Shadowing Practice: Advanced Pronunciation - Day 7 - Seeing a doctor - Learn English Speaking with Video

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You look white as a ghost.
2
What seems to be the problem?
3
Well, Doc, I met a girl last night that was dressed to kill.
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Go on.
5
Yeah, well, we spent the night together.
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I woke up this morning with a terrible pain in my neck and I'm very dehydrated.
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Let me take a look.
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Does it hurt when I do this?
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Yes, a little.
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How did this girl come across to you?
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Nothing unusual.
12
To all appearances, she seemed to be a normal girl.
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Why?
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It seems this girl, I'm sorry to say, has bitten your neck and drained your blood.
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She's a vampire.
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Are you serious?
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Ugh!
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I'm doomed!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Advanced Pronunciation - Day 7 - Seeing a doctor”. This video has 18 sentences and 111 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:39. The speaker talks at a natural 170 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 5 of its 18 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
unusual adjective/ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/Not usual, out of the ordinary.
ghost noun/ɡoʊst/A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
bite verb/baɪt/To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
drain noun/dɹiːn/A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
doom noun/duːm/Destiny, especially terrible.
dehydrate verb/diːhaɪˈdɹeɪt/To remove water from; to dry up.
neck noun/ˈnɛk/The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
hurt verb/hɝt/To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
dress verb/dɹɛs/To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
wake verb/ˈweɪ̯k/(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
terrible adjective/ˈtɛɹəbəl/Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
appearance noun/əˈpiɹ.əns/The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
come across verbTo change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition.
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhas bitten
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwas dressed

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like unusual, ghost, bite.

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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