Shadowing Practice: 14 Min. Conversation in Slow German | Super Easy German 264 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Janusz, endlich etwas Zeit für uns.
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Das freut mich so sehr.
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Und Zeit für euch.
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Wir sprechen jetzt langsames Deutsch.
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Ich mag es.
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Ich mag langsam Deutsch zu sprechen.
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Weil dann hast du mehr Zeit, zum Nachdenken.
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Genau.
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Und dann sage ich nicht so viel dummes Zeug.
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Janusz, wir brauchen etwas zu trinken. Was möchtest du trinken?
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Ich möchte gerne eine Tasse oder ein Glas Kaffee Americano.
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Eine Tasse Kaffee.
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Ich habe Durst.
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I need water.
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Here, Janusz.
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Thank you very much.
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One bottle of coffee. Do you want water?
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Yes, please.
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Two glasses of water.
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I love Sprudelwasser.
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Only here, thank you.
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In Germany you drink man gerne Wasser mit Kohlensäure, Sprudelwasser.
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Ich liebe es und es muss kalt sein.
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Für dich auch?
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Not really.
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Janusz, how is it to you today?
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Today it is actually very good.
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I have but not slept well and so I am a bit tired.
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How many hours have you slept?
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I don't know exactly what I thought I didn't sleep all night.
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But of course I slept somewhere somewhere.
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That happens sometimes.
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You lie awake in bed and you think you don't sleep.
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But actually you sleep a few hours.
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Janusz, why did you sleep poorly?
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I had a few days before Covid.
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Aha.
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And it's said that the following of Covid will take only 2 weeks to be really fit.
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I don't have Covid anymore, but I still feel tired and I'm not so fit.
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Janusz is not yet again fit.
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Fit is a word that you can change with English fit.
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It is not the same.
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That's not the same.
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I didn't know that.
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I thought that would be a simple English language.
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My fit on English is...
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You are sportive.
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Fit.
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Right.
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On English, fit is when you are sportive or healthy.
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I am not really fit.
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It means I am not healthy.
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I feel sick.
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I have to try it again, because I don't think so much.
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That's right.
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Janusz, what have you done today?
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I've done not really much.
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I've slept?
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I've been standing, I've been drinking, I've been sleeping again a little.
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Really?
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Yes.
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And so you were too late to our video show.
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I have been playing.
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You drove to the office, we did a video.
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We have done friends before.
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We have done friends.
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They came from North Germany to Berlin.
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We saw each other for years.
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And we have drunk together coffee.
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And we were with the children on the playground.
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And what do you do today?
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I drive home and probably I will do a power nap.
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Sleep again, Janusz?
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Yes, I'm not really fit.
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Janusz is not fit.
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No, not yet.
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So today's afternoon, you want to sleep.
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And then what is your plan for today's evening?
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Then I want to get certain tasks done.
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I work on my computer and laptop. And...
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What will you do to accomplish?
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Let's end of my life a little new plan.
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We had in the last weeks a lot to do.
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And I feel a little bit of a road brought.
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You are from the road.
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You want to go back to your everyday life?
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Yes.
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What is your everyday life?
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That's interesting.
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My everyday life is to go to the office, my everyday life is to go to the car,
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my everyday life is to go to the car, my everyday life is to go to the car, coffee drink coffee drink
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home think what I have to do for example to wash
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off the water away from the water away from the coffee machine
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and then the sput machine
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and then I will probably sit on my on the desk and play and do something to do.
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Janusz would like to play.
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Janusz, you can ask me.
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Cari, what do you do the whole day?
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Janusz doesn't care for me.
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He waits for me only to ask you.
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That's bad.
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Have you ever seen it?
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Yes, now.
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Okay, which question have you on my everyday life?
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What have you done in the last two weeks?
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Oh, a lot.
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We had a easy German summer school, we had Covid, I had a lot in bed.
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Yes, I have you stuck.
