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Hello and welcome to another lesson.
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How are you feeling today?
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I am wonderful.
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Speaking of feelings, in this lesson,
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I'm going to teach you 20 adjectives that you can use to talk about feelings.
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Let's get started it.
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My name is Matty from Piece of Cake English
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and in this lesson I'm going to teach you 20 adjectives that you can use to talk about feelings.
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Well a few months ago I went to the city of Venice in Italy.
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It was beautiful.
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Now if you haven't seen the videos I'm going to put the links over here so you can click on the links,
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watch the videos, and learn some idioms to talk about traveling.
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Well, two of my friends, Lucy and Jack, also went to the city of Venice.
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Lucy loved the experience, but Jack, hmm, he didn't like it.
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Let's listen to Lucy and see how she felt about the trip.
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We wanted to go on a trip to Venice, so I was very excited.
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We went by train.
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When we arrived, I was very surprised because the city was on water.
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I was very confused.
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People use boats for transportation, and I was very interested in it.
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It was a lovely trip, and I was very happy.
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Wow.
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So, Lucy enjoyed her trip to Venice, right?
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Now, let's read again what she said.
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We wanted to go on a trip to Venice.
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So, I was very excited.
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Excited?
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Yeah.
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We want to go to Venice.
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She was excited because she wants to go to Venice.
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We went by train
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When we arrived, I was very surprised
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Whoa, whoa, she was very surprised, right?
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Because the city was on water
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The city of Venice was on water, so she was Oh my God,
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she was surprised I was very confused.
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She was confused.
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Come on, come on.
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How are they on water?
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She was very confused, right?
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People use boats for transportation and I was very interested in it.
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She was very interested in the boats.
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Woo, look at those boats.
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She was very interested.
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Let's continue.
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It was a lovely trip and I was very happy.
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She was very happy and she loved her trip.
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Let's take another look at the adjectives she used to talk about her feelings first she said
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that i was very excited then she said she was very surprised whoa
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then she said she was very confused huh and then she said that she was very interested in the boats and then
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She said she was very happy.
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Yay.
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Very excited.
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Very surprised.
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Very interested.
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Very confused.
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Very happy.
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Very, very, very, very, very.
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Instead of very, what else can we say?
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When we say I am excited, it means yay
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when i say i am very excited it's like whoa and
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when i say i am thrilled it means i am very very very very excited yay i am thrilled
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so instead of very excited i can say that i am thrilled
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Instead of very surprised, I can say I am astonished.
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Astonished means very surprised.
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So, I'm surprised.
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Whoa!
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I'm very surprised.
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Wow!
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And I'm astonished.
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Wow!
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Astonished means very, very, very surprised.
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Instead of very confused, I can say I am puzzled.
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Puzzled.
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Puzzled means very, very, very confused.
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I am puzzled.
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She was puzzled instead of very interested in I can say
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fascinated by fascinated by she was interested in she was fascinated by
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and instead of very happy we can say delighted delighted she was very happy she was delighted.
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Now, let's listen one more time to the story of Lucy, but this time with the new adjectives.
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We wanted to go on a trip to Venice, so I was thrilled.
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We went by train.
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When we arrived, I was astonished because the city was on water.
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I was puzzled.
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People use boats for transportation and I was fascinated by it.
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It was a lovely trip and I was delighted.
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All right, that was Lucy and her beautiful story of the city of Venice.
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Now, we're going to listen to Jack.
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Jack didn't like his experience in Venice, okay?
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So, let's listen to Jack.
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Let's listen to Jack.
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I don't like swimming, and I don't like the sea.
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When we arrived in Venice, I was very scared.
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I didn't want to go out of my hotel.
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I felt very sad.
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My friend wanted to go out and visit the city, and when I said no, he was very angry.
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In the end, I just came back home.
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I was very tired so I went to bed.
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It was a very bad trip.
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Poor Jack.
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He didn't like his experience in Venice, right?
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Let's take another look at what he said.
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I don't like swimming and I don't like the sea.
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When we arrived in Venice, I was very scared.
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Poor Jack.
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He was afraid of water.
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Venice is a city on water, so he was really scared.
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I didn't want to go out of my hotel.
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I felt very Very sad.
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Poor Jack.
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My friend wanted to go out and visit the city and when I said no,
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he was very angry.
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Why do you say no?
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We are here to have fun.
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He was very angry.
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Let's continue.
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In the end, I just came back home.
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I was very tired.
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He was very tired.
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So, I went to bed.
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It was a very bad trip.
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So, Jack didn't like his experience, right?
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Poor Jack.
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Let's look again at the adjectives that
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Jack uses to talk about his feelings.
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He said that he was very scared.
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Water!
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Oh no, I can't!
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Oh no!
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He was very scared, right?
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He also said that he was very sad.
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He was very sad.
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He also said that his friend was very angry.
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Ah Jack we came here to have fun.
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He was very angry.
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He also said that when he went back home he was very tired.
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Oh my god I'm tired.
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And then, he also said that the trip was very bad.
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Bad trip.
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Now, look again at the adjectives.
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Very scared.
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Very sad.
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Very angry.
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Very tired.
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Very bad.
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Very, very, very, very.
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Instead of very, what else can we use?
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Instead of very scared, we can say terrified.
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Thank you.
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Jack was very scared.
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Jack was terrified.
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Jack was terrified.
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Instead of very sad, we can say miserable.
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Jack was very sad.
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Jack was miserable.
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Miserable.
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Very sad.
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Instead of very angry,
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we can say furious furious his friend was furious yeah furious instead of very tired
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we can say exhausted exhausted jack went back home and he was very tired or he was exhausted
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exhausted means very very tired and instead of very bad we can say terrible terrible boo
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that was a terrible trip very bad now let's listen again to the story with the new adjectives I don't like swimming,
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and I don't like the sea.
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When we arrived in Venice, I was terrified.
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I didn't want to go out of my hotel.
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I felt miserable.
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My friend wanted to go out and visit the city, and when I said no, he was furious.
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In the end, I just came back home.
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I was exhausted, so I went to bed it was a terrible trip
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so guys that is it we have learned 20 adjectives
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that we can use to talk about feelings don't forget to practice and see you in the next lessons
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “20 adjectives to describe feelings!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: jack, Venice, trip, instead, surprised. This video has 172 sentences and 1264 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:51. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| confused adjective | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | unable to think clearly or understand |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| puzzle noun | /ˈpʌzəl/ | The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; (countable) often in… |
| furious adjective | /ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/ | Feeling great anger; raging; violent. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| exhaust verb | /ɪɡˈzɔst/ | To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| miserable adjective | /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/ | In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor. |
| delight noun | /dəˈlaɪt/ | Joy; pleasure. |
| thrill verb | /θɹɪl/ | To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| thumb noun | /ˈθʌm/ | The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. |
| adjective noun | /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ | A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How are you feeling today?
- Instead of very, what else can we say?
- I didn't want to go out of my hotel.
- Why do you say no?
- Instead of very, what else can we use?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was puzzled · was fascinated |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't seen · have learned |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to teach · I'm going to put · we're going to listen |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, didn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thrill /θɹɪl/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
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 confused, scare, arrive.
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.