Shadowing Practice: Buying a Phone Charger - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Excuse me. I lost my phone charger.
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Oh, no. What phone do you have?
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It's an Android phone.
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OK. These chargers work with your phone.
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What's the difference between them?
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This one is faster, but it's more expensive.
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How much is the fast one?
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It's twenty-five dollars.
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And the cheaper one?
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It's fifteen dollars.
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I'll take the fast one.
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I'm always in a hurry.
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Do you need a cable too?
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Yes, my old cable broke last week.
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OK. With the cable, that's thirty dollars.
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Great. Here's my card.
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Here's your receipt.
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Please keep it.
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Thanks for your help!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 19 sentences and 99 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:47. The speaker talks at a steady 127 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| charger noun | /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɚ/ | A device that charges or recharges. |
| thirty noun | /ˈθɝti/ | A commercial lasting 30 seconds. |
| fifteen noun | /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ | An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| receipt noun | /ɹɪˈsiːt/ | The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received. |
| dollar noun | /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ | Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere… |
| cable noun | /ˈkeɪ.bəl/ | A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. |
| twenty noun | /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i] | The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29). |
| excuse verb | /ɪksˈkjuz/ | To forgive; to pardon; to overlook. |
| cheap adjective | /ˈt͡ʃiːp/ | Low or reduced in price. |
| expensive adjective | /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ | Having a high price or cost. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll take |
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 charger, thirty, fifteen.
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.