Shadowing Practice: أول راتب اختفى في 10 دقائق | تعلّم الإنجليزية بقصة ممتعة | Learn English Through a Story - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Sammer's first salary lasted ten minutes.
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And he bought almost nothing.
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Ten minutes earlier, he felt rich.
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His manager handed him the envelope.
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Sammer felt the cash inside.
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He counted every note carefully.
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Suddenly, everything seemed affordable.
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Then, he entered a clothing store.
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A new jacket caught his eye.
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He tried it on immediately.
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It made him look successful.
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Then he noticed a leather belt.
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The belt matched perfectly.
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Now he wanted both.
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He asked for the total.
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The price weakened his smile.
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Still, he opened the envelope.
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Then, one word stopped him.
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Rent was due tomorrow.
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The jacket suddenly looked expensive.
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He returned the jacket slowly.
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The belt survived for now.
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Then he remembered electricity bill.
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That bill was due soon.
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He looked at the belt again.
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His old belt still worked.
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He returned the new belt.
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His hands were empty again.
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The Internet subscription was due.
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No Internet meant no videos.
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That ended the shopping trip.
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He walked out empty -handed.
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His salary felt smaller now.
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Then he smelled fresh coffee.
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He checked the envelope again.
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One coffee seemed harmless.
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At least that was his theory.
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He ordered the cheapest coffee.
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The waiter named the price.
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Even coffee felt expensive now.
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Still, he paid in cash.
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He carried it very carefully.
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This was his only luxury.
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He took one slow sip.
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Then Sammer started laughing.
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Bills had their own plans.
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What would you buy first?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “أول راتب اختفى في 10 دقائق”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: belt, coffee, felt, envelope, jacket. This video has 47 sentences and 237 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:59. The speaker talks slowly, about 60 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| belt noun | /ˈbɛlt/ | A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. |
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
| envelope noun | /ˈɛnvə(ˌ)loʊp/ | A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| salary noun | /ˈsæləɹi/ | A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or… |
| clothing noun | /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ | Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to… |
| electricity noun | /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ | Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now… |
| leather noun | /ˈlɛðɚ/ | A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier… |
| luxury noun | /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/ | Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create. |
| affordable adjective | /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/ | Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced. |
| subscription noun | /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/ | Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment. |
| harmless adjective | /ˈhɑɹmləs/ | Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe. |
| waiter noun | /ˈweɪ̯təː/ | A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar. |
| weaken verb | /ˈwikən/ | To make weaker or less strong. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk out verb | To stage a walkout or strike. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, leather /ˈlɛðɚ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/, subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/
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 belt, jacket, envelope.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.