Shadowing Practice: A2 Imitation Lesson - Part 6 | English Speaking Practice - Learn English Speaking with Video
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In today's imitation lesson, you will improve your listening, pronunciation, and speaking through two short life stories.
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These stories are about two people sharing their experiences of getting lost in a new city.
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This lesson is made for A2 learners, so the words and sentences are clear and easy to follow.
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There are three steps.
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First, listen and read.
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Second, repeat after me.
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And finally, shadow with me and speak at the same time.
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By the end of this lesson, English will feel a little easier, a little clearer, and much more natural to speak.
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Let's get started.
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Step 1.
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Listen and read.
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My name is Emma, and last year I traveled alone to a new city for a job interview.
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I was excited because it was my first chance to work for a big company.
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I arrived early in the morning with one small suitcase and a backpack.
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Everything looked different, but I thought I could find my hotel easily.
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I followed the map on my phone while walking through busy streets.
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After about 20 minutes, my phone battery suddenly died.
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I had forgotten to bring my charger.
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I looked around, but I didn't know where I was anymore.
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The streets all looked the same.
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I remembered the hotel's name, but I had no way to find its location without my phone.
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I asked several people for help, but most of them were in a hurry.
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One woman tried to explain the way, but I became even more confused.
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I walked for almost three hours with my heavy bags.
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My feet hurt, and I started to cry because I felt completely alone.
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Finally, I found a small cafe and borrowed a phone to call the hotel.
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They gave me directions, but I was already too far away.
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By the time I arrived, I was exhausted and more than two hours late for my interview.
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The company had already chosen another person.
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They told me they couldn't wait any longer.
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I understood their decision, but it still broke my heart.
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I had spent months preparing for that interview.
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That evening, I sat alone in my hotel room and looked out the window.
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The city lights were beautiful, but I couldn't enjoy them.
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I kept thinking about how one dead phone battery had changed everything.
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I went home the next day without a new job, feeling disappointed and wishing I had planned my trip more carefully.
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My name is Daniel and I visited a new city to surprise my younger brother on his birthday.
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We had not seen each other for almost two years, and I wanted to see the look on his face when he opened the door.
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I only had his address written in my notebook because I wanted to keep the visit a secret.
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After I left the train station, I got on the wrong bus without realizing it.
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Thirty minutes later, I noticed that none of the street names matched the address in my notebook.
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I got off the bus and tried to find my way, but I had no internet connection on my phone.
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I walked through unfamiliar neighborhoods for hours.
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Then it started to rain.
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My clothes became wet, and my backpack felt heavier with every step.
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I asked several people for directions, but nobody knew the street I was looking for.
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One man suggested taking another bus, but it took me even farther away.
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I became tired, hungry, and frustrated.
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At last, I found the correct street late in the evening.
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My heart was racing because I was excited to surprise my brother.
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I knocked on the door several times, but nobody answered.
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A neighbor came outside and told me that my brother and his friends had gone out to celebrate his birthday hours earlier.
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They would not be back until very late at night.
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I sat on the front steps with my backpack beside me.
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The birthday gift I had carried all day was still in my hands, unopened.
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I had imagined a happy surprise but instead, I was alone in a strange neighborhood, cold and exhausted.
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I waited for many hours but I had to leave to catch my train home.
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I slipped the birthday gift in front of his door with a short note that said, said, I'm sorry I missed you.
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Happy birthday.
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As the train pulled away from the city,
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I couldn't stop thinking about how getting lost had turned a joyful surprise into a memory I would always regret.
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Step 2.
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Repeat after me.
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My name is Emma, and last year I traveled alone to a new city for a job interview.
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I was excited because it was my first chance to work for a big company.
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I arrived early in the morning with one small suitcase and a backpack.
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Everything looked different, but I thought I could find my hotel easily.
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I followed the map on my phone while walking through busy streets.
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After about 20 minutes, my phone battery suddenly died.
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I had forgotten to bring my charger.
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I looked around, but I didn't know where I was anymore.
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The streets all looked the same.
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I remembered the hotel's name, but I had no way to find its location without my phone.
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I asked several people for help but most of them were in a hurry.
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One woman tried to explain the way, but I became even more confused.
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I walked for almost 3 hours with my heavy bags.
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My feet hurt, and I started to cry because I felt completely alone.
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Finally, I found a small cafe and borrowed a phone to call the hotel.
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They gave me directions, but I was already too far away.
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By the time I arrived, I was exhausted and more than two hours late for my interview.
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The company had already chosen another person.
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They told me they couldn't wait any longer.
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I understood their decision, but it still broke my heart.
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I had spent months preparing for that interview.
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That evening, I sat alone in my hotel room and looked out the window.
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The city lights were beautiful, but I couldn't enjoy them.
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I kept thinking about how one dead phone battery had changed everything.
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I went home the next day without a new job, feeling disappointed and wishing I had planned my trip more carefully.
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My name is Daniel and I visited a new city to surprise my younger brother on his birthday.
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We had not seen each other for almost two years
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and I wanted to see the look on his face when he opened the door.
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I only had his address written in my notebook because I wanted to keep the visit a secret.
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After I left the train station, I got on the wrong bus without realizing it.
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Thirty minutes later, I noticed that none of the street names matched the address in my notebook.
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I got off the bus and tried to find my way, but I had no internet connection on my phone.
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I walked through unfamiliar neighborhoods for hours.
