Shadowing Practice: Unit 3 Neighbors - Tactics For Listening Developing - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unit 3.
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Neighbors.
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Page 10.
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Track 12.
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Listening 1.
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1. I just got a new neighbor in the apartment upstairs for me.
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I haven't met her yet, but I can hear her TV set every night because she turns the volume up really high.
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She should really be more considerate of her neighbors.
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Two.
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The house across the street from mine was sold last month, and a young family moved in.
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I think they'll really fit in well here.
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They've already invited all their neighbors to a cookout at their house next week.
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They seem like really nice people.
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Three.
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The man who lives next to me is moving.
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I can't say that I'm too upset about it.
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He's lived next to me for almost five years, but I don't think he's spoken to me more than three or four times.
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Sometimes I'll wave to him in the morning and he doesn't even wave back.
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4. My neighbour Stacey is incredible.
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You wouldn't believe all the things she manages to get done.
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She works at a big law firm downtown and works really long hours.
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She also volunteers on the weekends.
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To top it off, her house is always spotless.
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I honestly don't know where she finds the time.
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5. I'm really lucky to have Bob as a neighbor.
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He works in construction, and he's always nice about giving me a hand whenever I have work to do around the house.
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He doesn't really cook, so I try to fix him a home -cooked meal every now and then to thank him.
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6. I bought this house last year, and I love it.
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My next -door neighbors are the only problem.
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They have two young boys who like to play baseball in my yard.
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Last month, they accidentally broke my window.
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The boys apologized, but their parents didn't even offer to pay for the damages.
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Can you believe that?
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Page 11, track 13, Listening 2.
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One.
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Excuse me, Mrs. Coleman, can I help you with those bags?
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They look pretty heavy.
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Oh, thank you, Brian.
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That's very kind of you.
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If you could take this one, it has most of the heavy stuff.
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I can manage with this other one.
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Sure, no problem.
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I'm surprised you didn't just have these delivered.
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Normally I do, but the driver for the supermarket was off today.
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I really appreciate the help.
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Carrying these bags up all those stairs would be hard at my age.
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My pleasure.
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Two.
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Oh, hi, Cindy.
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Was my music too loud?
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I can turn it down.
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Oh, no, it's fine.
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I just came over to ask if you have a hammer that I can borrow.
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A hammer?
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Yeah.
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My brother got me this beautiful painting for my birthday, and I want to hang it on my wall.
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It's your birthday today?
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uh yesterday actually well happy birthday anyway let me go get you that hammer thanks three
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hello hello mrs. Choi yes this is Kyle Rutherford from down
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the street are you by any chance having a party this
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evening yes I am actually I see well some of your guests have parked in front of my house, and their cars are actually blocking my driveway.
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I need to go downtown, but I can't get my car out.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'll ask them to move their cars right away.
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Thank you.
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Four.
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Excuse me.
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Hi, my name's Jack.
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Hi, Jack.
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I'm Marisa.
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Nice to meet you.
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So it looks like we're gonna be neighbors, huh?
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Yeah, I guess so.
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Are you moving in all by yourself?
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My brother is supposed to be helping me, but I'm not sure where he is.
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I've called him a couple of times, but I haven't gotten an answer.
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Well, if you'd like.
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I can help you until he gets here.
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Oh, I couldn't ask you to do that.
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We just met.
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It's no problem, really.
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After all, what are neighbors for?
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Five.
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Yes?
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Uh, hi.
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It's Mr. Whittemore, right?
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I'm Hillary Wilson.
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I live two doors down.
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We've passed each other a few times in the hallway.
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Oh, yes, of course.
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Hello.
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I know we don't know each other very well, but my husband and I are going on a trip for our anniversary.
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Anyway, we were wondering if you could pick up our mail while we're gone.
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Uh, sure, I guess.
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How long will you be away?
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For two weeks, starting next Tuesday.
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Okay, well, just leave me your mailbox key before you leave.
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Great, thanks so much.
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6. Hey, Diane.
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Good morning.
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Hi, Ken.
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Do you have a minute or two?
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Sure.
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What's up?
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Do you remember about two weeks ago you came over to borrow our punch bowl for your party?
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Oh my gosh!
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I still haven't returned it.
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Right.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'll bring it over this evening.
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Great.
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While you're at it, do you remember that you still also have Ryan's tool set?
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That's right.
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I'll bring that by, too.
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We don't mind lending you things, but it would be nice to get them back.
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One.
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Excuse me, Mrs. Coleman.
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Can I help you with those bags?
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They look pretty heavy.
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Oh, thank you, Brian.
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That's very kind of you.
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If you could take this one, it has most of the heavy stuff.
