Shadowing Practice: Choosing a Phone Plan at the Phone Shop - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi there! Can I help you with anything today?
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Yes, please. My phone contract ends next week.
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And honestly, I'm paying way too much!
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Oh, that's annoying. How much do you pay now?
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Sixty dollars a month. Can you believe it?
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Wow, that is a lot! We can definitely beat that.
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So, how do you use your phone most?
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Mostly videos on the bus, and lots of messages.
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Do you ever use Wi-Fi at home or work?
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Well... not really. I always forget to connect.
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Ha, you're not the only one!
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Okay, then you need lots of data, not calls.
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Okay, I have two plans that could work.
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The first one is thirty dollars, with twenty gigabytes.
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And the second is forty, but the data is unlimited!
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Unlimited? For only forty dollars?
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Wait, what's the catch?
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Good question. It's a two-year contract.
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Two years? Um, that's a long time.
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What if I move abroad next year?
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Don't worry, you can pay a small fee and leave early.
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Or you could take the thirty-dollar plan with no contract.
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Hmm, twenty gigabytes might not be enough, though.
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Actually, any data you don't use moves to next month.
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Really? Oh, that changes everything!
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Okay. I'll take the thirty-dollar plan.
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Great choice! You'll save thirty dollars a month.
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Wow, that's three hundred and sixty a year!
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Exactly. Treat yourself to something nice!
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Maybe a new phone case. Thanks for your help!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Choosing a Phone Plan at the Phone Shop”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dollar, thirty, contract, month. This video has 30 sentences and 241 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:42. The speaker talks at a steady 142 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 11 of its 30 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| thirty noun | /ˈθɝti/ | A commercial lasting 30 seconds. |
| forty adjective | /ˈfoɹti/ | Resembling or characteristic of a fort. |
| unlimited adjective | /ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ | Limitless or without bounds; unrestricted. |
| sixty noun | /ˈsɪksti/ | A commercial lasting 60 seconds. |
| abroad adverb | /əˈbɹɔːd/ | Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| gigabyte noun | /ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/ | One billion (10⁹, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes. |
| annoy verb | /əˈnoɪ̯/ | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| 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… |
| twenty noun | /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i] | The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29). |
| contract noun | /ˈkɑntɹækt/ | An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written… |
| message noun | /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/ | A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed. |
| definitely adverb | /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/ | Without question and beyond doubt. |
| catch verb | /kæt͡ʃ/ | To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). |
| worry verb | /ˈwʌ.ɹi/ | To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can I help you with anything today?
- How much do you pay now?
- Can you believe it?
- Ha, you're not the only one!
- What if I move abroad next year?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: unlimited /ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/, twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i], definitely /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/
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 thirty, forty, unlimited.
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.