Shadowing Practice: English Conversation Practice at a Restaurant | Shadowing Speaking Practice for Beginners - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Enjoy English Talks,
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where every conversation helps you learn.
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I'm Judy.
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Hello, Judy.
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Hello, everyone.
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I'm Jake.
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How are you today, Judy?
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I am very happy today.
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Do you know why?
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Why?
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Because I tried a new restaurant last night.
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The food was so good.
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I had pasta with tomato sauce,
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and the bread was warm and fresh.
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Oh, that sounds amazing.
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I love pasta.
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And you, Jake?
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How are you?
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I am hungry.
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Very, very hungry.
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Hungry?
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Did you eat breakfast?
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Yes, I had toast and an egg,
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but that was three hours ago.
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And now you are talking about pasta and warm bread.
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My stomach is not happy.
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Sorry, Jake.
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I did not mean to make you hungry.
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Too late.
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I can almost smell the pasta right now.
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Well, actually, your hunger is perfect for today.
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Perfect?
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Why?
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Because today, you and I are going to a restaurant.
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Really?
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Right now?
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Well, not a real restaurant.
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We are going to practice restaurant English together, right here.
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Oh, that sounds fun.
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So we will role play.
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Yes, but today is different from our normal episodes.
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Today, we are not just talking.
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We are practicing together.
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You and me and everyone at home.
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Everyone at home, too?
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Yes.
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Today is a shadowing practice episode.
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Shadowing.
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I know this.
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I listen and I repeat.
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Exactly.
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I will say a sentence, you repeat it.
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And everyone at home, you repeat it too.
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Say it out loud.
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Use your voice.
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So we all practice together?
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Yes.
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We will have a conversation at a restaurant.
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And after every few sentences,
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we stop, we pick the most useful sentences,
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and we practice them together.
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So it's like a real conversation plus a workout.
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Yes, a speaking workout.
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By the end of today,
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you will have eight real sentences.
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Eight sentences you can use in any restaurant in any English-speaking country.
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Eight sentences.
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That sounds great.
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I like this idea.
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Let's do it.
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We will go step by step.
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First, arriving at the restaurant,
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then ordering food, and finally,
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paying the bill and leaving.
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Ready?
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Ready.
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Let's go eat.
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Well, let's go practice eating.
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But first, we have a small request.
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Yes.
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If you like our podcast,
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please click the like button.
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Please subscribe to enjoy English Talks.
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And share this episode with your friends and family.
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Thank you.
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It helps us so much.
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We love our listeners.
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Okay.
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Now let's go to the restaurant.
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Okay.
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Imagine we are walking into a restaurant.
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The door opens.
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A waiter says hello.
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What do we say?
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Um, hello.
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Table for two?
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Almost.
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Let's make it a little more polite.
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We say, hi, a table for two, please.
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Hi, a table for two, please.
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That sounds nice.
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Good.
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Let's practice this sentence together.
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I will build it up, piece by piece.
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Repeat after me.
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Ready?
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Ready.
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A table.
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A table.
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A table for two.
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A table for two.
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Hi, a table for two, please.
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Hi, a table for two, please.
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Perfect.
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Everyone at home, say it out loud with Jake.
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One more time.
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Hi, a table for two, please.
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Hi, a table for two, please.
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Wonderful.
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See how easy that was?
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Three small pieces.
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And now you have one complete sentence.
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You can walk into any restaurant and say this.
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It feels very natural now.
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Not scary at all.
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Good.
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Now the waiter shows us some tables,
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but Jake, you want to sit in a special place.
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Yes, I want to sit near the window.
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I love looking outside when I eat.
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Good.
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So you say, can we sit near the window?
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Oh, that is a nice sentence.
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Can you say it again?
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Of course.
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Listen carefully.
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Can we sit near the window?
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Can we sit near the window?
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Yes.
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Very good.
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Everyone at home, repeat.
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Can we sit near the window?
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I like this.
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We walk in, we ask for a table, we choose our seat.
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Easy.
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And you already have two sentences.
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Two real sentences you can use in any restaurant in any country.
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Hi, a table for two, please.
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And can we sit near the window?
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Yes, and you can change the words, too.
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If you have three people,
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a table for three, please.
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If you want to sit outside, can we sit outside?
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Oh, same sentence, different words.
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I see.
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Very flexible.
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Exactly.
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Okay, the waiter takes us to a nice table by the window.
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We sit down.
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Let's look at the menu.
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Okay, we are sitting at our table now.
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The waiter gives us a menu.
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Jake, what do you do first?
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I look at the menu.
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There are many things.
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Chicken, fish, pasta, salad, soup.
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Good.
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But you are not sure what to order,
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so you ask the waiter for help.
