Shadowing Practice: CHARLI XCX | CHICKEN SHOP DATE - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Charlie.
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Yes.
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XCX.
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Correct.
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Is that like sexy?
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If you want it to be, yes.
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I got you chicken nuggets.
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Do you like chicken nuggets?
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Yeah, I do.
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Or maybe they're...
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It's just there's no chicken.
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No, no, the nuggets are hidden.
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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, they are.
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Okay, right.
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All right, cool.
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I'm up for it.
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Surprise. Do I look fancy?
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Very.
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But you already knew.
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Yes, I did.
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You're not very good at driving.
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You crashed into a bridge.
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Porn star martini.
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I love a porn star martini.
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I knew you would.
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I hear you like poppers.
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No, no, no. I'm not...
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You like poppers?
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My fans like poppers.
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Are you sure?
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I'm sure, actually.
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I've actually only sniffed poppers once.
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Right, OK.
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When my fans and I meet, they always get me to hold poppers and go, Gay rights!
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Or, like, sign their poppers bottles.
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It sounds like you love poppers, really.
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Yeah, it's all a ruse.
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I think this is really what's going on here.
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It's just not my thing.
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OK, sure.
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I do throw a really good house party.
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I bet you're fun at a party.
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Oh, yeah, I am fun.
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Sold.
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I had a party around 6pm before anyone arrived.
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The police showed up.
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They, like, shut it down and they wouldn't let Rita Ora in.
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She's standing on the road.
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She loves a party!
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You used to go to raves when you were very young.
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Yes.
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Illegal ones. May I just add?
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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With my parents, which is not cool.
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With your parents?
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Why was that?
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Did you not have any friends?
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I was sort of 15 or 16 when I was going, cos I was performing.
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And so, obviously, I wanted to go alone because that would have been, like, me being Effie from Skins.
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You do actually give me Effie from Skins vibes.
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Shut up!
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What's up?
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Has anyone written a song about you?
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No, I don't know.
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Is there anyone you think could have written a song about you?
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Are you, like, asking if you know?
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I don't know. Do you?
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I don't know. Do I?
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Um, I've dated a musician once before, so possibly that person.
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Ooh.
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And here they are!
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I haven't played mini-golf in a while.
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It's not fun, really.
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Oh, OK.
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It's just a bit dry, isn't it?
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It's sort of like bowling.
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You know, that's one of my least favourite things to do ever.
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I love bowling, but you know what's annoying about bowling?
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You have to change your shoes.
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Yeah, and they're not hot.
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It's kind of like a sick joke.
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Yeah.
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But you know the thing I hate the least about bowling is the fact
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that you're sort of never really able to have a full conversation with a person, because every time you are sort of getting into the flow of something,
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you have to go and bowl.
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This is a key to my heart.
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Oh, wow!
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Key to my heart. So, um...
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You just unlock it.
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I like that. And lock it.
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It's quite hard to lock.
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Unlock it.
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Lock it.
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Unlock it.
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Lock it.
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Unlock it.
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Lock it.
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OK, I think that's it.
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You got it.
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I got it.
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Yeah, you got it, I got it.
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You got it.
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You call your fans angels.
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Correct. Because...
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They are Charlie's angels. And...
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Do you have a dog?
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I do.
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She's really sweet.
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She's really stupid.
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Oh, no. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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But I don't want, like, a really smart dog.
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No. No-one can outshine you, really.
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No. Especially not a dog.
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Do you have any funny moments from your tour?
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A fan brought his mother's dead ashes in a jar attached to a necklace that he asked me to sign once.
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And when I signed them, he flung it round and went, whoa!
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And then I also signed a douche once.
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Ooh.
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Favourite dance move?
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I just like putting my hand up in the air.
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You're just like...
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I like...
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I just...
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Pump me up.
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I like a lot of techno, so I'm like...
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Do you have a go-to chat-up line?
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No, just like...
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Hi!
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OK, well thanks, Charlie.
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Thank you.
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And I've loved this date. Have you?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 132 sentences and 709 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:02. The speaker talks at a steady 141 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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 |
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| unlock verb | /ʌnˈlɑk/ | To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination. |
| angel noun | /ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/ | An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes. |
| mini adjective | /ˈmɪn.i/ | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| sexy adjective | /ˈsɛksi/ | Having sex appeal; attractive. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| fancy noun | /ˈfæn.si/ | The imagination. |
| pump noun | /pʌmp/ | A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| ash noun | /ˈæʃ/ | The solid remains of a fire. |
| musician noun | /mjuˈzɪʃən/ | A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| necklace noun | /ˈnɛkləs/ | An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a… |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| attach verb | /əˈtæt͡ʃ/ | To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). |
| rave verb | /ɹeɪv/ | To be mentally unclear; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| show up verb | To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, ash /ˈæʃ/, musician /mjuˈzɪʃən/, douche /duːʃ/, outshine /aʊtˈʃaɪn/
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 unlock, angel, mini.
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.