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Then it started to rain.
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My clothes became wet, and my backpack felt heavier with every step.
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I asked several people for directions, but nobody knew the street I was looking for.
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One man suggested taking another bus, but it took me even farther away.
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I became tired, hungry, and frustrated.
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At last I found the correct street late in the evening.
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My heart was racing because I was excited to surprise my brother.
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I knocked on the door several times, but nobody answered.
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A neighbor came outside and told me that my brother and his friends had gone out to celebrate his birthday hours earlier.
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They would not be back until very late at night.
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I sat on the front steps with my backpack beside me.
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The birthday gift I had carried all day was still in my hands, unopened.
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I had imagined a happy surprise but instead I was alone in a strange neighborhood,
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cold and exhausted.
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I waited for many hours but I had to leave to catch my train home.
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I slipped the birthday gift in front of his door with a short note that said, I'm sorry I missed you.
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Happy birthday.
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As the train pulled away from the city,
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I couldn't stop thinking about how getting lost had turned a joyful surprise into a memory I would always regret.
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Step 3.
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Shadow with me.
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Shadowing means hearing the sounds and saying them at the same time.
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Let's start.
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My name is Emma, and last year I traveled alone to a new city for a job interview.
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I was excited because it was my first chance to work for a big company.
122
I arrived early in the morning with one small suitcase and a backpack.
123
Everything looked different, but I thought I could find my hotel easily.
124
I followed the map on my phone while walking through busy streets.
125
After about 20 minutes, my phone battery suddenly died.
126
I had forgotten to bring my charger.
127
I looked around, but I didn't know where I was anymore.
128
The streets all looked the same.
129
I remembered the hotel's name, but I had no way to find its location without my phone.
130
I asked several people for help but most of them were in a hurry.
131
One woman tried to explain the way, but I became even more confused.
132
I walked for almost three hours with my heavy bags.
133
My feet hurt, and I started to cry because I felt completely alone.
134
Finally, I found a small cafe and borrowed a phone to call the hotel.
135
They gave me directions, but I was already too far away.
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By the time I arrived, I was exhausted and more than two hours late for my interview.
137
The company had already chosen another person.
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They told me they couldn't wait any longer.
139
I understood their decision, but it still broke my heart.
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I had spent months preparing for that interview.
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That evening, I sat alone in my hotel room and looked out the window.
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The city lights were beautiful, but I couldn't enjoy them.
143
I kept thinking about how one dead phone battery had changed everything.
144
I went home the next day without a new job, feeling disappointed and wishing I had planned my trip more carefully.
145
My name is Daniel, and I visited a new city to surprise my younger brother on his birthday.
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We had not seen each other for almost two years, and I wanted to see the look on his face when he opened the door.
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I only had his address written in my notebook because I wanted to keep the visit a secret.
148
After I left the train station, I got on the wrong bus without realizing it.
149
30 minutes later, I noticed that none of the street names matched the address in my notebook.
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I got off the bus and tried to find my way, but I had no internet connection on my phone.
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I walked through unfamiliar neighborhoods for hours.
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Then it started to rain.
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My clothes became wet, and my backpack felt heavier with every step.
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I asked several people for directions, but nobody knew the street I was looking for.
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One man suggested taking another bus, but it took me even farther away.
156
I became tired, hungry, and frustrated.
157
At last, I found the correct street late in the evening.
158
My heart was racing because I was excited to surprise my brother.
159
I knocked on the door several times, but nobody answered.
160
A neighbor came outside and told me that my brother and his friends had gone out to celebrate his birthday hours earlier.
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They would not be back until very late at night.
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I sat on the front steps with my backpack beside me.
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The birthday gift I had carried all day was still in my hands, unopened.
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I had imagined a happy surprise but instead, I was alone in a strange neighborhood, cold and exhausted.
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I waited for many hours but I had to leave to catch my train home.
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I slipped the birthday gift in front of his door with a short note that said, I'm sorry I missed you.
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Happy birthday.
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As the train pulled away from the city,
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I couldn't stop thinking about how getting lost had turned a joyful surprise into a memory I would always regret.
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Great job today!
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You listened, repeated, and shadowed in English.
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That is a very good way to improve your speaking.
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If you liked this lesson, please like the video, subscribe, and practice with me again.
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See you in the next lesson!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “A2 Imitation Lesson - Part 6”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: birthday, surprise, looked, alone, step. This video has 174 sentences and 2102 words to shadow. The speech runs for 19:10. The speaker talks at a steady 110 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| backpack noun | /ˈbæk.pæk/ | A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when… |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| exhaust verb | /ɪɡˈzɔst/ | To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely. |
| notebook noun | /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ | A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| confused adjective | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | unable to think clearly or understand |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| disappointed adjective | /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ | Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down. |
| regret verb | /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ | To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. |
| knock verb | /nɑk/ | To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. |
| slip verb | /ˈslɪp/ | To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction. |
| beside | /bɪˈsaɪd/ | Next to; at the side of. |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk through verb | To explain (something) to (someone), step by step. |
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. |
| look around verb | To inspect a building or area. |
| look out verb | To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. |
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 | is made · was exhausted |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was looking · was racing |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | kept thinking · stop thinking |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | had to leave |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as couldn't, didn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, thirty /ˈθɝti/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, unfamiliar /ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/
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 backpack, arrive, exhaust.
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.