Shadowing Practice: Anne Hathaway Is Sure She Didn't Drown - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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I'm glad you're here, and I'm really glad that you're okay.
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I'm glad you're here, and I'm really glad that you're okay.
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Is this true?
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Did we almost lose Anne Hathaway?
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Did you almost drown or something?
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Well, it depends on who you ask.
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Okay.
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If you ask anybody who was there, they'd say no, but if you ask, like, the media, they'd be like, Yes!
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She did!
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She did!
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She almost drowned!
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The oxygen tanks had to be brought out!
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I love that the media sings.
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The media has that voice in my head, by the way.
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Yeah, they really sing.
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No, what happened was I went for a swim in Hawaii, and I've been swimming in the ocean my whole life, and it's never been a problem for me.
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Yeah.
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But I think I was maybe a little arrogant.
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I was...
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Anyway, I got caught in a rip, and I couldn't get out, and I'd been swimming for, like, ten minutes, and I'm a strong swimmer.
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You were in a rip tie.
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Yeah.
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That's frightening.
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Well, I wasn't getting pulled out.
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I just couldn't get in.
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It would have been really scary if I'd been pulled out, but I was just kind of stuck about, like, 400, 500 yards out.
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So I'm just...
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I've been swimming and swimming.
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I'm like, okay, and I'm just gonna float for a second and hopefully rest, and then, okay, no, this isn't working.
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And so then I see my.. in one spot, like, just not doing anything?
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Yes, basically.
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And so then I see my husband...
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What kind of stroke is this?
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Maybe that's why I couldn't get in.
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That's probably why, yeah, you're very swimming wrong.
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Why are we moving?
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I don't understand.
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I can't swim out of here.
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What?
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Honey, help me.
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I can't swim.
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This is doing nothing.
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That's not swimming, honey.
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Well, I have a...
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This is a photo of you.
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This looks like you are drowning.
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I'm sorry.
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Okay.
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That's frightening.
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Yes.
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That is frightening.
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That would scare me.
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I would just like to point out that broad, that merit of that, that hotness is mine.
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Yeah, that's you right there.
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You're topless.
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Oh, there you are.
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That one's me.
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So here's what happened.
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What I'm saying to him right there, is I swear to God, is because my husband sees me and he's just like, like, are you okay?
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First of all, trying to communicate from 500 yards out to your husband that I'm sort of not okay.
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This face says I'm not okay.
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Look at this face.
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Help!
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No, I'm going.
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Shark!
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Shark!
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He's going, ah!
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And I'm going, no!
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Hold on, you gotta see.
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You guys see, I'm going, no!
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He's going out?
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Why is he going out?
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He's fine.
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He's getting a tan.
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You're drowning.
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Can you do a side-by-side?
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If you can do a side-by-side, I can show you it.
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Okay, so this is it.
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No!
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And I'm just like, no, don't run out.
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There's photographers.
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You just made this so much more dramatic.
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And he's like screaming like, oh, my God.
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And he's like, my wife is dying.
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I'm like, I'm not dying.
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I just don't know how to communicate this to you.
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Hello.
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Yeah.
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Well, good.
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I'm glad.
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Did your family get all scared?
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Yes.
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I was scared.
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My family got so freaked out.
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So I got off the beach.
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So I got, you know, to land eventually. And I'm exhausted.
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Swimming all day.
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And I cut my foot, and that turned into a whole other Internet thing, because my husband, so my husband, like, helps me with my cut foot.
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I'm bleeding on the beach, and then I got scared of sharks.
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Sounds like an awful beach.
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I would never want to go there ever on vacation.
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It was actually really nice.
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It was nice, yeah.
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But my husband went to get, like, Band-Aids, and he came back, and we had this moment.
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I'll get to my parents in a second.
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Yeah.
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But we had this moment where he was sitting there holding my foot, and we knew we were having our photograph taken, and we also knew that if the photograph wasn't being taken, he would have given my foot a kiss.
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And so we had this moment, and I just, like, watched my husband make a decision about what type of man he was, and he's like, I don't care.
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Mwah!
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He went for it.
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That's a good man.
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He went for it.
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He went for it.
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He goes, I don't care.
