Shadowing Practice: Dialogue 2 3 Asking Directions - Everyday Conversations English - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Around Town Asking Directions Excuse me, could you tell me where the library is?
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Yes, it's that way.
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You go three blocks to Washington Street, then turn right.
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It's on the corner, across from the bank.
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Thanks.
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I've only been in town a few days, so I really don't know my way around yet.
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Oh, I know how you feel.
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We moved here a year ago, and I still don't know where everything is.
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Language Notes Could you tell me is slightly more polite than can you tell me.
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Could you tell me where the library is?
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Notice that library is stressed here because it is the word with the important information.
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This is an indirect question, so the subject, the library, comes before the verb, is.
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The word order is reversed in a direct question.
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Where is the library?
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Yes, it's that way.
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Notice the stress on that.
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The speaker is pointing in a certain direction and wants to emphasize that direction.
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I know how you feel is a way of saying, I understand.
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Notice the emphasis on feel.
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The speaker wants to show empathy and understanding.
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I still don't know where everything is.
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Notice the word order of where everything is.
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The subject, everything, comes before the verb, is.
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This word order is different from the direct question, where is everything?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Dialogue 2 3 Asking Directions - Everyday Conversations English”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: library, notice, word, direction. This video has 24 sentences and 223 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:51. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 4 of its 24 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
verb noun/vɝb/A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.
reverse noun/ɹɪˈvɝs/The opposite of something.
emphasis noun/ˈɛmfəsɪs/Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
indirect adjective/ˌɪn.daɪˈɹɛkt/Not direct
distress noun/dɪˈstɹɛs/Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
polite adjective/pəˈlaɪt/Well-mannered, civilized.
empathy noun/ˈɛmpəθi/Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
emphasize verb/ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
speaker noun/ˈspikɚ/One who speaks.
library noun/ˈlaɪˌbɹɛɹ.i/An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various…
notice verb/ˈnoʊ.tɪs/To become aware of; to observe.
subject noun/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the…
direction noun/dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal)…
direct verb/daɪˈɹɛkt/To manage, control, steer.
block noun/blɑk/A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like verb, reverse, emphasis.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

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