Shadowing Practice: BABYMONSTER - 'Last Evaluation' Behind The Scenes #4 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The last time is really good
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Today is the weather
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It's really good
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Hello Hello Where are we?
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We're now out of the room
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It's so cool
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It's so cool
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It's so cool
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It's so cool
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If you're shopping, you're so sad
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I want to make a new outfit I want to make a video I want to make a video
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I want to make a video
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This is cute
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I want to buy this I want to buy
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this I want to buy this I want to buy
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this I want to buy this I want to buy
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this I want to buy this I want to buy this
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I'm going to put it on my face.
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There's no one.
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There's no one. Is this cute?
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Pink!
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It's not pretty.
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I'm going to take a look.
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Yes?
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I'm going to wear a shirt.
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No!
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I'm going to wear a shirt.
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I need to do this one.
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Yes!
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Help!
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Help!
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I'm so happy!
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Ahsani...
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Yes?
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I'll help you.
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Ahsani!
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Yes!
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I'm looking for this.
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I'm looking for the best.
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I'm looking for this.
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How are you?
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Look!
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Look!
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I'm looking for this!
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When did you go to the house?
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I'm looking for this.
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I'm looking for this.
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I'm looking for this.
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I'm looking for this.
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I'm going to go!
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Why?
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We're going to get faster!
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We're going to get faster!
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The first time we got to get to the stage is the first time we got to get to the stage.
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Yes!
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The first time we got to get to the stage is the first time we got to get to the stage.
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The concept is the first time we got to get to the stage.
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I'm so cute I'm so cute I'm so cute I'm so cute
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Oh, so cute
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Oh, so cute I'm so cute I'm so cute
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Oh, hello I'm so cute I'm so cute
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Team 4 team
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Team 4 team I'm so cute
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How are you?
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Hello!
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Hello!
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Oh my god!
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The last one!
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The last one!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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Oh my god!
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We are here!
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Hey guys!
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I'm going to put it in the bag It's delicious!
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My mom is a good cook
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This is the shrimp
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This is the shrimp I've been cooking for a soup I've been eating this for a while It's a lot of water
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It's a lot of water
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This is a lot of water I'm going to have five
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I'm going to have a lot of water
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I'm going to have a lot of water
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I'm going to have a lot of water
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I'm going to have a lot of water I'm going to have a lot of water
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I'm going to have a lot of water
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I'm going to have a lot of water I'm going to have a lot of water
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I'm going to have a lot of water I'm going to see the picture when I'm in my picture.
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Wow.
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Wow.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Good.
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Oh, this is so delicious.
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I'm so happy.
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I'm so happy.
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What did you do at the end of the day?
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I was just watching the monitor.
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I'm happy to see everyone.
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I'm happy now.
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I'm happy now, but I'm happy now.
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I'm happy now.
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I'm happy now.
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Now, Chang -su.
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I'm so happy I'm so happy I'm so happy I'm
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so happy I'm so happy I'm so happy I'm so happy I'm
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so happy I'm so happy I'm so happy I'm so happy I'm so happy I'm so happy I'm so happy
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I'm
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so happy I'm happy I'm happy I'm happy I'm happy
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I'm happy I'm happy I'm happy I'm happy I'm happy I'm happy I'm going to eat a lot
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I'm going to eat a lot I'm going to eat a lot I'm going to try to get the results What?
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What?
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I'm really excited
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I'm going to be doing a lot
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I'm going to be doing a lot I'm going to be doing a lot I'm going to be doing a lot
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I'm going to eat a lot I'm going to be grateful 1, 2, 3 Thank you so much!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “BABYMONSTER - 'Last Evaluation' Behind The Scenes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: asa, cute, shopping. This video has 51 sentences and 377 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:00. The speaker talks slowly, about 63 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 19 of its 51 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
sour adjective/ˈsaʊ.ə/Tasting of acidity.
everyday adjective/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
ordinary adjective/ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
associate noun/əˈsoʊʃi.ət/A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
monitor noun/ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
tennis noun/ˈtɛnɪs/A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
delicious adjective/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
menu noun/ˈmɛn.juː/The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
evaluation noun/ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn̩/An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
bore verb/boɹ/To inspire boredom in somebody.
fry verb/fɹaɪ/To cook (something) in hot fat.
sausage noun/ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic…
shrimp noun/ʃɹɪmp/Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a…
maknae noun/ˈmɑkneɪ/The youngest member of an idol group.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
come back from verbTo become successful, confident or effective again after an injury, setback, failure, embarrassment, etc.
come out verb/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/To be discovered; to be revealed.
come over verbTo affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse.
finish off verbTo finish completely.
put up verbTo place in a high location.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingI'm going to put · I'm going to take · I'm going to wear
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowyou're shopping · I'm looking

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, evaluation /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn̩/, shrimp /ʃɹɪmp/
  • Long words — get the stress right: ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, evaluation /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn̩/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like hungry, sour, everyday.

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