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In this video, you will learn how to describe places and views in English.

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Cafe.

Pink.

Iced Americano.

Etiquette.

Modern.

Vertigo.

Shining.

Scan your face for it.

Razor wire.

Rusty landfill.

Excited.

Start the word count and let's go.

Right now we're heading to see the Petronas Twin Towers.

The topic for today is describing places and views.

So we'll go there, describe it, and I'll also give you guys tips on how you can describe your surroundings and things you see.

I'll be using very clear English and also me and Leon will be talking.

So you get to hear a native English conversation and also learn how to describe things in English, especially what you see.

So let's get started.

They have some pastries and also some meals here and also two bottled waters in the corner of this glass display.

Those are some signs showing the combos you can buy.

The combo comes with a drink and a sandwich.

What do you get?

Just a black iced coffee.

Black iced coffee?

Yeah.

How much was that?

$6 .90 $6 .90?

Not too bad.

So now I'm sitting down on this chair.

There are two small tables with four chairs all around.

This is a nice cafe.

It's pretty empty, but it is nice.

Those are display screens that show the menu and also advertise their current drinks.

That right there is also the menu.

Is this a popular cafe chain?

Yeah, I think this is one of the bigger ones in Malaysia, if not the biggest one.

Really?

Zeus coffee, yeah.

I've never seen Zeus coffee.

Yeah, I think they're only in Malaysia.

But obviously you can get Starbucks too.

Yeah.

And other coffee chains as well.

Yeah, I've never had, I've never seen Zeus coffee.

Oh, it's actually pretty good it's not super bitter what coffee

did you get i got a iced americano iced americano no sugar no milk

or anything just black just black coffee but it's medium roast

so it's not super bitter yeah i'm really not a coffee

guy i personally really do not like coffee i don't enjoy it

that much this is an escalator coffee review i don't like coffee so we'll see

good right bro let me know in the comments

if you guys drink coffee i personally never drink coffee i

don't like coffee it's just very bitter in my opinion

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get it you guys can see we're going down into the

platform all of these doors are for women only women only

and same with that side

so we cannot go here unless are you a woman not now not now what does

that mean tomorrow depending on my mood yeah

so this is a woman only coach we're not going to stand there we're going to stand here instead

and usually the proper etiquette when you're at a train station is to always stand to the side.

You stand to the side so that you can let the people that are coming out of the train walk right here.

So they can walk straight out and then you stand to the side here and you wait your turn.

That is just proper etiquette.

Can you guys describe this MRT station for me?

Describe it.

This is an MRT station.

The MRT station is very clean and modern.

The MRT station feels very empty.

So those are three simple sentences you can use to describe almost anything.

What it is, what it looks like, so describe it, and then how it feels.

So this is an MRT station.

It looks clean and modern, and it feels very empty.

Three sentences, very simple, and that will make you sound a lot more fluent in English with those three sentences.

So look around your room right now and give me three sentences.

You can just say it to yourself or you can write them in the comments.

How would you describe your surroundings right now?

So our train has just arrived and we are now going to board the train.

Since there is almost no one coming out of the train, we'll stand right in front of the door

and get on once these two doors open

so this is an underground subway station it is very deep underground and there are many escalators as you can see clearly

and the The feeling this gives me is vertigo.

I also feel like this is just really cool, modern, and clean.

And it honestly feels like I'm in a super advanced country, which I am, just seeing how far these escalators come down into the ground,

just to have public transit for people, which is very cool.

But outside of this station, nearby are the Petronas Twin Towers.

So how would you describe this subway station?

Two words to describe this station would be massive because it feels like there's multiple levels.

I can see one, two, and three, but I say three levels, but look at how far they go down and how far it goes up.

So it feels massive.

And I feel like during peak time, it'll be busy, but right now it's quiet.

Yeah.

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During rush hour, it will be busy.

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But now let's head up all these escalators

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and go outside all right okay look at like look at how far this escalator goes this is like high

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and this one on my left hand side is broken by the looks of it

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and they're repairing it right now and this is our third escalator so

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if you're at the bottom how many escalators do you have

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to take to get up to the top from the very bottom four four escalators

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and these escalators are long two of them are like really long right yeah yeah they're very long

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so you're deep underground for sure

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so to my right you can see the patronus twin towers they are very tall

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and uh shiny very tall

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and shiny unfortunately it's kind of hard to see the twin towers

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but once we get closer we'll be able to see them both like side by side

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but right now it looks like one building right yeah kind

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of does we're like parallel to them right yeah almost yeah

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and uh it just feels like

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so cool like I don't know how else I would describe it just feels cool

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and surreal to see like huge towering buildings like you can't really tell the scale on video

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but these buildings these are huge buildings I don't know I

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always find it really cool being in the city center being

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surrounded by all the skyscrapers I think it's like surreal

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that people like built this crazy let's get closer get a better view this is a self -serve convenience store

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and you have to like scan your face to enter the shop

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so i guess if you steal anything they'll charge you oh dude honestly these look super good yeah

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that looks handmade you know yeah tutti frutti

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that one's tutti frutti that's strawberry this one is red velvet

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cheese dude oh my gosh dude they're tempting me oh have

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you seen these that's the chicken drumstick ice cream yo i want

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that you should get

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that first thing you eat today it's just a chicken drumstick ice cream i see

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that all the time on tiktok and i always think i want to try

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that so bad is that just like a cob of corn i think you're right sweet corn

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or grilled corn yo i want to try this chocolate moist

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some of the stuff looks like homemade it's kind of yeah it's really cool

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but what i do want is a water

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so yeah this is a self -serve convenience store it is automated

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and self -serve and it feels futuristic

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and it's more convenient than a regular convenience store facts though i think i don't know

