Shadowing Practice: The New Flatmate - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hi! You must be Kwame, the new flatmate.
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That's me! And you must be Zara.
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Sorry I look so tired. I've just finished a night shift.
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Oh, of course, you're the doctor! Ollie told me.
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Speaking of Ollie, where is he? He promised to help you.
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Sorry, sorry! The Tube was a nightmare this morning!
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Ollie, it's Saturday. There's no rush hour.
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Fine, I overslept. Here, let me take that box.
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Careful, it's really heavy. It's full of books.
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Books? Mate, you could have warned me!
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Right, welcome to the flat! This is the kitchen.
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And this is the most important thing in it — the kettle.
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Good. I can't start the day without a cup of tea.
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House rule number one: never finish the milk.
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Rule number two: put your name on your food.
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Got it. Is there a rule number three?
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How do you take your tea, Kwame?
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Milk, no sugar, please.
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Same as me! We're going to get on brilliantly.
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Rule number three: Ollie is always late.
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Don't worry. I'd already worked that one out!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The New Flatmate”. This video has 21 sentences and 177 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:21. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 4 of its 21 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 12 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.
nightmare noun/ˈnaɪt.mɛɚ/A very unpleasant or frightening dream.
warn verb/woɹn/To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
kettle noun/ˈkɛ.təl/A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
brilliantly adverbIn a brilliant manner; with brilliance.
flatmate noun/ˈflætmeɪt/A person with whom one shares a flat.
oversleep verb/oʊvəɹˈslip/To sleep for longer than intended.
milk verb/mɪlk/To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
sugar noun/ˈʃʊɡə/A food consisting of small, sweet crystals, principally of sucrose, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used as sweetener and preservative.
kitchen noun/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/A room or area for preparing food.
careful adjective/ˈkɛɹfəl/Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
shift noun/ˈʃɪft/A movement to do something, a beginning.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • I've just finished a night shift.
  • We're going to get on brilliantly.
  • I'd already worked that one out!

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/, shift /ˈʃɪft/

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 rush, nightmare, warn.

מהי טכניקת השאדואינג?

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.

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