Shadowing Practice: UNIT 11 CD2 TRACK 14 COMPLETE FIRST - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Listening Part 3.
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Exercises 3 and 4.
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Speaker 1.
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Well, I got to the surgery at a quarter past eight for an appointment at 8.30, but in fact I had to hang around there till nearly half past nine to see him,
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so I was feeling pretty uptight because there were only a couple of other people ahead of me.
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I mean, I only had a sore throat, so I was with the doctor for about a couple of minutes.
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Anyway, he said I'd just got a slight infection, which is what I was expecting, and he prescribed some antibiotics to treat it.
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But I did find it a bit annoying to have to wait so long, especially as I was missing my favourite class of the week.
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I've been feeling a bit off colour for some time now, and I've been to the doctor several times to try to get to the bottom of it.
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Anyway, this time my doctor was so sympathetic, she asked me all sorts of questions about my medical history and my family background,
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and she took lots of notes.
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She spent a really long time and sounded so interested that when I left, I felt almost cured.
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Not that she was able to diagnose my problem straight away, but she did send me off for tests.
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Speaker 3
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My mum sent me to see the doctor the other day
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because I thought I got the flu and needed a few days off school.
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Anyway, the doctor gave me quite a thorough examination
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and then she told me I was hardly ill at all
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and that I should have had a vaccination and she refused to give me a sick note.
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Frankly, I was amazed and pretty annoyed because I'd been coughing and sneezing all week and feeling very under the weather.
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Anyway, there was nothing I could do to change her mind, so it was back to school the same morning.
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Worse luck.
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Speaker 4
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and said she'd been up all night on duty in the local hospital.
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Speaker 5 I went to my doctor complaining of neck pains, and I was there for what seemed like hours.
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She gave me a very complete check-up and took ages over it.
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She looked at my neck, asked about my medical history and my daily routine.
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Then she told me that the problem was probably caused by too much sitting in front of the computer studying, and with a good rest my neck would heal itself.
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She suggested that I should take time off to unwind and then the pain would just go away on its own.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “UNIT 11 CD2 TRACK 14 COMPLETE FIRST”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: doctor, speaker, anyway, neck, feeling. This video has 29 sentences and 434 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:05. The speaker talks at a steady 141 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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

The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
annoy verb/əˈnoɪ̯/To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
diagnose verb/ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.
prescribe verb/pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).
sneeze verb/sniːz/To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.
unwind verb/ʌnˈwaɪnd/To separate (something that is wound up)
uptight adjective/ʌpˈtaɪt/Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.
antibiotic noun/ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
vaccination noun/ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.
sympathetic adjective/ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
cough verb/kɔf/Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound)…
thorough adjective/ˈθʌɹoʊ/Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
sore adjective/soɹ/Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
frankly adverb/fɹæŋkli/In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.
heal verb/ˈhiːl/To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
check up verbTo verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems.
hang around verbTo stay, linger, or loiter.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, I've, she'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: sympathetic /ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/, thorough /ˈθʌɹoʊ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: antibiotic /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/, vaccination /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, sympathetic /ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/

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 annoy, diagnose, prescribe.

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