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He went for it.
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He's like, I don't care, Internet.
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So while I was waiting for him to get the Band-Aid, and this is definitely a big change in my life.
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The first person I emailed was not my mother, but my publicist.
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I was like, I don't want you to be freaked out, but something just happened.
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Well, it's so Hollywood big time.
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It's so Hollywood big time, man.
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But then you talked to your mom and she was scared.
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So then I wrote my mom, and I'm like, I don't want you to alarm you.
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There's a chance that there's some photos of me looking like I'm in distress.
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You were in distress.
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I didn't need this photo.
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It wasn't that bad.
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I said, but trust me, it's probably going to be overblown, but don't worry about it.
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And so I get word back from my mom, that's kind of scary, but I'm glad you're okay.
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Please be careful.
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No big deal.
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A day goes by, the story doesn't come out.
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I think, wow, this is awesome.
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I dodged a bullet.
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Then I wake up the next day, and my phone just lights up, like, everyone I've ever met.
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Are you okay?
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And I'm just like, oh, God, there's something got out that I died or something.
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And then, so I call my mom, and she's like, honey!
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And I'm like, Mom, I e-mailed you this.
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I did my...
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I checked up on you.
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I checked up on you.
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I told you it was fine.
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And she's like, well, I'm just watching the news right now.
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It wasn't the news.
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It was the entertainment news.
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And she was saying, and she's like, and it's saying, and I'm looking at the photos right here, and you do not look okay.
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I'm like, Mom, I'm on the phone with you.
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She's like, hold on, hold on, you're on.
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No, I'm giving you the story from me.
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Exactly.
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I'm okay.
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Don't watch this.
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I just have to point out, my mom doesn't sound like that either.
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I know I make the media sound like that, and I'm just worried that my mom's going to watch us and be like, I don't sound like that.
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Oh, please.
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I give my mom totally crazy voices.
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Okay, so, Mom, I'm sorry.
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Yeah.
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What does your mom sound like?
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She sounds awesome.
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That's very, very nice.
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See, you got to love Mom.
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I know you.
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I met your mom.
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She sounds awesome and intelligent and wise, powerful.
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That's very, very nice of you.
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Context & Background
In this amusing yet alarming anecdote, actress Anne Hathaway discusses a near-drowning experience while swimming in Hawaii. The dialogue highlights her strong swimming skills and confidence, which were tested when she encountered a rip current. The contrasting views of her experience, as portrayed by eyewitnesses and the media, serve as a reminder of how situations can be sensationalized. Hathaway's story not only serves as a thrilling narrative but also provides learners a chance to engage with real-life communication that mixes humor and seriousness.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
- "I was caught in a rip." - Use this when discussing challenges or obstacles.
- "I couldn't get in." - Expressing difficulties in reaching a goal or a place.
- "I've been swimming for ten minutes." - A great way to describe duration when doing an activity.
- "That's frightening." - A useful reaction to unexpected or scary situations.
- "Honey, help me." - An endearing way to ask for assistance in a tight spot.
Step-by-step Shadowing Guide
To effectively improve your English speaking skills through the shadowing technique, using Anne Hathaway's dialogue, follow these steps:
- Listen Carefully: Play the video and focus on Anne's pronunciation and intonation. Pay attention to the emotional cues in her voice that convey humor and concern.
- Repeat After Hearing: Utilize the shadowspeak method. After each sentence, pause the video and repeat what you hear, mimicking her rhythm and stress patterns.
- Practice with Different Speeds: Start by shadowing at normal speed. Once comfortable, slow down the playback for clarity, then speed it back up to increase your fluency.
- Record Yourself: Use your phone to record your voice while using the shadow speak approach. Compare your pronunciation and fluency with Anne Hathaway's to identify areas of improvement.
- Engage with Context: Create new sentences using the phrases learned. Share your experiences of challenges and how you overcame them to deepen your understanding, encapsulating the essence of the dialogue.
By practicing these steps, you can enhance your english speaking practice and develop a natural flow in conversations, all while utilizing humor and storytelling as shown in Hathaway's narrative. The shadowspeaks method serves not only to refine your skills but also to build confidence in engaging discussions on various topics.
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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