Shadowing Practice: 5-Minute English Conversation Practice: Greetings & Introductions (Meeting New People) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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English together.
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Greetings and self -introduction.
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Excuse me, is this line for coffee?
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Yes, it is.
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Thank you.
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It's very busy today.
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Yes, it's always busy on Monday morning.
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Oh, I see.
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By the way, my name is Kevin.
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Nice to meet you, Kevin.
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I'm Lily.
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Nice to meet you too, Lily.
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Do you come here often?
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Yes, I come here every morning before work.
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What about you?
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This is my first time here.
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Oh, really?
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Welcome!
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Thank you.
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I just started a new job near here.
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That's great!
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What do you do?
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I'm an office assistant. And you?
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I'm a teacher.
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I work at a primary school. That sounds nice.
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Where are you from, Kevin?
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I'm from New York.
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I moved here last week.
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Oh, welcome to the city!
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Thank you.
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Where are you from?
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I'm from Los Angeles, but I've lived here for three years.
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That's good.
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Maybe you can tell me about good places in the city. Of course.
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There are many nice places here.
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That sounds great.
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I'd love some recommendations.
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There's a nice park nearby.
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Many people jog there.
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Nice.
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I like parks.
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You should also try the bakery on Maple Street.
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Their coffee is excellent.
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Wow, that sounds perfect.
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If you like exercise, there's a great gym near the station.
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Really?
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Is it expensive?
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No, not at all.
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It has good equipment and morning classes.
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That sounds nice.
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And if you want dinner, there's a very good restaurant nearby.
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Oh, what kind of food do they serve?
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They serve pasta, salads, and grilled chicken.
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That sounds delicious.
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Maybe I'll go there tonight.
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Oh, it's our turn now.
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Great.
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Let's order coffee.
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Thanks for watching.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “5-Minute English Conversation Practice: Greetings & Introductions”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sounds, Kevin, coffee. This video has 49 sentences and 271 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:19. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 11 of its 49 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| recommendation noun | /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ | An act of recommending. |
| pasta noun | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. |
| grill noun | /ɡɹɪl/ | A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and… |
| bakery noun | /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/ | A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold. |
| nearby adverb | /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/ | Next to, close to. |
| exercise noun | /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ | Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. |
| restaurant noun | /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ | An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. |
| excuse verb | /ɪksˈkjuz/ | To forgive; to pardon; to overlook. |
| coffee noun | /ˈkɑfi/ | A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| serve verb | /sɝv/ | To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity. |
| station noun | /ˈsteɪʃən/ | A regular stopping place for ground transportation. |
| equipment noun | /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ | The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Excuse me, is this line for coffee?
- Do you come here often?
- What do you do?
- Where are you from?
- Maybe I’ll go there tonight.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'd, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, station /ˈsteɪʃən/
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 delicious, salad, recommendation.
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.