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I can manage with this other one.
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Sure, no problem.
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I'm surprised you didn't just have these delivered.
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Normally I do, but the driver for the supermarket was off today.
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I really appreciate the help.
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Carrying these bags up all those stairs would be hard at my age.
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My pleasure.
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Two.
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Oh, hi, Cindy.
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Was my music too loud?
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I can turn it down.
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Oh, no, it's fine.
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I just came over to ask if you have a hammer that I can borrow.
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A hammer?
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Yeah.
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My brother got me this beautiful painting for my birthday, and I want to hang it on my wall.
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It's your birthday today?
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Uh, yesterday, actually.
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Well, happy birthday anyway.
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Let me go get you that hammer.
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Thanks.
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Three.
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Hello?
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Hello, Mrs. Choi?
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Yes?
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This is Kyle Rutherford from down the street.
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Are you by any chance having a party this evening?
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Yes, I am actually.
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I see.
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Well, some of your guests have parked in front of my house, and their cars are actually blocking my driveway.
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I need to go downtown, but I can't get my car out.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'll ask them to move their cars right away.
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Thank you.
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4. Excuse me.
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Hi, my name's Jack.
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Hi, Jack.
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I'm Marisa.
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Nice to meet you.
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So, it looks like we're going to be neighbors, huh?
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Yeah, I guess so.
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Are you moving in all by yourself?
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My brother is supposed to be helping me, but I'm not sure where he is.
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I've called him a couple of times, but I haven't gotten an answer.
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Well, if you'd like.
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I can help you until he gets here.
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Oh, I couldn't ask you to do that.
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We just met.
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It's no problem, really.
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After all, what are neighbors for?
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Five.
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Yes?
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Uh, hi.
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It's Mr. Whittemore, right?
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I'm Hillary Wilson.
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I live two doors down.
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We've passed each other a few times in the hallway.
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Oh, yes, of course.
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Hello.
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I know we don't know each other very well, but my husband and I are going on a trip for our anniversary.
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Anyway, we were wondering if you could pick up our mail while we're gone.
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Uh, sure, I guess.
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How long will you be away?
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For two weeks, starting next Tuesday.
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Okay, well, just leave me your mailbox key before you leave.
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Great, thanks so much.
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Six.
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Hey, Diane.
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Good morning.
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Hi, Ken.
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Do you have a minute or two?
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Sure.
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What's up?
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Do you remember about two weeks ago you came over to borrow our punch bowl for your party?
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Oh my gosh!
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I still haven't returned it.
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Right.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'll bring it over this evening.
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Great.
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While you're at it, do you remember that you still also have Ryan's tool set?
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That's right.
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I'll bring that by, too.
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We don't mind lending you things, but it would be nice to get them back.
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Page 12.
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Track 14.
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Listening 3.
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1. So I have this neighbor, Mr. Cartwright.
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He's an elderly man, retired.
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Anyway, I used to think he was really nosy, because he sits on his porch all day and watches the people in the neighborhood.
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It used to really bother me.
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But then I went on vacation last year, and someone tried to break into my house while I was gone.
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Mr. Cartwright saw them and called the police right away.
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Now I'm glad to have someone like Mr. Cartwright in the neighborhood.
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It's good to know that someone's watching out, you know?
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2. Nancy is my next door neighbor.
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She used to watch our children whenever my wife and I had to work late.
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I always thought she was someone you could really count on, and I never worried about leaving the kids with her.
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Until last year.
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I had to work late, and my wife was on a business trip.
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So I asked Nancy if she would mind picking up the kids from daycare, and she said okay day.
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But later that day, I got a call from the daycare saying
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that the kids had been waiting there for two and a half hours.
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She completely forgot about them.
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Now I just don't think I can trust her.
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Three.
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When Dr. Wu first moved into the neighborhood, I didn't think very much of him.
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I invited him to a couple of neighborhood events, barbecues, dinner parties, you know, but he would always decline.
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He was never rude about it, but he didn't seem very interested in getting to know his neighbors.
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I just figured that he was kind of arrogant.
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Later, however, I found out that he spends all of his free time volunteering at a free health clinic downtown.
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That's why he never comes to any neighborhood events.
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He just doesn't have time.
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4. I really can't stand my neighbor Gary now.
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The funny thing is, that wasn't always the case.
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I used to get along with him really well.
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He seemed like a quiet, polite guy.
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He was friendly, but minded his business.
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Just generally a good neighbor, you know.
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But in the last year or so, he's gotten a new hobby, repairing and riding old motorcycles.
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And these things are so loud, he'll get up around 6 .30 or 7am on a Saturday and start working on one of his motorcycles.
