Shadowing Practice: 73 Questions with Anna Wintour | Vogue - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi, I'm here for the interview with Anna.
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Yes, Anna's ready, right this way into her office.
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Great, I'm dressed okay, right?
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Yeah.
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Anna, hi.
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Thanks for letting me come by.
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I'm just here to ask you 73 questions, and let's get right down into it.
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What time did you wake up this morning?
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Five o 'clock.
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What do you usually have with breakfast?
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Starbucks.
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How long have you been in this office for?
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Forever.
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What's one of your favorite things in this office?
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My Clarice Cliff collection.
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What's one thing in this office you've had the longest?
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The desk.
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Can you write down the one fashion word you wish everyone would stop using? Of course.
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Thank you.
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Journey.
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Huh.
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Anna.
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Here are the clothes for the December lead.
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What do you think?
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Virginia.
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Where's the color?
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Good point.
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What's an accessory you've had for ages?
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My necklaces.
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What is an item of clothing you've had the longest?
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I can't remember.
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Do you have a favorite family heirloom?
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My memories.
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Anna, Mr. De La Renta would like to ask you something via speakerphone.
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Certainly.
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Anna, I want to know what is your favorite type of flower?
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Jubaroes.
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How lovely, Anna.
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Carly's ready for you in the closet.
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Okay.
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What is your favorite season in New York City?
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Spring.
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Uptown or downtown?
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Downtown.
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What's your favorite museum in New York City?
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The Metropolitan Museum.
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Anna, how do you feel about Brooklyn?
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New Silicon Valley.
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What's your favorite musical of all time?
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Kiss Me Kate.
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What's a musical you love to have a part in?
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Sadly, I can't sing.
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What is your favorite play?
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I couldn't hear.
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I'm sorry.
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What's your favorite play?
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Skylight.
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Who is your favorite comedian of all time?
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James Corden.
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Who was your favorite action star of all time?
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Hugh Jackman.
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If you had to name your absolute biggest phobia, what would it be?
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Spiders.
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Locale?
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Hi, Anna.
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Nice to see you.
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Quick question.
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Leather or lace?
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Lace.
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Velvet or fur?
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Fur.
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Vintage or new?
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New.
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Polka dot stripes?
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Both.
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What would you never ever wear?
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Head to toe black.
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Okay.
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Well, you know, I wanted to tell you I've been on this journey lately.
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Besides lipstick and a phone, what are three items that you always have in your bag?
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I rarely carry a bag.
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Anna, what back should I get my girlfriend?
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This one.
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Anna, I'm so sorry.
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I don't know where he came from.
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Do you want me to call security?
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It's fine.
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Anna, what's the first thing you notice about someone when you first meet them?
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Their smile.
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Anna, there's no windows in here.
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Why are you putting those on?
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Hiding from you.
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I appreciate the honesty.
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Anna, they're ready for you in the planning room.
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Good.
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What are you reading right now, Anna?
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Victoria by A .N.
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Wilson.
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What's your favorite book?
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Pride and Prejudice.
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What's the last book you read?
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Enough by Gabby Giffords.
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What's a book you wish you had written?
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War and Peace.
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Who's most fashionable literary figure?
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Scarlett O 'Hara.
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Who is the literary figure who has most inspired fashion designers?
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Oliver Twist.
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What's the best vacation spot?
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Home.
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What country have you always wanted to visit?
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India.
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What do you miss about England, if anything?
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Humor.
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What's the biggest difference between Brits and Americans?
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Humor.
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What's the best part about your job?
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The people.
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How do you feel about horoscopes, Anna?
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I hate horoscopes.
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If you could make a documentary, what would it be about?
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Tennis.
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How are you enjoying this interview?
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Is it over?
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No, not yet.
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Sorry.
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Well, this room is delightful.
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What's the most surprising thing in the September issue?
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Cooking with marijuana.
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What's the second most surprising thing in the September issue?
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The cover.
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What will you not find in the September issue?
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Head to toe black.
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How often do you play tennis?
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As often as I can.
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Who would you want on your team in doubles?
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Mixed doubles Roger Federer, women's doubles Serena Williams.
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What do you love most about tennis?
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The gladiators.
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What's the best match ever played?
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Roddick against Federer, Wimbledon final 2009.
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What's another sport you'd consider getting into?
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Basketball.
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Anna, how many emails do you write each day?
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I simply can't remember.
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Great.
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Anna, what's your favorite cocktail?
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I don't drink.
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Your water, sparkling or flat?
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Sparkling.
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Coffee or tea?
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Coffee.
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Favorite food?
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Avocado.
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Least favorite food.
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Broccoli.
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Favorite dessert?
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Coffee, ice cream.
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What's your guilty pleasure?
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Watching Homeland.
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These two bros just came from Mr. De La Renta.
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Wonderful.
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Wow, that guy is smooth.
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Anna?
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Roger's on the line.
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He wants to know where you want to have dinner next week.
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Balthazar.
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Mr. Bitter, Balthazar, yes.
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Anna, what kind of phone do you have?
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A flip phone.
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What's the greatest invention of all time?
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Anything by Apple.
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Stationary or email?
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Both.
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Letter or postcard?
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Both.
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What have you learned from your father being an editor of the Evening Standard?
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Perseverance.
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What have you learned from your brother as an editor of The Guardian?
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Great reporting.
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What have you learned from your children?
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Love.
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What is a skill that can never be mastered?
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For me, learning Chinese.
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What's your biggest regret?
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I don't have one.
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What's the least true rumor about you?
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They're all true.
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Anna, last question.
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Can you put back on those sunglasses and take a selfie with my phone?
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I've never taken a selfie, and I don't plan to start now.
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Fair enough, Anna.
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Well, that's it.
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This was great talking to you, and maybe I'll see you around and award shows, things like that, you know?
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Maybe.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 195 sentences and 940 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:33. The speaker talks at a natural 169 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 81% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| tennis noun | /ˈtɛnɪs/ | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets. |
| downtown noun | /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ | The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. |
| literary adjective | /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/ | Relating to literature. |
| humour noun | /ˈhjuːmɚ/ | The quality of being amusing, comical, funny. |
| lace verb | /leɪs/ | To fasten (something) with laces. |
| selfie noun | /ˈsɛlfi/ | A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone. |
| sparkling adjective | /ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/ | Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light. |
| 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… |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| desk noun | /dɛsk/ | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a… |
| designer noun | /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ | A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| rarely adverb | /ˈɹɛəɹli/ | Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| lately adverb | /ˈleɪt.li/ | Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| write down verb | To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, smooth /smuːð/, leather /ˈlɛðɚ/, cloth /klɒθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/, stationary /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/
- Long words — get the stress right: literary /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/, documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/, marijuana /ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/, comedian /kəˈmiː.di.ən/, accessory /əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like tennis, downtown, literary.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have you been · you've had · I've been |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the longest · the best · the biggest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are you putting · are you reading · are you enjoying |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will you not find · I'll see |
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.