Shadowing Practice: At a hotel - English video lesson - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to twominuteenglish.com. Teaching you English in two minutes or less.
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In this lesson, we are going to learn what to say when you are at a hotel.
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Hello is that The Resident?
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Yes it is. How can I help you sir?
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I want to book a room for the 19th.
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Sure. What sort of room do you want?
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A single room please. For 3 days.
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Alright. The rent for the room is $60 a day.
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Okay. No problems.
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I will make the booking sir. Someone will call you up from the hotel later and confirm it.
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Alright. Thank you.
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Hi. I have a reservation for tonight.
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May I have your name please?
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It’s Mark nelson.
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Okay Mr. Nelson according to our records a room for two guests was booked under your name.
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No hold on. There must be some mistake I have booked room for one person only.
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Okay, let me check again. Here we are. Your booking is for the 19th right?
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Yes, exactly.
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I am sorry, there must have been some confusion.
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Luckily we have a single room available. You can use the room 309.
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Thank you. Welcome to The Resident hotel. How can I help you?
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I have a booking here. For a single room.
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Sure. May I have your name?
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It’s Mark, Mark Nelson.
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Yes. We have your room ready Mr. Nelson. It’s on the 3rd floor. The porter will guide you.
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Thank you. My luggage is in the taxi outside.
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I will ask the bell-boy to get it.
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Thanks. Hi! I want to check out. Can you please get my bill. I will be at the reception in about 15 minutes.
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Sure. I will have it ready for you when you arrive.
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Thanks. I appreciate it.
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I hope your stay here was comfortable sir.
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Yes, it was fine. Thank you.
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Welcome. If you have any feedback you can let me know.
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Well, my dinner arrived a bit late, but everything else was okay.
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I am sorry to hear that sir. I will make sure that doesn’t happen again.
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No problems. I liked this hotel.
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Hi. I am going out and I will be back in the evening.
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Can you please ask the housekeeping to clean my room?
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Sure sir. You will have to leave your keys at the reception.
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Okay. That’s not a problem.
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The housekeeping department will have your room cleaned and the bedding changed.
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Thank you. You are welcome sir.
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I have a reservation for tonight.
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I have a booking here. For a single room.
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Can you please ask the housekeeping to clean my room?
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I want to check out. Can you please get my bill. I will be at the reception in about 15 minutes.
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Okay Mr. Nelson according to our records a room for two guests was booked under your name.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “At a hotel - English video lesson”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sir, nelson, booking, hotel, welcome. This video has 47 sentences and 468 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:44. The speaker talks at a steady 125 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. 9 of its 47 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| nelson noun | A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky. | |
| reception noun | /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/ | The act of receiving. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| reservation noun | /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ | The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| confirm verb | /kənˈfɝm/ | To strengthen; to make firm or resolute. |
| feedback noun | /ˈfiːdˌbæk/ | Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results. |
| confusion noun | /kənˈfjuːʒən/ | A lack of clarity or order. |
| 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. |
| porter noun | /ˈpɔɹtɚ/ | A person who carries luggage and related objects; (historically) one who carried luggage or did manual labour in the transloading of cargo. |
| luckily adverb | /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/ | In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately. |
| luggage noun | /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/ | The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings. |
| housekeeping noun | The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How can I help you sir?
- What sort of room do you want?
- May I have your name please?
- How can I help you?
- May I have your name?
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 | was booked |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will make · will guide · will ask |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/
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 nelson, reception, arrive.
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.