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Like fixing the engine and then testing it?
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He wakes up half the neighbourhood.
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I've talked to him about it before, but he just won't listen.
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1. So I have this neighbour, Mr Cartwright.
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He's an elderly man, retired.
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Anyway, I used to think he was really nosy, because he sits on his porch all day and watches the people in the neighborhood.
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It used to really bother me.
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But then I went on vacation last year and someone tried to break into my house while I was gone.
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Mr. Cartwright saw them and called the police right away.
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Now I'm glad to have someone like Mr. Cartwright in the neighborhood.
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It's good to know that someone's watching out, you know?
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2. Nancy is my next -door neighbor.
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She used to watch our children whenever my wife and I had to work late.
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I always thought she was someone you could really count on, and I never worried about leaving the kids with her.
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Until last year.
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I had to work late, and my wife was on a business trip.
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So I asked Nancy if she would mind picking up the kids from daycare, and she said okay.
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But later that day, I got a call from the daycare saying
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that the kids had been waiting there for two and a half hours.
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She completely forgot about them.
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Now I just don't think I can trust her.
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Three.
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When Dr. Wu first moved into the neighborhood, I didn't think very much of him.
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I invited him to a couple of neighborhood events, barbecues, dinner parties, you know, but he would always decline.
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He was never rude about it, but he didn't seem very interested in getting to know his neighbors.
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I just figured that he was kind of arrogant.
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Later, however, I found out that he spends all of his free time volunteering at a free health clinic downtown.
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That's why he never comes to any neighborhood events.
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He just doesn't have time.
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4. I really can't stand my neighbor Gary now.
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The funny thing is, that wasn't always the case.
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I used to get along with him really well.
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He seemed like a quiet, polite guy.
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He was friendly, but minded his business.
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Just generally a good neighbor, you know.
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But in the last year or so, he's gotten a new hobby, repairing and riding old motorcycles.
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And these things are so loud, he'll get up around 6 .30 or 7am on a Saturday and start working on one of his motorcycles.
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Like fixing the engine and then testing it?
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He wakes up half the neighbourhood.
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I've talked to him about it before, but he just won't listen.
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Page 13 Track 15.
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Pronunciation.
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1. Law firm.
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2. Punch bowl.
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3. Grocery bag.
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4. Business trip.
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5. Mailbox key.
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6. Daycare Page 13.
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Track 16.
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Dictation Did you hear about the argument between Steve and Mr. Riley?
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An argument?
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But they've been friends for years.
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What happened?
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Steve was cutting some tree branches from that tree in his yard, and one fell on the roof of Mr. Riley's car.
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Oh, no. You know that car is his prized possession.
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Right.
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Well, Steve offered to take it to a repair shop and pay for the damages.
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That seems reasonable.
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Yeah, but Mr. Riley was so angry that he won't even talk to Steve anymore.
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Thank you.
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כל מה שאתה צריך כדי לדבר בשטף
הגיית AIציון לכל משפט
תרגול IPAשלוט בכל צליל
אוצר מיליםבנה את מאגר המילים שלך
משחק אוצר מיליםלמד תוך כדי משחק
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 303 sentences and 2305 words to shadow. The speech runs for 16:14. The speaker talks at a steady 142 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| neighbour noun | /ˈneɪbɚ/ | A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or… |
| hammer noun | /ˈhæmɚ/ | A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. |
| downtown noun | /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ | The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. |
| motorcycle noun | /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/ | An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels. |
| borrow verb | /ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/ | To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. |
| repair verb | /ˈɹiːpɛɚ/ | To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy. |
| punch noun | /pʌnt͡ʃ/ | A hit or strike with one's fist. |
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| volunteer noun | /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ | One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay. |
| decline verb | /dɪˈklaɪn/ | To move downwards, to fall, to drop. |
| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| bother verb | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. |
| rude adjective | /ɹuːd/ | Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous. |
| clinic noun | /ˈklɪn.ɪk/ | A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients. |
| elderly adjective | /ˈɛldɚli/ | old; having lived for relatively many years. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| watch out | Used to warn someone of an imminent danger. |
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
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| “Used to” used to + verb — הרגל או מצב שהיה נכון בעבר וכבר לא קיים | used to think · used to really bother · used to watch |
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | haven't met · They've already invited · have parked |
| פועל + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — פעלים שמתחברים ל-ing אחריהם | mind lending · mind picking · start working |
| עבר ממושך (Past continuous) was/were + -ing — פעולה שהייתה בתהליך בזמן מסוים בעבר | were wondering · was cutting |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 80 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: motorcycle /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like neighbour, hammer, downtown.
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.