Shadowing Practice: 102 Everyday Sentences With the Verb “Sein” - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I am not...

Good question.

I am not unglücklich.

I am not traurig.

I was never...

...betrunken.

I am not...

I am not your friend.

Wow!

Janusz, I am...

I am not good.

I am not...

I am not unmöglich.

I was never...

I've never been in Madrid.

Schade, actually.

Today's topic is our topic.

We have to complete sentences.

I'm, I'm, I'm, and that's with the verb SEIN today.

Let's go!

I'm...

I'm a student.

I'm...

I'm a student from Berlin.

I'm Judith and I'm from the language school and learned English.

I'm a Berliner.

I am a real Berliner and live in the middle.

Congratulations!

I am?

I am hungry.

I am on the way to buy something to eat.

I am on the way home.

I am on the way to the letter.

That's cool!

I am?

I am happy.

I am?

I am happy.

I am relaxed.

I am?

I am nice.

I am wonderful.

I am ready for everything.

I am?

I am a princess.

I am a very big fan of Easy German.

That's great!

And I am not?

I am not...

I am not.. unglücklich.

Ich bin nicht traurig.

Mir geht's ziemlich gut gerade.

Das freut mich für dich und für mich auch.

Ich bin nicht froh, dass es regnet und schneit.

Ich bin nicht.

Ich bin nicht bereit auf ein kaltes Wetter.

Ich bin nicht.

Ich bin nicht rassistisch.

I am not foreign and I am not intolerant.

I am not?

I am not your friend.

Wow!

I am not in the way, my home is fine.

I am not.

It's like a joke.

I am not a football fan.

I am not, totally not.

And I am not...

Oh, that's a good question.

I'm not a fan of this winter.

I'm not a bad driver.

I'm not a politician.

I'm not a dog.

And I'm not a...

I'm not a gummy bear.

Offensichtlich.

I'm not a change of change and I'm happy to live in a living place.

I'm not a man, who makes many words, but helps.

Thank you, that's fantastic, really great.

I am not a bad person.

I am not an unjust person.

That's...

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I am not...

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I am not a strong mother.

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That's good, right?

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Janusz, do you actually watch films? Of course.

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And do you learn a language?

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That's right, Spanish.

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If you watch films and learn a language, then our sponsor is probably the right tip for you.

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Lingopie is a platform on which there are films and series with subtitles, like here at Easy German.

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Janusz, have you tried Lingopie already?

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Yes, and it's really good.

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If you want to try it out, you can test it exclusively with our link for 7 days.

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You can test it free to test it at www .lingopie .com www .easygerman .com is our link, go there and test it.

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And if you stay with it, you will get a huge discount with our link.

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I was?

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I was in a wonderful vacation.

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Fantastic, I was?

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I was?

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I was in Spain.

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I was in Barcelona.

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I was last in Turkey. Where were you? In Izmir. In Antalya.

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I was for half a year in Thailand.

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I was?

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I was thousands of years in a deep sleep.

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I was once a teacher.

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And what did you teach?

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I taught Sonderpädagogic with very many children.

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Wow, that means you studied at a university?

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No, I studied at a high school and at a high school.

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I was an Italian.

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I was an Italian.

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And now I'm a German.

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Welcome.

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I was the whole day at home.

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I was sick.

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Oh.

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I was just working work.

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I was today at a meeting. Where?

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At a film job.

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Wow, really?

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When I went to Berlin,

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I was very surprised that the Berliner were very unhöflich waren ich war noch nie ich war noch nie in new york

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ich war noch nie in australien und auch nicht in neuseeland

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ich war noch nie in island ich war noch nie in

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amerika ich war noch nie in japan ich war noch nie in südamerika ich war noch nie ich

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I was still not in Poland.

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That's only four hours with the train.

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I came from Poland.

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I was still not in Asia.

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I was still not outside Europe.

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I was still not...

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...getrunken.

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I was still not on Mount Everest.

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You, I also not.

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I was still not on the moon.

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I was still not a big fan of ice hockey.

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I was still not interested in people.

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Wow, that's a art.

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I'm very often uninterested, so let me calm down.

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And I was not yet?

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I was not yet in Africa.

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I was not yet?

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I was not yet in a helpless situation.

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I was not yet so pünktlich.

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I'm always very, very often too late, that knows man in school quite well, but I work on it.

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I was never so forced to speak German in this bitter kälte.

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I was never on a Schlager concert.

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I also not.

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And I will never be on a Schlager concert.

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I would like?

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I would like to be with my Abitur ready.

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I would like?

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I would like to be something bigger.

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Okay, I also.

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And dinner, that would be great.

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like...

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I would like.. a little younger, honestly.

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I also, honestly.

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I know that I'm very old, yes.

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Would I like?

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I would like to be 10 years younger.

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Yes, I too, believe me.

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But only 10 years.

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Yes, because we're down there again.

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Exactly.

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I would like to be in the sun.

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Yes, I would not, yes.

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I would like to be a little better with the language.

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That's coming, that's coming.

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No worries.

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I will be this and that.

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I will be in 10 years a very cool rentner.

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Hopefully.

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That's a real attitude.

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Fantastic.

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I will try to be a fair and a nice person.

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I will be home soon.

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We have it!

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I will be pünktly in bed today.

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I will be very tired.

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I will be very tired.

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I will be this and that.

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I will not be hungry because I will eat something soon.

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I will be successful reich sein ich werde bankkauffrau sein ich

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werde später eine pflegefachassistent sein ich werde ich werde ein baustelle

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leiter sein fantastisch ich werde immer ein mensch mit offenem ohr sein ich I'm going to be healthy,

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happy, happy and happy.

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I'm going to be old and older. That was Easy German.

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And now you're here.

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You can learn German further, and that's with our videos.

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Look at either a video from Easy German, which will be linked in the links, or practice with our materials.

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Janusz, to every video we have many materials, vocabulary, interactive exercises and even video downloads.

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If you want to get all that, be a member of Easy German.

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Then you support our work and also your German learning.

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The link is here in the description below.

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Tschüss!

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Ciao!

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Bis bald!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “102 Everyday Sentences With the Verb “Sein””. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ich, nicht, German, nie, noch. This video has 254 sentences and 1359 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:47. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 67% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
hungry adjective	/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/	Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
topic noun	/ˈtɑpɪk/	A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
hockey noun	/ˈhɑ.ki/	Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal.
congratulations	/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/	Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
vacation noun	/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/	An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
discount noun	/ˈdɪskaʊnt/	A reduction in price.
relax verb	/ɹɪˈlæks/	To make something loose.
exclusively adverb	/ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/	to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely
bitter adjective	/ˈbɪ.tɚ/	Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
politician noun	/ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/	One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
interactive adjective	/ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/	Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or…
sponsor noun	/ˈspɒn.səː/	A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or…
ditch noun	/dɪt͡ʃ/	A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
bald adjective	/bɔːld/	Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
vocabulary noun	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
calm down verb	To become less excited, intense, or angry.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Today's topic is our topic.
I'm not a fan of this winter.
I'm not a bad driver.
Janusz, do you actually watch films?
Wow, that means you studied at a university?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	will get · will never be · will be
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming	I'm going to be

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 28 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/
Long words — get the stress right: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, exclusively /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, interactive /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

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 hungry, topic, hockey.

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.

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Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?