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You say, what do you recommend?
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Recommend?
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What is recommend?
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Recommend means what do you think is good?
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What is the best choice?
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When you ask what do you recommend,
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you are asking for their suggestion.
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Ah, like what is your favorite thing on the menu?
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Exactly.
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Let's practice this.
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I will say it slowly first, then at normal speed.
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You follow me both times, okay?
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Okay.
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Slowly.
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What do you recommend?
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What do you recommend?
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Good.
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Now, normal speed.
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What do you recommend?
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What do you recommend?
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Excellent.
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Everyone at home, try it.
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Slowly first.
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What do you recommend?
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And now, normal speed.
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What do you recommend?
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That feels good.
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Okay, so the waiter recommends the chicken.
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Yes.
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The waiter says, The chicken with rice is very popular.
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Sounds delicious.
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I will order that.
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Good.
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When you order food, you say,
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I would like the chicken with rice, please.
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I would like.
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I heard this before.
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It is very polite, right?
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Yes.
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I would like is polite.
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More polite than I want.
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In a restaurant, always use I would like.
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Got it.
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I would like, not I want.
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More polite, more friendly.
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Yes, and waiters hear this every day.
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It is very natural.
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Let's build this one up.
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It is a longer sentence.
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Ready?
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Ready.
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I would like.
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I would like.
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I would like the chicken.
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I would like the chicken.
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I would like the chicken with rice.
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I would like the chicken with rice.
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I would like the chicken with rice, please.
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I would like the chicken with rice, please.
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Beautiful.
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Everyone at home, the full sentence.
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I would like the chicken with rice, please.
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What about drinks?
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I'm thirsty.
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Good question.
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The waiter asks, anything to drink?
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And I say...
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You can say, can I have a glass of water, please?
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Can I have a glass of water, please?
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Easy.
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Or you can say, and a coffee, please.
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Simple.
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Just add it.
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I always want coffee.
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I would like the chicken with rice, please, and a coffee.
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Of course, Jake and his coffee.
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Let's review our block two sentences.
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What do you recommend?
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Good.
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I would like the chicken with rice, please.
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Perfect.
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Can I have a glass of water, please?
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Three very useful sentences.
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You can order food anywhere in the world with these.
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Okay.
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The food arrives.
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The waiter puts the plates on the table.
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Steam is rising from the chicken.
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It smells amazing.
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You pick up your fork, you take a bite.
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Jake, how is it?
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Oh, it is so good.
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Really, really good.
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The chicken is soft.
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The rice is perfect.
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Great.
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In a restaurant, you can say, this is really delicious.
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This is really delicious.
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Nice and simple.
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Yes, and the waiter will be very happy to hear that.
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Can you say it again for me?
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This is really delicious.
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Everyone at home, repeat.
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This is really delicious.
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Feel the words.
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Mean it.
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I do mean it.
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I'm imagining the chicken right now.
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Jake, you really are hungry.
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I told you.
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Okay, we finish eating.
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Everything was wonderful.
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Now it is time to pay.
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What do we say?
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Um, give me the money paper?
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The money paper.
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That's a funny way to say it, but close.
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We say, can we have the check, please?
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The check.
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That's the paper with the price on it, right?
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Yes, the check.
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Some people also say the bill.
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Both are fine.
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Let me say it slowly first.
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Okay.
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Slowly.
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Can we have the check, please?
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Can we have the check, please?
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Normal speed.
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Can we have the check, please?
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Can we have the check, please?
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perfect everyone at home try it can we have the check please
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and then we pay and we leave yes we pay
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but before we leave it's nice to say something kind to
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the waiter people remember kindness you can say thank you
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so much the food was wonderful thank you
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so much the food was wonderful that's polite yes a little kindness makes everyone's day better.
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Let's do this one together.
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I say it.
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You follow.
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Ready.
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Thank you so much.
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The food was wonderful.
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Thank you so much.
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The food was wonderful.
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Beautiful.
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That is the end of our restaurant visit.
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Let's see.
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Block three sentences.
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This is really delicious.
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Good.
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Can we have the check, please?
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Good.
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Thank you so much.
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The food was wonderful.
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You sound like a real restaurant pro, Jake.
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A pro?
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I like that.
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Now, Jake, this is the big challenge.
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Can you tell me the whole restaurant story from the beginning?
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Use all the sentences we practiced.
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All of them?
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Um, okay.
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Let me try.
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Take your time.
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Okay.
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So, we walk into the restaurant.
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I say, hi, a table for two, please.
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The waiter shows us some tables.
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I say, can we sit near the window?
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We sit down.
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The waiter gives us the menu.
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Very good.
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Keep going.
