Shadowing Practice: A Season For Men / Hello Jadoo - Learn English Speaking with Video

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After all this time, they meet.

So are you trying to tell me that this girl didn't recognize her own mother this whole time?

Makes no sense.

That's what makes good TV.

Dad, you're crying?

I see Daddy crying!

A grown -up is crying!

No, I'm not really crying.

I think something just flew into my eyes.

Honey, have you seen my trench coat by any chance?

Uh, well, if it isn't there, then I don't know.

I swear I hung it up the last time I wore it.

So where did it go?

Oh, don't worry.

That trench coat is more than 10 years old, and you wouldn't want to wear that out anyway.

But you know what they say.

Trench coats get better with age.

Oh, did you take it to the dry cleaners, honey?

It's been a year since I last wore it.

If I leave early enough, I could always pick it up on my way to the office.

It's not going to be there!

You should just head straight to work!

I can't do that!

Fall is almost over!

This is the perfect weather for it.

What's up?

Are you on your way to work?

Uh, yes, um, that trench coat you're wearing.

Oh, this.

It's really cool, right?

Actually, I saw her trying to throw it out.

And I was all like, no way, don't throw that away.

You gotta admit, real men wear trench coats in the fall.

You were going to throw it out?

You see, what I was trying was I...

Hmm?

Something wrong, sis.

Did I bring something up?

Do you even have to ask me?

Listen to me, honey.

I don't think you should wear that to work.

What's wrong with my trench coat?

Was your brother right?

You tried throwing this out?

Are you telling me you forgot what this trench coat means to us?

But that trench coat is more than ten years old.

You'll be a laughingstock if you wear that out.

People will even be laughing at me.

Why did he even have to pick up this garbage?

Garbage?

Oh, I'm sorry I didn't ask for your permission first, but you really shouldn't wear that.

Honey, let me at least take it to the dry cleaner so you can have it for tomorrow.

You're trying to pull a fast one on me.

You're just going to throw it away the second that I'm out of the view of this house.

Oh dear.

Why does he have to obsess over this?

Isn't the crunch of leaves so satisfying, Simone?

Simone, I know you like it.

The crunching of all leaves.

Ah, the season of the lonely man.

Will anyone understand the struggle?

Oh my god, do you see that coat?

It looks terrible on him.

What is it?

Is there something funny happening?

Uh, uh, uh, no, no, it's just you look a little bit different today, that's all.

Oh yeah?

I didn't look that different.

Do I really appear that nice?

Is your wife on vacation right now?

Wait, do I look like someone who's lonely?

No way.

It's just that you can't look at me came into work today wearing that wrinkly trench coat.

I thought maybe Mrs. Choi had gone for a while.

Sir, you guessed wrong.

Mr. Choi?

Say, did you and your wife have a fallout or something?

Not particularly, Director.

Then it must be this coat.

You look a little disheveled is all.

Oh dear.

He said he had an important meeting today and he had to go and wear that.

That big fool!

Now, sis, you shouldn't hang the laundry.

It's going to rain soon.

Huh?

I don't remember the TV man saying it was going to rain today.

Just ignore him.

Just you wait.

You'll regret that.

Good afternoon.

I'm Chief Choi, and pleased to meet you.

I hope you're doing well today.

So, allow me to explain the product for today's meeting.

This isn't working.

I'm sorry the deal is off.

What?

Pardon?

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Is there a problem with the presentation?

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As a matter of fact, there is, and I don't have faith in your product.

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Can you please tell me where I went wrong?

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You're dressed like that to meet a client for the first time?

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Such a lousy appearance speaks volumes of your product.

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What?

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I didn't think there was anything wrong without...

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Enough.

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For your sake.

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Let's pretend this meeting never happened.

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Oh, it's raining!

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Told ya!

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You didn't want to believe me at all.

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Uncle, how did you know that?

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How did you know it would rain?

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Well, you see, I suffered a gnarly ankle sprain about two years ago.

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Ever since that awful, painstaking day, my ankle flares up when it rains.

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It started aching really bad today.

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That's such a cool superpower!

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That's not all I can do.

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There are a lot of other amazing things I can do.

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Whatever you can think of, I'm the man to do it.

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So then why don't you tell the children about how you actually sprained your ankle, little brother?

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Oh, come on.

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You know I have an image to protect.

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Really?

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How did he sprain him, Mom?

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Hmm.

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Your uncle happened to roll down a flight of stairs chasing after a very pretty girl.

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That's so not true!

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The kids are going to believe you!

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Hey, Mom, what's wrong with that man's trench coat?

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It's so wrinkly, it looks like old rags.

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Shh!

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You can't say things like that!

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Oh, goodness!

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Honey, have you been walking all throughout the storm?

