Shadowing Practice: When Love Isn't Easy - Learn English Speaking with Video
בחר מצב תרגול
כל מצב פותח חדר תרגול במסך מלא.
47 משפטים
אם המשפטים קצרים או ארוכים מדי, לחץ על ערוך כדי להתאים אותם.
1
You're up in the middle of the night and again you're in trouble in love.
2
You had another discussion over dinner.
3
You tried to get them to see that sometimes
4
because of X you do Y and they respond with Z and it's unpleasant.
5
And they countered at first politely and then with mounting irritation
6
that even though A you think B and that's why C is maddening to them.
7
Both of you tried, pretty valiantly, to get your points across with calm and kindness.
8
Both of you managed to be more or less polite, more or less restrained, more or less grown up.
9
And by the end of two hours of conversation, you parted in an almost affectionate way and went to sleep in different rooms.
10
But it's not enough and you know it.
11
That's why you're up at 3am hearing the rain fall.
12
You're pursued by questions.
13
What do you keep doing wrong in love?
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Do you even belong together with this obviously very nice person?
15
Why is it so hard?
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You briefly wonder what it would be like to leave.
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You picture some new dates.
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But the picture soon curdles.
19
The horror of starting all over again with someone new.
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You'd miss your partner.
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You have a lot of shared memories.
22
There used to be, until quite recently, considerable hope.
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You don't know what to do.
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If only there was someone to speak to.
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A wise, kind person who would know how to cut through this.
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Then you realise that more than a solution, what you really want is someone who could understand how hard it is that there isn't one.
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Someone who would just say, I know, I know.
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Sometimes we don't need solutions.
29
We need sympathy for our impasses.
30
We need to know that we're not idiots for having the challenges we have.
31
That other sensible people have been here too.
32
That it could almost be okay to have this difficulty forever.
33
Maybe it's just one of life's givens.
34
That's when a bracing, pessimistic philosophy is called for.
35
The sort that says, of course you're miserable, you're alive.
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Of course it's a mess.
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Welcome to existence.
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Of course love is a bit impossible.
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You're a human being.
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This isn't the first choice, naturally naturally.
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You wanted to sort this out perfectly, the way you like to sort out other things perfectly, at work, in domestic life.
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But this isn't a cupboard or an accounting document.
43
The number of people who have this area of life properly sorted out is minuscule, perhaps below 1%.
44
You have failed here, that's for sure, but you're not exceptionally stupid for that.
45
You're averagely mad, averagely emotionally perturbed,
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and what you're trying to do is something exceptionally, extraordinarily, dementedly hard.
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Poor you and poor all of us.
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אוצר מיליםבנה את מאגר המילים שלך
משחק אוצר מיליםלמד תוך כדי משחק
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This C1 speaking lesson is built on the video “When Love Isn't Easy”. This video has 47 sentences and 466 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:49. The speaker talks at a natural 165 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% 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 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| averagely adverb | In an average manner. | |
| exceptionally adverb | /ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli/ | To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree. |
| affectionate adjective | /əˈfɛkʃənət/ | Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond. |
| cupboard noun | /ˈkʌb.əd/ | A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing… |
| curdle verb | /ˈkɝ.dəl/ | To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk) |
| dementedly adverb | In a demented manner. | |
| extraordinarily adverb | In an extraordinary manner. | |
| impasse noun | /ˈɪmpæs/ | A road with no exit; a cul-de-sac. |
| irritation noun | /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ | The act of irritating or annoying. |
| minuscule noun | /ˈmɪnəˌskjul/ | A lowercase letter. |
| perturb verb | /pəɹˈtɜɹb/ | To cause (something) to be physically disordered or disturbed; to cause confusion. |
| pessimistic adjective | /ˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/ | Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst. |
| politely adverb | /pəˈlaɪtli/ | in a polite manner |
| restrain verb | /ɹɪˈstɹeɪn/ | To control or keep in check. |
| valiantly adverb | In a valiant manner; showing bravery. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sort out verb | To clarify by reviewing mentally. |
| cut through verb | To take a shortcut through. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What do you keep doing wrong in love?
- Do you even belong together with this obviously very nice person?
- You don't know what to do.
- Sometimes we don't need solutions.
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| משפטי זיקה (Relative clauses) who / which + clause — מידע נוסף על אדם או דבר | person who would · someone who could · Someone who would |
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | have been · have failed |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, isn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: exceptionally /ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli/, affectionate /əˈfɛkʃənət/, irritation /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/
- Long words — get the stress right: exceptionally /ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli/, affectionate /əˈfɛkʃənət/, irritation /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/, pessimistic /ˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like averagely, exceptionally, affectionate.
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