Shadowing Practice: Beginner Spanish Story: "The Chocolate Cake” (A1-A2) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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¡Hola!
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¡Hola!
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¿Qué quieres?
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Quiero un café expreso.
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¡Un café expreso!
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Ok.
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Ah, y quiero tarta de chocolate.
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Oh, lo siento, no hay tarta de chocolate.
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Ok, entonces quiero un café con leche.
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Perfecto, un café con leche.
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Y tarta de chocolate.
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Disculpa, antes dije que no hay tarta de chocolate.
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Ah, right.
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Sorry, my memory is bad.
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No problem.
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Do you want something else?
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I want a American coffee.
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And I also want chocolate chocolate.
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Look, I have donuts, I have croissants, I have a cheese cake,
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but I have no chocolate cake.
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Please ask another thing.
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Ok, entonces quiero un zumo de naranja y un croissant.
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Zumo de naranja y croissants.
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Y también quiero tarta de chocolate.
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Chica, escucha.
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Escucho.
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Aquí hay dulces.
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¿Lo ves?
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Lo veo.
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Hay croissants.
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Hay donuts.
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Hay tarta de queso.
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Hay churros.
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Hay muffins.
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Hay cañas de crema.
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Hay tarta de pistacho.
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Pero no hay tarta de chocolate.
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Bueno, no te enojes.
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Calma, calma.
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No lo sabía.
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Bueno, la tarta de pistacho se ve bien.
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Entonces, ¿quieres tarta de pistacho?
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Sí, tarta de pistacho y zumo de naranja.
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Bien, tarta de pistacho y zumo de naranja.
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Y tarta de chocolate.
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¿What?
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¡Ahhh!
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¡Que no hay tarta de chocolate!
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No hay tarta de chocolate.
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¡No!
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¡No!
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¡No!
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Aquí, en este hueco, no hay nada.
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Aquí no hay nada.
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Ayer, ayer, sí había algo.
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Here, yesterday, there was chocolate cake.
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Here, yesterday, there was chocolate cake.
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But yesterday, many people ate chocolate cake.
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So, today there is no chocolate cake.
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There is everything.
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Everything.
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There are donuts, croissants, walnuts, cañas, everything.
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Everything.
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Everything.
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Everything.
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Everything.
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Everything.
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Everything.
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Everything.
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Everything.
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Yes.
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¿Seguro?
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Sí.
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Bien.
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Entonces, ¿qué quieres?
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Quiero un café cappuccino.
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Café cappuccino.
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Ah, y quiero tarta de chocolate.
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¡Ahhh!
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¡Fuera!
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¡Fuera!
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¡Fuera!
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He says, no there is chocolate tart. But she doesn't hear.
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No there is chocolate tart.
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Oh, hey, you have chocolate tart?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Beginner Spanish Story: "The Chocolate Cake””. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: chocolate, tarta, hay, quiero, caf. This video has 107 sentences and 620 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:57. The speaker talks slowly, about 78 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 56% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| paragraph noun | /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ | A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. |
| everyday adjective | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions. |
| input noun | /ˈɪnpʊt/ | The act or process of putting in; infusion. |
| premium noun | /ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/ | A prize or award. |
| algorithm noun | /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/ | A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input… |
| frustration noun | /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ | The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something. |
| walnut noun | /ˈwɔlnət/ | A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans. |
| croissant noun | /kɹəˈsɑnt/ | A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent. |
| cappuccino noun | /ˌkæpəˈt͡ʃinoʊ/ | An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed or frothed is added. |
| hola | /ˈoʊlɑː/ | Hello, hi, hey. |
| lechwe noun | /ˈlɛt͡ʃweɪ/ | Kobus leche, an African antelope that inhabits marshy regions. |
| nada | Nothing. | |
| ante noun | /ˈænti/ | A price or cost, as in up the ante. |
| chica noun | A Latin-American girl; a Latina. | |
| churro noun | /ˈt͡ʃʊɹoʊ/ | A fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with chocolate beverage. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
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 most beautiful · the most big · the best |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | you'll know · will register · will know |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are receiving · are progressing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as doesn't, I'm, you'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 paragraph, everyday, input.
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.