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Yes, sir!

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Oh, sweetheart, are you catching a cold?

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Hey, Mom, is Dad getting sick?

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He's such a stubborn man.

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What's wrong with my lovely trench coat?

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You just don't get it.

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None of you know what it means to me.

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Mom, what's Dad talking about?

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Is he sleep -talking?

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it's yours your christmas present oh dear you really didn't have to get me anything

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i thought it would be the perfect gift for you but

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if it's something you don't really like i don't mind finding something else for you i got

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that at the department store so it's not too far Wow, the department store?

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This must have cost you a fortune.

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I don't think this gift is really that big of a deal.

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Do you really like it all that much?

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Oh, I'm so sorry, Hodal dear.

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What happened to your beautiful long hair?

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Remember when you and I watched that movie and you really liked that trench coat that I was wearing?

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Well, I really wanted to get you that for Christmas, and so then...

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So you cut your beautiful hair just, just, just so you could afford the trench coat?

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Well, my hair will grow back eventually, you know, and I'm really, really sorry I can't time my hair with your gift right now.

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Oh.

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What are you doing wearing that coat right now?

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This weather isn't meant for it.

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Yeah, right.

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It's not cold at all.

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And this isn't some ordinary trench coat, young lady.

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This trench coat is made up of all your love and affection.

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I couldn't get any warmer wearing anything else.

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This is all I'm wearing from now on, no matter what the weather is.

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You're gonna catch a cold in that.

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But I don't feel cold in this at all.

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Oh dear.

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Oh, now what in the world happened to your watch, sweetie?

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Uh, you see, I was buying your present and...

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Please don't tell me you sold the watch your father gave you to buy me a Christmas gift.

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I did not.

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Let's say someone's borrowing it.

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Don't worry about it.

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I'll get it back.

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It would be a shame if we did throw this out.

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Uh, did that button fall off again?

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Now where did I put my needle and thread?

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Uh...

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Whoa, hold on.

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Did you get a new trench coat or something?

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Does that mean I can actually keep your old one?

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Yeah, I can't let you do that.

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As a matter of fact, this one is the old one.

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Wow, Dad!

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You look really cool!

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You're amazing, Dad!

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That's the man I fell in love with right there.

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This isn't any ordinary coat.

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I will wear this forever.

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Hey kid, watch out! Are you okay?

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Yes sir, I'm okay.

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Minsuk, are you okay?

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I'm okay, father.

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This amazing man came running and saved me.

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Look, he's even wearing a cape.

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Oh, no way.

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You're Mr. Choi.

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Yeah?

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So this young man is your son then?

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I'm sure glad he didn't get hurt back there.

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I should get going.

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Yes, this is Choi speaking.

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What?

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Thank you so much.

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Of course, I'll come see you tomorrow.

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That sure sounded like good news.

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That was the client from the other day, sir.

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He wants to sign a contract with us.

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Congratulations, Mr. Choi.

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You look especially awesome today.

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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “A Season For Men / Hello Jadoo”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: coat, trench, wearing, wear, Choi. This video has 214 sentences and 1517 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:18. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 65 of its 214 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
coat noun	/ˈkoʊ̯t/	An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
trench noun	/ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃ/	A long, narrow ditch or hole in the ground; either manmade, or formed naturally through erosion or tectonic plate movement.
honey noun	/ˈhʌni/	A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
ankle noun	/ˈæŋ.kəl/	The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
uncle noun	/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/	The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
ordinary adjective	/ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/	Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
lonely adjective	/ˈloʊnli/	Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
leaf noun	/lif/	The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
garbage noun	/ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/	Food waste material of any kind.
crunch verb	/kɹʌnt͡ʃ/	To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
ignore verb	/ɪɡˈnɔː/	To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
awful adjective	/ˈɔːfʊl/	Very bad.
suffer verb	/ˈsʌfɚ/	To undergo hardship.
chase verb	/t͡ʃeɪs/	To follow at speed.
thread noun	/ˈθɹɛd/	A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
fall off verb	To become detached or to drop from.
grow up verb	To mature and become an adult.
pick up verb	To lift; to grasp and raise.
roll down verb	Synonym of wind down.
watch out	Used to warn someone of an imminent danger.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Are you on your way to work?
You were going to throw it out?
What's wrong with my trench coat?
Wait, do I look like someone who's lonely?
What's wrong with my lovely trench coat?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	isn't meant · is made
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea	should just head · should wear · shouldn't wear
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	was trying · was wearing · was buying
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	started aching · mind finding

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 63 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, affection /əˈfɛk.ʃən/, dishevelled /dɪˈʃɛvəld/
Long words — get the stress right: ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/

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 coat, trench, honey.

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.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?