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I look at the menu.
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There are many things.
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I do not know what to order,
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so I ask, what do you recommend?
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The waiter says the chicken is popular,
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so I say, I would like the chicken with rice, please.
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And can I have a glass of water, please?
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Excellent.
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And then?
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The food comes.
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I take a bite.
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I say, this is really delicious.
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We eat, we talk, we are happy.
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Then it is time to go.
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I say, can we have the check, please?
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We pay, and before we leave,
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I say, thank you so much.
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The food was wonderful.
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Jake, that was amazing.
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You used every single sentence,
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and it sounded like a real story.
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It felt real, too, and it was not so hard because we practiced each one step by step.
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Exactly.
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That is the power of shadowing.
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You practice small pieces first.
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You repeat them.
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You feel them in your mouth.
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And then you put them all together into one big, beautiful conversation.
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Like building with blocks.
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Small blocks make a big house.
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I love that.
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Yes, small blocks, big house.
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And everyone at home, you can do the same thing right now.
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Try to tell the whole restaurant story.
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Use all eight sentences.
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Pause the podcast right now if you want.
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Take one minute, tell the story out loud,
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then press play and keep going.
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We will wait for you.
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Well, not really wait, but you can pause.
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Right.
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Pause, practice, then come back to us.
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Okay, let's review all our sentences one last time.
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We will walk through the restaurant again.
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I say it, Jake, you repeat.
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Everyone at home, you repeat too.
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Ready?
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Ready.
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Let's go.
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We walk in.
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Hi, a table for two, please.
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Hi, a table for two, please.
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We look around.
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Can we sit near the window?
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Can we sit near the window?
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We open the menu.
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What do you recommend?
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What do you recommend?
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We order.
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I would like the chicken with rice, please.
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And can I have a glass of water, please?
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I would like the chicken with rice, please.
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And can I have a glass of water, please?
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The food comes.
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This is really delicious.
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This is really delicious.
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We're finished.
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Can we have the check, please?
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Can we have the check, please?
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We stand up to leave.
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Thank you so much.
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The food was wonderful.
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Thank you so much.
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The food was wonderful.
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Eight sentences, one complete restaurant visit.
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From the door to goodbye.
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I feel ready to eat in English now.
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You are ready, and so is everyone at home.
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You practiced every sentence today.
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Your mouth said them, your brain remembers them.
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And the more you practice, the easier it gets.
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Yes.
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Say these sentences tonight before you sleep.
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Say them tomorrow morning, and the next time you go to a restaurant,
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try using just one.
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Even one sentence is a big, big step.
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You can do it.
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We believe in you.
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Start small, speak out loud.
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That's the secret.
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Well, that's all the time we have for today.
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Thank you so much for listening to Enjoy English Talks.
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Yes, thank you everyone.
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It was fun.
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Please subscribe to Enjoy English Talks.
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Give this episode a like.
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And share it with a friend.
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Now, we have a question for you today.
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Yes, please leave a comment below.
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Tell us which restaurant sentence was the most useful for you And have you ever ordered food in English before?
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We would love to read your answers.
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See you next time.
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Bye, everyone.
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Keep practicing your English.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “English Conversation Practice at a Restaurant”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: sentence, restaurant, table, chicken, recommend. Deze video bevat 447 zinnen en 2235 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 14:51. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 150 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen. 76 van de 447 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| waiter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈweɪ̯təː/ | ober, kelner |
| delicious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | heerlijk, lekker |
| menu zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | menu |
| polite bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /pəˈlaɪt/ | beleefd |
| hungry bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | hongerig, honger hebben |
| pasta zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | deegwaren, pasta |
| shadow zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | schaduw |
| pause zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɔːz/ | pauze |
| arrive werkwoord | /əˈɹaɪv/ | aankomen, arriveren |
| bite werkwoord | /baɪt/ | bijten |
| podcast zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast |
| subscribe werkwoord | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abonneren |
| workout zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ | training, oefening |
| kindness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/ | vriendelijkheid, aardigheid |
| carefully bijwoord | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | voorzichtig |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| sit down werkwoord | gaan zitten |
| pick up werkwoord | oppakken, optillen |
| speak out werkwoord | zich uitspreken |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Can you say it again?
- Can we sit near the window?
- Jake, what do you do first?
- You say, what do you recommend?
- Recommend means what do you think is good?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | practice eating · love looking · finish eating |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the most useful · the best |
| Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspelling | will role · will say · will have |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | are talking · are not just talking · are practicing |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 5 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, we're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: pause /pɔːz/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, salad /ˈsæl.əd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, salad /ˈsæl.əd/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/, goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/, hunger /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als waiter, delicious, menu.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.