Shadowing Practice: EMMA WATSON - 11 - INTERVIEW - 2001 - Learn English Speaking with Video

Well, at ten years old, she made her film debut as Harry Potter's fellow wizard in training in the blockbuster hit, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Here's the lovely young Emma Watson.

Oh, Emma, don't worry about it.

You look great.

Oh, no!

I'm Regis and she's Kelly and welcome to our show.

Jump up here Emma, let's talk.

This is Emma's first time in New York, first time in America.

And what are your thoughts, Emma?

I love it.

It's amazing.

A little lively for you?

It's kind of like London intensified.

Sure, oh yeah, London intensified.

Very good answer.

Where do you live in England?

I live in Oxfordshire.

And what is that like?

It sounds pastoral, you know, and cattle grazing.

it's not quite that it's kind of um it's it's got loads of colleges

so I don't know what you've heard of Oxford that's like college

and it's like loads of schools and it's it's quite big

but it's not quite as busy as London

and you go to school in your neighborhood yeah good

and you have a little brother I do

and what's he like um it's nice do you get to get along with him yes no fighting

or Is he an actor as well?

No, but he's very, very interested in that.

He's very interested in that.

Especially now with your newfound stardom.

Sure, sure.

He wants to be you.

And what do your parents do?

My parents, they're both lawyers.

Both lawyers.

Good.

Now, is this the very first time you've acted?

Or how did this film come to you?

Basically, my school got the audition.

No kidding?

Yeah.

Which is really surprising.

It's a really strange way to get into it you know like have agents

and stuff like that but I didn't say um

and I it was done in my school gym

and what was the audition like well it was exactly like

a drama lesson really it didn't really feel as though they

were auditioning us I think about 16 of us all together

so it kind of wasn't focused on me

or anyone else yeah um had you been a fan of

Harry Potter books before they came yeah I was in the middle of the third one

when I started even like auditioning so I was major how I put a fan

And did you feel that you sounded like the character, that you embodied the character?

Did you picture yourself as the character when you were reading the book?

Now that I've made the film, when I read the book, I see myself as Hermione.

But before I never, it wasn't even in my wildest dreams.

So what happened when you learned you got the part that must have been the thrill of your life, right?

Yeah.

Yeah, it was, I can't believe it.

And what did the other kids say at school?

Why you?

Why you, Emma Watson? Because I'm worth it.

I guess she told you.

This is a major movie, your first time on a movie set.

I mean, what was it like?

Did you have fun making the film, or was it a lot of work?

It's not as glamorous as everyone sees it.

Yes, absolutely.

It's really different it's there's so many people involved yes just

and everything's so big and did you remember all your lines

or did you muff them once in a

while everyone muffs them once in a while yeah um

but i mean if they did it in such small chunks

that it wasn't you didn't really have to remember

that much it was just she does an amazing job in

this film my son has quite a crush oh really his first crush You'd love him.

He's three years old.

He can't beat a good younger man, you know.

Let's take a break.

We'll come back.

We'll show you a clip, and we'll talk some more.

Emma Watson, you see in the new Harry Potter movie, which is a tremendous sensation, going to make a big impact on your life.

You want to continue your acting career, of course, right?

Mm -hmm.

Sure.

how will this change you do you think that you'll um you know will you leave school will you

you know what's your big plan for yourself at 11.

um uh i think i want to carry on in school

i'm definitely not going to drop out good i'm going to go to college good um

and you're going to become a lawyer no i'm kidding you

know shoving around paper on a desk isn't really my thing

um she's my kind of girl yeah well go to school

and get that college education and

and see what happens exactly i'm sure absolutely you know i

love the way you speak i whenever we have a guest from england on the show i get very excited

and all of a sudden my own british accent seeps out

hello emma how are you don't i sound like carrie grant no do you know do you know who Cary Grant is.

No. No, I didn't think so.

There you go.

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All right, in this particular scene, well, incidentally, somebody told me that you have a big crush on Prince William.

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Oh.

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No?

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A little bit of a crush.

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A little bit.

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What a stud puppy he is.

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I bet he has a crush on Emma after seeing this movie.

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Yeah, there you go.

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Sure, Emma.

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She's a superstar in this.

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Yeah, he's a dude, but you're a beauty, you know what I'm saying?

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He's not really a dude.

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Brad Pitt's a dude, but William is pretty.

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Brad Pitt's a dude.

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Yeah, you're right.

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Well, now that you're so observant about men, check it out.

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Check it out, Amber.

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Take a good long look and tell me, where do I stand?

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I guess she told me.

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All right, let's go to the clip, Gilman.

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Here it is.

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Here's Amber playing Hermione levitating a feather.

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Yeah, she can do that.

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Take a look.

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Wingardium Leviosa.

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Stop, stop, stop.

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You're going to take someone's eye out.

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Besides, you're saying it wrong.

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It's leviosa, not leviosar.

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You do it then if you're so clever.

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Go on, go on.

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Wingardium leviosa.

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Wingardium leviosa.

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See here, everyone.

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Miss Granger's done it.

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It's splendid.

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I think we're going to need another feather over here, Professor.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, yeah.

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One of the big hits of the holiday season.

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Amber, thanks very much for coming by.

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Nice to have you here.

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We'll be back in a moment.

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Tomorrow.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “EMMA WATSON - 11 - INTERVIEW - 2001”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: emma, crush, Harry, film, leviosa. This video has 142 sentences and 1110 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:57. The speaker talks at a natural 160 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
crush verb	/kɹʌʃ/	To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
audition noun	/ɑˈdɪʃən/	A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
intensify verb	/ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ/	To render more intense.
feather noun	/ˈfɛðə/	A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
brad noun	/bɹæd/	A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an…
clip noun	/klɪp/	Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
blockbuster noun	/ˈblɑkˌbʌs.tɚ/	A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
embody verb	/ɪmˈbɒdi/	To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
levitate verb	/ˈlɛvɪteɪt/	To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
newfound adjective	/ˈnjuː.faʊnd/	Recently found; newly discovered.
observant adjective	/əbˈzɝvənt/	Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
stardom noun	/ˈstɑɹdəm/	The status or position of a performer acknowledged to be a star; fame; celebrity.
glamorous adjective	/ˈɡlæ.mə.ɹəs/	Having glamour; stylish, attractive.
incidentally adverb	/ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)l̩i/	By happenstance; in a particular case which has little to no bearing on, and little to no causal relation to, any other case.
pastoral adjective	/ˈpæs.tə.ɹəl/	Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
come back verb	To return to a place.
drop out verb	To leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.
jump up verb	To move from one position to a higher position by one jump.

Sentences worth repeating

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

A little lively for you?
My parents, they're both lawyers.
Now, is this the very first time you've acted?
I mean, what was it like?
No, I didn't think so.

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	you've heard · you've acted · I've made
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	was done · wasn't focused
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	were auditioning · were reading
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming	i'm definitely not going to drop · you're going to become · You're going to take

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 38 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: feather /ˈfɛðə/, thrill /θɹɪl/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: crush /kɹʌʃ/, audition /ɑˈdɪʃən/, shove /ʃʌv/, sensation /sɛnˈseɪʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: intensify /ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ/, incidentally /ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)l̩i/

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 crush, audition, intensify.

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