Shadowing Practice: celebrating our pocket-sized pop-up launch! | rhode skin - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Pocket size pop -up with my pocket size baby.
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Pregnant.
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Hailey showed me the colors of the blushes
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and the reference of the feeling she wanted to feel and then we ran with it.
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So we'll see where she lives.
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Oh my God.
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Why am I crying?
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Look.
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We are here because Rode has its first pop -up space.
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New York is home for me and it's a really special place.
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I love the energy of the city here.
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I felt like it just made a lot of sense for the first physical space to be here.
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I just want it to be an experience.
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I want people to walk in and feel like I'm experiencing this world of Rode.
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Tonight we're having a nice little private intimate preview influencers press.
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Honestly, the girls would love it.
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And then it has a white cherry garnish and just a little bit of soda water on it.
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Amazing.
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It's the first time people are going to be able to see the brand expressed in a real life setting.
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It's a Zoom meeting!
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I'm so excited, nervous.
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I just can't believe we're here.
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I'm so excited!
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I'm excited to see the new blushes and I can't wait.
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We launched six shades, a super exciting curated range by Hailey, and then we actually have a seventh limited edition color, which is called Sprickle.
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The Sprickle shade is exclusive to the Poppa.
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It's one of my favorite shades that we have of the pocket blush.
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I got the Pineapple Refresh face wash.
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We got the Sprinkle blush, of course.
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I got the Sprinkle.
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I got all of the new summer lip tints.
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I got too the Sprinkle because we need a backup.
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I think people have been reacting so positively.
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And my thing is, when I create a product and I put it out to the world,
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I genuinely never know how people are going to feel about it.
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I'm just so happy that people like it.
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I'm happy when people are happy.
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I'm just so thankful for my team.
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Like the effort that they put in, the work that they put in, the coming together between everybody to make these things happen is amazing.
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It's my favorite thing that I do, is working on this brand.
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It's so fun.
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It's beyond anything I could have ever dreamed was gonna happen.
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And there's so much more I wanna do.
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I have so many plans.
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I'm always just so thankful for all the people that support
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and buy the brand and come out and show up and who love it.
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Couldn't thank you enough.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “celebrating our pocket-sized pop-up launch!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Sprinkle, shade, pocket, excited, brand. This video has 47 sentences and 438 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:51. The speaker talks at a natural 154 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| blush noun | /ˈblʌʃ/ | An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc. |
| pocket noun | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. |
| shade noun | /ʃeɪd/ | Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked. |
| thankful adjective | /ˈθæŋkfəl/ | Showing appreciation or gratitude. |
| seventh adjective | /ˈsɛvənθ/ | The ordinal form of the number seven. |
| backup noun | /ˈbækˌʌp/ | A reserve or substitute. |
| cherry noun | /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/ | A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem. |
| react verb | /ɹiːˈækt/ | To act in response. |
| genuinely adverb | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/ | In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly. |
| intimate adjective | /ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/ | Closely acquainted; familiar. |
| soda noun | /ˈsoʊdə/ | Sodium bicarbonate. |
| preview noun | /ˈpɹiːvjuː/ | An experience of something in advance. |
| positively adverb | /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/ | In a positive manner. |
| curate noun | /ˈkjʊɹɪt/ | An assistant rector or vicar. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| come together verb | /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ | To assemble; to congregate; to combine. |
| pop up verb | To come up with a "pop" sound. | |
| show up verb | To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why am I crying?
- I just can't believe we're here.
- I'm just so happy that people like it.
- I'm happy when people are happy.
- I'm just so thankful for my team.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | am I crying · I'm experiencing · we're having |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | are going to be · are going to feel · gonna happen |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/, seventh /ˈsɛvənθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: blush /ˈblʌʃ/, shade /ʃeɪd/, garnish /ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/, influencer /ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like blush, pocket, shade.
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.