send their children to public schools
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six here in the US you need to have health insurance
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because it costs a lot to see a doctor
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or to enter a hospital at home you don't have to pay much to see a doctor
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or go to a hospital because most of the clinics and hospitals are run by the government Listening 3
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1. I could never buy a car at home because we pay a very high tax on cars.
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Only rich people can really afford to buy a car at home.
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Here in the US, I drive a nice new car and I can easily afford it.
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You don't have to be rich to own a car, which is great.
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2. At home, it only costs about $300 a month to rent a nice apartment.
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That's what I used to pay for a four -room apartment in a good neighbourhood.
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Here in the US, I pay more than twice that for a much smaller apartment, and it's not in a very nice neighbourhood.
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3. I bought a lot of clothes in my country before I moved to the US
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because everyone told me how expensive American clothing is.
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I was kind of surprised that I could get nice clothes here for very reasonable prices.
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In fact, it costs me less for clothes here than it used to cost me at home.
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4. In my country, not a lot of people travel by plane because it costs more than most people can afford.
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But the US is such a big country and the population is large, so you have a lot of people traveling by plane.
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That's what keeps the prices down.
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That means I can afford to fly here, and I do it all the time.
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I couldn't do that at home.
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5. Most people send their children to private schools at home because the public schools are not very good.
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You have to pay a lot to do that, so it's a big expense for many people.
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Public schools are better in the U .S., and they're free, so most people here send their children to public schools.
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Here in the U .S., you need to have health insurance because it costs a lot to see a doctor or to enter a hospital.
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At home, you don't have to pay much to see a doctor
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or go to a hospital because most of the clinics and hospitals are run by the government.
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Three.
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Two hundred and twenty -seven.
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Four.
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Two hundred twenty -seven.
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Five.
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Four thousand six hundred and eighteen.
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Six.
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Four thousand six hundred eighteen.
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Dictation Excuse me.
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I need a new computer.
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What's the price range for your laptops?
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Well, our lowest -priced laptop is only $329 .99.
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Our highest -priced model costs $2 ,199 .99.
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That's expensive.
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Can you tell me about the low -priced one?
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Well, it's fine for basic use if you don't play games much.
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Well, I am a big gamer, but I don't want to spend over $1 ,000, though.
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This model has a lot of power, and it only costs $799.
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It's very popular.
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Hmm.
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Let me take a look.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 12 Prices”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: cost, chocolate, afford, schools, apartment. This video has 170 sentences and 1292 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:55. The speaker talks slowly, about 108 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
cookie noun/ˈkʊki/A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
neighbourhood noun/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/British standard spelling of neighborhood.
fifty noun/ˈfɪfti/A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.
clothing noun/ˈkloʊðɪŋ/Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to…
chip noun/t͡ʃɪp/A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
expense noun/ɪkˈspɛns/A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
laptop noun/ˈlæp.tɑp/A laptop computer.
clinic noun/ˈklɪn.ɪk/A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
soup noun/sup/Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food…
altogether adverb/ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/Completely, wholly, or without exception.
sock noun/sɑk/A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
shampoo noun/ʃæmˈpuː/A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.
twelve noun/twɛlv/A group of twelve items.
shoe noun/ˈʃu/A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Do you want to buy it?
  • Do you want to take them?
  • Yes, can I help you?
  • What's the price range for your laptops?
  • Can you tell me about the low -priced one?

דקדוק בסרטון הזה

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

מבנהבסרטון
“Used to” used to + verb — הרגל או מצב שהיה נכון בעבר וכבר לא קייםused to cost
סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולהare run
משפטי זיקה (Relative clauses) who / which + clause — מידע נוסף על אדם או דברcar, which is
שם תואר מובהק (Superlatives) the -est / the most … — לציין את הגבוה או הנמוך ביותר בקבוצהour lowest · Our highest

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, they're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/, shoe /ˈʃu/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/

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 cloth, cookie, neighbourhood.

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