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if we're gonna come back here but i really want to try one of these

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but i haven't eaten anything today

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and i don't want to have something sweet right off the bat now i'm going to pay by tapping okay

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so we were walking and i was walking on this side

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and i did not notice that there is razor wire like right here

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and i was thinking if you're walking like

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if you look right here that's literally in the path

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so you could just be walking and then slice your arm open

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and probably get infected i feel like that's not really the safest thing i've seen

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but no definitely not i mean because of the rust it's not

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that sharp anymore but still that's yeah

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so this is razor wire it looks rusty and old

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and it feels unsafe to have right along the sidewalk feels unsafe

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but i don't make the rules so let's just stay away from

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that okay so we've been walking for a few minutes now we're surrounded by these skyscrapers

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and high -rise apartments

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and here it looks like they're clearing out this old building

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i believe it was a hotel before you can see all of this scrap metal inside these big metal containers

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and these people are working once these are full a truck will come

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and take this away

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and dump it in the landfill the landfill that's just where you dump all the garbage from a city

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but uh let's keep going i could just see the tip of the patronus tower we're almost there

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and we almost have a good view of it

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so just a little bit more and we'll be able to see it

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so we decided to make a quick pit stop at this

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mall to try these chinese burgers chinese beef roti they got chicken

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and beef yeah leon said they're good so we're gonna wait in line

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and we're each gonna get one smells super good oh yeah let's get these

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and then uh enjoy them oh yeah you can see the beef there Yeah, they're making them right there.

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That's so buttery.

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That's butter ears.

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I think it's oil oil.

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Yeah, no It's very oily.

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It looks super good.

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There's the finished ones up there But I'm gonna close to look at those again.

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I guess the beef one eh?

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Oh, yeah 100 % so now he's like rolling them and then I think the guy over there we smashed them Yeah, these must be the cookers there, right?

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Those big round hands.

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So how would you guys describe these these are beef roadies.

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They are very very hot and very crispy and I feel like this will be delicious.

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Oh they smell so good.

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How would you describe them?

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I'd say they're quite oily.

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You can see on the bag already it's seeping through and they smell delicious.

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They smell like beef and onion.

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Facts.

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How do you feel?

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I'm honestly excited to eat these.

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I know they're gonna be juicy and it's honestly really heavy

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so it feels like it's quite a lot yeah it tastes

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like a fried uh long tongue yeah exactly the the might be a similar similar dough

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we're in the patronus tower now in the background you could hear the piano playing

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but that right there is a formula one race car

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so this was used officially yeah it was used to race f1

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but yeah they're the primary sponsor of the mercedes f1 team i did not know

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that you could tell because they have the biggest logo on the side

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if i had described this i would say this is surya mall it's kind of old

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and not too busy

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and i feel like there is a lot of history in

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this mall since it's been here for a long time that's how i would describe this mall

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but yeah how would you guys describe this mall look around

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and make three sentences to describe this mall leave it in the comments

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or take a video of yourself saying those three sentences okay

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so we are now outside of the patronus twin towers

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and you can just see how massive it is

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and everything is just like chrome polished chrome the vibes this is giving me is terminator like that like metallic chrome

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just terminator let's get a better view okay guys these are the patronus twin towers

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absolutely massive and beautiful the first question is what is the correct sentence to describe this place.

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Choose the best sentence to describe how this place feels.

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Remember guys to check the comments for the correct answer after you have thought of your answer.

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The final question is which sentence is a comparison?

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A comparison.

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6 -7.

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in this lesson i want you to shadow glass display those

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are nice cafe it's pretty empty cafe chain yeah i think

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this is one americano iced americano no coffee review i don't like coffee

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so the proper etiquette when you're trained to clean

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and modern the m gives me is vertigo i also feel during rush shower it will be busy

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and uh shiny very tall

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and shiny i have to like scan your face to enter

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the shop like a cob of corn i think you're right

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there is razor wire like right here it looks rusty and old

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and it feels you can see all of this scrap metal

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inside these big dump it in the landfill the landfill that's just

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and very crispy

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and i feel like this will be i'm honestly excited to

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Easy English Shadowing”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: describe, coffee, english, station. This video has 235 sentences and 2532 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:51. The speaker talks at a natural 170 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 84% 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
twin noun	/twɪn/	Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
beef noun	/bif/	The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.
mall noun	/mɔːl/	A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
chrome verb	/kɹoʊm/	To plate with chrome.
lesson noun	/ˈlɛs.ən/	A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
wire noun	/ˈwaɪɚ/	Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
corn noun	/ˈkɔːn/	Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
razor noun	/ˈɹeɪzɚ/	A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
underground adjective	/ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/	Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
bitter adjective	/ˈbɪ.tɚ/	Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
dump verb	/dʌmp/	To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.
scan verb	/skæn/	To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
convenience noun	/kənˈvinjəns/	The quality of being convenient.
rusty adjective	/ˈɹʌsti/	Marked or corroded by rust.
fluent adjective	/ˈfluənt/	That flows; flowing, liquid.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
check out verb	To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
look around verb	To inspect a building or area.
clear out verb	To completely empty.
come back verb	To return to a place.
get up to verb	To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper.
go down verb	To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
go up verb	To move upwards.
head up verb	To lead or take the lead in; to direct; to take charge of.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Start the word count and let's go.
What do you get?
How would you describe your surroundings right now?
I guess the beef one eh?
How would you describe them?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've never seen · I've never had · has just arrived
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is broken · is automated
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the biggest · the safest · the best
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	were walking · was thinking

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 71 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, they're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, polish /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, escalator /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tɚ/, terminator /ˈtɜː.mɪ.neɪ.tə/, comprehensible /kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/, futuristic /ˌfjut͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/

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 twin, beef, mall.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

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