Shadowing Practice: Career Placement Test - Studio C - Learn English Speaking with Video
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YES! MY CAREER PLACEMENT RESULTS SAY I AM GOING TO BE A DOCTOR. I KNEW IT!
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WELL THAT'S GREAT MALLORY. WHAT DOES IT SAY IN THE DESCRIPTION?
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UM, IT SAYS, "86 PERCENT MATCH. "THAT I ENJOY HELPING "PEOPLE AND I HAVE A STRONG INTEREST IN LEARNING." COOL, AFRICA SAFARI GUIDE. DOLPHIN TRAINER!
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AWESOME. SEWAGE WORKER.
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OH MAN. MY DAD WAS RIGHT.
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NOW REMEMBER, THESE TESTS DON'T PREDICT THE FUTURE THEY JUST REFLECT YOUR INTERESTS. YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SEWAGE?
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WELL, NO MORE THAN OTHER PEOPLE. I'M NOT INTERESTED AT ALL.
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OKAY MAYBE A LITTLE MORE THAN OTHER PEOPLE, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE IT MY CAREER.
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WELL WHAT DOES THE DESCRIPTION SAY? UM...
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99 PERCENT MATCH. YOU ENJOY SEWAGE.
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UH, ENJOY IS A STRONG WORD OKAY? I DON'T WANT TO WORK IN SOCIETY'S SEWERS.
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I MEAN, CAN YOU IMAGINE TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER TO WORK DAY?
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NO WORRIES, THIS SAYS YOU PROBABLY WON'T HAVE KIDS.
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WHAT? THAT IS OFFENSIVE TO ALL SEWAGE WORKERS.
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OH, NOT BECAUSE OF YOUR JOB. IT'S JUST YOU'RE NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE.
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WOW THAT THING IS REALLY ACCURATE. ALL RIGHT.
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THAT'S IT. I'M CHANGING SOME ANSWERS.
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OH LIBRARIAN! I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE.
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WHAT DOES IT SAY THIS TIME MATT?
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ASSISTANT METER MAID. APPARENTLY I DON'T QUALIFY FOR A HEAD METER MAID POSITION, BUT ACCORDING TO THIS I'M A GOOD MATCH FOR THE JOB BECAUSE MY BODY WILL FIT EASILY INTO THE TINY METER MAID CARS. MAN, THIS THING REALLY KNOWS US.
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NO IT DOESN'T KNOW ME! ALL RIGHT?
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I'M GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. RUN MY OWN BUSINESS AND BE MY OWN BOSS.
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MINE JUST SAYS, "MATT'S BOSS." OH NO! DOES THAT MEAN I'M GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE SEWER PEOPLE? SEWAGE WORKERS ADAM!
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WHICH I'M NOT GOING TO BE EITHER. I'M JUST CLARIFYING.
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I AM GOING TO BE A... SKETCH COMEDIAN, IS THAT A REAL JOB? NO.
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THIS IS AWFUL. MINE SAYS FOREST RANGER!
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NEGLIGENT MAN WHO STARTS FOREST FIRES?
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OKAY, YOU'RE A MONSTER MATT! NO!
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STACEY! COME ON!
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WHO WOULD DO THAT FOR A LIVING? I DON'T KNOW, HOW ABOUT A CLAN OF SEWAGE PEOPLE! NO!
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I AM BARELY INTERESTED IN THE SEWERS, ALL RIGHT?
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HERE I WILL JUST CHANGE MY ANSWERS UNTIL SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENS.
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HIGH SCHOOL MASCOT UNDER STUDY. WOW.
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SPOTTED OWL POACHER. WEIRD MALE SECRETARY.
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WHY COULDN'T IT JUST SAY SECRETARY? NOW, REMEMBER MATT, THIS DOESN'T DETERMINE YOUR FUTURE. YOU CAN STILL BE WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO BE.
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BUT THIS THING SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT I'M AVERAGE.
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BELOW AVERAGE. NO MATTER HOW I ANSWER, IT KNOWS I'M NOT CAPABLE OF DOING THINGS. WHAT PLACE IS THERE IN THIS WORLD FOR A MAN WHO IS GROSSLY UNQUALIFIED?
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POLITICIAN.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 38 sentences and 443 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:16. The speaker talks at a steady 136 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sewage noun | /ˈsu.ɪd͡ʒ/ | A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed. |
| worker noun | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor. |
| maid noun | /meɪd/ | An adult or adolescent female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant). (In feudal times this could be anyone from a high-ranking assistant to a low-ranking… |
| metre noun | /ˈmiːtəɹ/ | The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in… |
| sewer noun | /ˈsuɚ/ | A pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage. |
| awful adjective | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | Very bad. |
| offensive adjective | /ˈɔˌfɛnsɪv/ | Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation. |
| reflect verb | /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ | To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface. |
| qualify verb | /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/ | To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities. |
| politician noun | /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/ | One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official. |
| predict verb | /pɹɪˈdɪkt/ | To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of… |
| trainer noun | /ˈtɹeɪnɚ/ | A person who trains another; a coach. |
| placement noun | /ˈpleɪ̯smənt/ | The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed. |
| sketch noun | /ˈskɛt͡ʃ/ | A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines. |
| clan noun | /klæn/ | A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | man who starts · man who is |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | am going to be · i'm going to be · i'm not going to be |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | won't have · will fit · will just change |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | i'm changing · i'm just clarifying |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, comedian /kəˈmiː.di.ən/, librarian /laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/
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 sewage, worker, maid.
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.