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You have caught me.
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I have activated my Netflix account and activated again,
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because I only need Netflix when I'm sick.
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I have watched YouTube and I have many nice moments with the participants of our summer school.
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Yes.
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And what do you do then again, when the day is long?
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I do many things.
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Yesterday I played a computer game with my friend Conrad.
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We played four hours.
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How many times have you lost?
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And we lost 6 games.
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We train against very hard opponents.
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You are two little losers.
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Yes, you grow up with your challenges.
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That's great.
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Cari, what do you do there?
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I greet the new Easy German-Mitglieder.
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What is an Easy German-Mitglied?
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An Easy German-Mitglied is someone who learns German with us.
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You can become a member of our Discord group.
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You can write with us and you can even speak with us and teach German.
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And to all videos you will receive transcripts and interactive exercises for German learning.
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That's awesome! Are you surprised?
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I'm not surprised, but I'm very happy that we can provide this service.
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And if you are a Easy German Mitglied, you will receive many things,
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but you also support our work and make this work possible.
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Try it out!
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Here is the link to the Easy German Mitglied.
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Janosch, today is Sunday.
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What plans have you for your week?
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Tomorrow is Friday.
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That's right.
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I'm going to go with Chris, no, with Rawat out and take a episode.
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You make Straßen interviews.
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I make Straßen interviews.
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With the microphone.
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And on Saturday I do something similar, but this time with Chris.
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Aha.
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And on Friday, at 12.00, I drive to Münster.
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I drive with you and we take our car with.
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And we drive with the car to Münster.
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Tu, tu.
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We are going to the train to Münster.
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What do we do in Münster?
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Your mother has birthday and we celebrate the birthday together with your parents.
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We celebrate a fest and I visit my friends.
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And I my friends.
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And are we also friends together or are we also friends together or are we always trying to visit together?
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We try to always try to visit your friends together or my friends together, that would be great.
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But sometimes the time is for you.
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We have many friends in Münster,
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because in the past we lived in Münster.
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When we are in Münster, we try to visit all the people.
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And how long do we stay in Münster?
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We stay until Monday.
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Monday afternoon we go back to the train and drive back to Berlin.
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With the bike?
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The train always comes with the train.
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Okay, that was our conversation in slow German.
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How did you find the conversation?
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Want more conversations in langsam German?
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Write a comment.
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Bye, dear friends!
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And until next time!
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Ciao!
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Willst du now with all your friends so German speak?
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I don't know if I want that, but it can happen that I can't train it.
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Okay, I'm excited.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “14 Min. Conversation in Slow German”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Janusz, German, fit, nster, everyday. This video has 176 sentences and 1231 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:49. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 32 of its 176 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sportive adjective | /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tɪv/ | Playful, coltish. |
| activate verb | /ˈæktɪˌveɪt/ | To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate. |
| transcript noun | /ˈtɹæn.skɹɪpt/ | Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy. |
| fest noun | /fɛst/ | A gathering for a specified reason or occasion. |
| microphone noun | /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ | A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio. |
| greet verb | /ɡɹiːt/ | To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing. |
| participant noun | /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/ | One who participates. |
| playground noun | /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ | A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). |
| sage noun | /seɪd͡ʒ/ | The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes. |
| ditch noun | /dɪt͡ʃ/ | A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. |
| loser noun | /luzɚ/ | A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive. |
| accomplish verb | /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/ | To finish successfully. |
| 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… |
| poorly adverb | /ˈpʊɹ.li/ | In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort. |
| awake verb | /əˈweɪk/ | To become conscious after having slept. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Janusz, how is it to you today?
- How many hours have you slept?
- Janusz, why did you sleep poorly?
- Janusz, what have you done today?
- What will you do to accomplish?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been standing · have been playing |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have you done · I've done · I've slept |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will take · will do · will you do |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to try · have to do |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/, interactive /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/
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 sportive, activate, transcript.
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.