Shadowing Practice: A living wage includes tips | Kim's Convenience - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
1
You have to give me the number of your window washer.
2
Yeah, he's very good and a very good price.
3
Your windows will be the death of many a bird.
4
All done, Mr. Kim.
5
Great job.
6
You not have trouble with window bar?
7
No. Rigged up a special squeegee just for you.
8
Good.
9
Good.
10
See, what I did was, take an old squeegee, then epoxied it to a ball joint on a pole.
11
That way I could really get in there, you know?
12
Okay, see you.
13
Okay.
14
You know, he was waiting for a tip.
15
Why a tip?
16
You said he did a great job.
17
Yeah, that's why I pay.
18
He wants more money, he charge more.
19
That's not how society works.
20
Take my restaurant, for example.
21
I pay my waiters an unlivable wage.
22
It's unlivable, but they get their tips, and somehow they survive.
23
That's a problem nowadays.
24
Everybody wants a tip.
25
Taxi driver wants a tip.
26
Pizza delivery wants a tip.
27
What's next?
28
Astronaut wants a tip?
29
You know they drink their own urine.
30
Keep the change.
31
Okay, thank you.
32
What?
33
My boss pay me on reasonable wages too? And so it begins.
📺 Same Channel
B17
Tell us you haven't read the book without telling us...
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B11
I am SO the gay | Meet Enrique
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B15
Janet's new boss is... JUNG! 🚙
Business EnglishTeensDaily Conversation
B12
That text shouldn't be public..
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B15
The perfect date according to Shannon | Kim's Convenience, Season 3
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B14
Beauty standards are getting out of control... 🧖♀️
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B13
When HR forces you to DTR before you're ready
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B11
Gerald is the weak link according to Mr. Kim!
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B11
Umma doesn't think much about vacation...
Daily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B13
Steal, or no steal? | Kim's Convenience
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B12
Save the sea turtles! | Kim's Convenience
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B12
How Jung got his job back | Full Story Clip
Business EnglishInterview EnglishDaily Conversation
B15
Customer service 101
TOEIC PrepBusiness EnglishWorking Adults
B11
How to open a jar and maintain your pride | Kim’s Convenience
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B11
The moment Jung realized he was down bad for Shannon
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B12
What do you think of this picture? | Kim's Convenience
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B110
Appa is all of us trying to get World Series tickets! 💙⚾️🇨🇦
Daily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B14
Fries over yogurt ANY DAY 🍟
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B12
POV: Your boss is soooo funny 🤪
Business EnglishDaily ConversationWorking Adults
B15
Kimchee's illegal new side hustle!
TeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
✨ Recommend Video
B12
32 sentences
Dining with wealthy friends is quite stressful.#shorts
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B11
180 sentences
TOPIK 3-4 | Money & Spending Habits 💸🎙️ | hwanna's Korean Podcast | Color Sub
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B12
50 sentences
CHUYỆN Ở NHỜ TRỌ
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B14
56 sentences
Interchange 1 Unit 2 Video
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B11
357 sentences
PREGNANT WAITRESS Gets SHOCKING TIP! **emotional** | Dhar Mann
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
![[1분미드영어] 올해엔 정말 끝냅시다.. 미드로 공부하는 법 프렌즈 시즌1-1](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gkPYPKWQSqs/mqdefault.jpg)
B1291 sentences
[1분미드영어] 올해엔 정말 끝냅시다.. 미드로 공부하는 법 프렌즈 시즌1-1
Business EnglishInterview EnglishDaily Conversation
B11
329 sentences
How Much Do Foreigners in Singapore Earn? | Street Interview
Business EnglishTravel EnglishDaily Conversation
B111
7 sentences
เนื้อเรื่องที่ 4 Payday Dreams
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B19
29 sentences
Intermediate Pronunciation - Day 12 - Paying the bill
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B17
435 sentences
Two Managers Humiliated a Beggar Asking for Food… They Didn't Know He Was the Billionaire Owner
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B12
17 sentences
Southland - I pay your salary
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 33 sentences and 195 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:20. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% 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
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wage noun | /weɪd͡ʒ/ | An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour. |
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
| pole noun | /pəʊl/ | Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object. |
| taxi noun | /ˈtæksi/ | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare. |
| nowadays adverb | /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ | At the present time; in the current era. |
| urine noun | /ˈjʊɹɪn/ | Liquid waste consisting of water, salts, and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra. |
| waiter noun | /ˈweɪ̯təː/ | A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar. |
| astronaut noun | /ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/ | A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose. |
| squeegee noun | /ˈskwiˌd͡ʒi/ | A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a right angle to a handle. |
| unlivable adjective | That cannot be lived. | |
| epoxy adjective | /ɪˈpɑk.si/ | Derived from an epoxide. |
| washer noun | /ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)/ | Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher. |
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 wage, pizza, pole.
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.