Shadowing Practice: At the Restaurant 🍽️ English Conversation - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to Asharfa English.
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Hello.
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Is a table available?
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For how many people, please?
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Only me.
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Just one person.
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Okay, sir.
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Follow me, please.
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I want a window seat.
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This window table is available.
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This place looks very nice.
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I'm happy you like it.
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Menu inquiry and starters discussion.
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Can I see the menu?
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Yes, sir.
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Here's the menu.
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Thank you.
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Let me check.
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Take your time.
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No hurry.
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What are the best starters?
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Our soup and fries are best.
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What soup do you have?
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Tomato, chicken, and vegetable soup.
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I like chicken soup much.
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It's warm and very tasty.
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And what snacks are available?
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We have fries and nuggets.
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Do you serve cheese balls, too?
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Yes, sir.
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They are crispy.
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Good.
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I love crispy snacks.
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You'll love our cheese balls.
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What drinks do you serve here?
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We serve cola, juice, water.
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I want orange juice, please.
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Okay, sir.
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One orange juice.
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I also want fries with ketchup.
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Okay, one order of hot fries noted.
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Main course discussion and ordering.
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Now tell me about main dishes.
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We have rice, pasta, chicken.
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I like chicken.
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Any special?
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Yes, sir.
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Spicy grilled chicken.
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Is it too spicy for me?
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No, sir, just mild spicy.
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I will take grilled chicken meal.
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One grilled chicken meal noted.
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And also one chicken soup.
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One chicken soup added, too.
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Also bring cheese balls, please.
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Sure, sir.
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Cheese balls coming.
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What's your most popular dish?
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People really love our noodles. That sounds really good.
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Would you like to try?
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Yes, one plate of noodles, please.
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Would you like something else?
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Do you have chicken burger?
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Yes, chicken burger is available too.
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I also want chicken burger, please.
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Got it, one chicken burger.
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That's all for now, thanks.
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I'll bring everything very soon.
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Do you have free Wi-Fi?
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Yes, here is the password.
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Serving starters and eating experience.
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This seat has great view.
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Yes, sir, it's everyone's favorite.
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I am waiting for my starters now.
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Here is your orange juice.
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Thank you.
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Looks very fresh.
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Here is your chicken soup.
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Perfect.
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I love hot soup.
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I am sure you will like it.
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Wow, the soup tastes really good.
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I'm happy you like it.
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Are the fries ready now?
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Yes, here are your fries.
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Fries are hot and crunchy.
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We always serve them fresh.
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Serving meal and eating experience.
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I hope the other dishes will be tasty too.
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Here are your noodles and grilled chicken.
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These look absolutely delightful.
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Let me know if okay.
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The chicken is juicy and delicious.
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Thank you, Chef will be happy.
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I like the taste a lot.
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That's wonderful to hear, sir.
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Burger has perfect crispy bite.
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Great.
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Customers always enjoy it.
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Everything is perfect.
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Thank you.
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Would you like any dessert?
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Serving dessert in final orders.
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What desserts do you have?
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Chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream.
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I'll take chocolate cake slice.
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One chocolate cake right away.
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May I have a tissue, please?
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Here's the tissue in your chocolate cake.
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Wow, the cake looks sweet and soft.
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I'm happy you like it.
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I will also take vanilla ice cream.
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Okay, sir.
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Vanilla ice cream noted.
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I enjoy dishes with vanilla flavor.
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Here is your ice cream.
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Looks great.
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Thanks a lot.
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These are our best desserts here.
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I'm full and very happy.
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That makes us very proud.
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Payment process and closing remarks.
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May I have the bill?
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Here is your final bill.
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Do you accept credit cards?
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Yes, all major cards accepted.
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That's great.
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Here's my card.
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I'll process it right now.
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May I have the receipt, please?
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Payment successful.
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Here's your receipt.
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Please give my thanks to Chef.
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I will surely tell him.
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The food was truly amazing.
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I'm glad you enjoyed everything.
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I will come again soon.
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We'll be happy to see you.
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Do you host birthday parties?
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Yes, sir, for small groups.
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I may plan one here.
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Just call us in advance.
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Do you offer home delivery?
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Yes, we offer home delivery.
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What are your delivery charges?
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Delivery charges depend on your area.
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Tell your team they're great.
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I will share your compliments.
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This place is very relaxing.
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We always try our best.
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How long are you open?
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We're open till 10 p.m.
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I'll visit next weekend again. That sounds wonderful.
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Thanks.
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Can I leave a tip?
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Yes, sir.
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It's appreciated.
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Here's a tip for staff.
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Thank you.
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That means a lot.
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Please keep up this quality.
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We surely will.
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Thanks again.
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The meal was worth money.
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That's great to hear, sir.
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I didn't waste any bite.
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That shows our food quality.
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Do you take online booking?
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Yes, sir, from our website.
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Perfect.
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That's very helpful.
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We aim to make things easy.
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Thank you.
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I'll come again.
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You're always welcome here.
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Vocabulary from the video and their meanings.
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Menu.
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List of food and drink items.
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Main course The largest part of the meal Starter Food before the main course Snacks Fruits,
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chips, cookies, or nuts Grilled chicken Chicken cooked over fire or grill Dessert Sweet dish eaten after the meal
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Tip Extra money for good service Mild flavor Not strong,
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sharp, or spicy Delicious Having a very pleasant taste or smell Delightful Very pleasant,
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attractive, or enjoyable Like, comment, share, and subscribe
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “At the Restaurant 🍽️ English Conversation”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: chicken, sir, soup, fries, meal. This video has 183 sentences and 873 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:53. The speaker talks slowly, about 80 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 28 of its 183 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 |
|---|---|---|
| soup noun | /sup/ | Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food… |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| grill noun | /ɡɹɪl/ | A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and… |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| burger noun | /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/ | A hamburger. |
| dessert noun | /dɪˈzɝt/ | The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc. |
| juice noun | /d͡ʒuːs/ | A liquid made from plant, especially fruit. |
| menu noun | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare. |
| starter noun | /ˈstɑɹ.tɚ/ | Someone who starts, or who starts something. |
| vanilla noun | /vəˈnɪl.ə/ | Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in… |
| spicy adjective | /ˈspaɪsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| delicious adjective | /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ | Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. |
| tissue noun | /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/ | Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| keep up verb | To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can I see the menu?
- What soup do you have?
- Do you serve cheese balls, too?
- What drinks do you serve here?
- What's your most popular dish?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · The largest |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | You'll love · will take · will like |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dish /dɪʃ/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, tissue /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/
- Long words — get the stress right: inquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹi/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
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 soup, fry, meal.
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.