Shadowing Practice: Emma Watson Makes An Espresso Martini, ‘Emma Spritz’ & 3 Other Classic Cocktails - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Edward, my first cocktail that I have to make is an espresso martini.
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Edward, my first cocktail that I have to make is an espresso martini.
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And I feel like all of the human beings in the world, you might know this piece of information, which was that apparently it was created for either Naomi or Kate.
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They walked into a bar and said that they wanted a cocktail that would pick me up and me up.
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I don't know about that, but I'm definitely gonna find out.
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Please, please.
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I like that story.
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We have to know, we need to know the truth.
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Hi, British Vogue.
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I'm Emma Watson and this is the ultimate British taste test.
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I'm excited and terrified, mostly excited, to see if I can do this.
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I've made copious notes.
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Look, there's diagrams, there's amounts.
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This is true to me.
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I love learning and I love note-taking.
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We're gonna be making Emma's espresso martini with chocolate.
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I like sweet things.
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I'm gonna put a tiny bit of salt in there as well.
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Step one, making the glass cold.
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I only found this out yesterday.
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I'm not gonna lie to you.
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This is called the pony and this is called the jigger.
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So we're gonna do one pony of an espresso shot.
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So this is going in.
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Then we're also gonna balance that with sugar syrup.
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Vodka is what we have next.
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We're gonna do two parts to the other part.
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Lots of vodka, basically.
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This is what makes it an Amara espresso martini.
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This is my twist.
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is a tiny bit of salt and a little bit of the cacao syrup.
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25 ml.
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Okay, loads of ice.
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Shaking.
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It comes from the heart, everyone.
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It's a full body movement.
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This is a cool fact.
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Because this gets cold, it's what seals these two things together and it's what stops the liquid coming out.
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And I should do this to this.
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And then these teeth also should come apart.
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Yeah, you did it.
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Then I'm gonna take the ice that's been cooling my glass out.
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This is called Hawthorn.
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So this kind of sits on top of your shaker.
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Wait, I'm gonna drink.
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God, I can't believe I'm actually doing this.
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The three little coffee beans that go on top of an espresso martini.
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One is for health, one is for wealth, and one is for happiness.
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And that is an Emma Espresso Martini.
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So the reason I'm excited to make this cocktail is because I get to crush ice.
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I'm taking off my shoe because there's no rolling pin.
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I need to crush this ice with something and I figure this is actually, sorry Misha, maybe the best thing that I can do this with.
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Actually, this is better than a rolling pin.
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I'm not sure if Misha had this in mind when she designed this shoe, but I can attest it's an excellent kitchen implement.
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Thanks Prada.
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This is a very English drink because it's made with blackberries, blackberry liqueur, which is the float, what's kind of like sits on top and it like trickles down.
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This is Renee.
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It's the gin that my brother and I made.
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I can't really remember how much gin is needed for this.
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I'm going to just sort of make it up.
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Yeah, that looks about right.
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Then I'm going to add sugar syrup.
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My father makes wine and has made wine since before I was born actually.
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Alex had this amazing idea, take the skins and make them into like an incredible gin.
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It's also sustainable.
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We're taking something that would have just been thrown away and making something new out of it, which is why we called it Renee which means rebirth.
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We're gonna put ice in here now.
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I have so much respect now for bartenders because there's so much work.
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It's exhausting.
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Like me shaking one cocktail I'm like great that's me done for the night.
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Story story story story story Prada crushed ice.
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My only other hidden talent if cocktail making is considered a talent of mine now.
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I am really really really good table tennis and spent many many hours playing Dan Radcliffe and Rupert Grint that was
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how I misspent my youth this is the blackberry liqueur look how pretty it is you put a blackberry on top isn't that cute ta-da it's really good
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I'm gonna make a foamy gin sour it's gonna be an emma gin sour because I'm gonna add a splash
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of my dad's wine in it shaker two parts gin one part lemon one part sugar and the idea with the sugar and the lemon is you're always
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trying to balance that like bitter and that sweetness all the time I'm gonna start with my lemon this is so fun I feel like I'm the host of my own cooking show or something.
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My brother and I cook together.
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We host dinner parties.
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That's my idea of bliss.
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And actually I'm really lucky I have friends that cook will cook for me as well.
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Okay we've done one pony of the lemon.
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We're gonna do one pony of the sugar.
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Make it perfectly balanced.
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Two parts of Renee.
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okay this is the fun bit or the like bit where things could go wrong which is the egg
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I'm gonna crack my egg so you want the egg white and not the yolk pass the yolk back and forth between the two
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oh I'm making a mess but I'm doing it absolutely crushing it so this is my dad's wine Papa Watson I call him thanks Papa
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Bear deeply deeply loved by my father is this wine was the reason that I slept in a very cold bedroom when I was a child because he used to store the wine bottles at the back of mine and Alex's room.
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So we would often complain that it was cold and he'd say, well, you've got to keep the wine at a certain temperature.
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I think that's probably the definition of a first world problem.
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Don't want to ruin the Prada.
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I think I did it.
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Yes!
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Oh look, it's foamy and eggy.
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There.
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That's not my fault, by the way.
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That was the camera.
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Now we're gonna do the real shake.
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Loads of ice.
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In fact, I was supposed to have this on my shoulder the whole time, so now it's just been earned.
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Let's see how we did.
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Is it foamy?
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Look, it's foamy!
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It's happened again.
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I'm really sorry, by the way.
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People who do this professionally will be watching me like, this is painful.
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I don't feel like Hermione Granger has a cocktail, do you know what I mean?
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But you know, maybe in the later years, yeah, when things got really stressful and hairy, when she had loads of responsibility and a really stressful job.
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Yeah!
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Into a lemon peel heart, which is gonna go on top.
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It's good.
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It's not my best.
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So this is my brother, Alex Watson, and we're gonna see if we can make a Vesper martini in less than three minutes.
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Go.
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Time's here.
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Ah!
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Everyone is about to see how competitive Emma is.
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You're not making your glass child, so...
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Okay.
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Hodka.
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Half a pony.
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Just half.
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Oh shit.
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Oh, I'm messing it up because there's a time challenge.
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He's here.
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Three farts gin.
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Hang on.
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I'm gonna have to re- I'm gonna have to re-go.
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guys you've got you've got an advantage on me i've done gin i've done vodka what else is in the best martini i made that mistake so you didn't have to that's so kind of you okay three ingredients
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right in my ear yes i think i'm gonna win this i can't believe it this is outrageous i've been stitched up i want a It's happening.
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Okay we're gonna do the garnish because my vesper is done.
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Oh okay as I'm doing this I don't know if you can see the aroma coming off the peel.
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Once you've got the peel off you can do this on the bottom of the glass.
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If you squeeze this way you get all these aromas that sit on the top so I'm making that garnishy bit.
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This is my favorite bit.
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I beat you.
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Yeah, but mine's gonna be prettier yours doesn't have any aromas.
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No guys look.
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Delicious.
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Look at this.
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Come on.
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We know who's his prettiest.
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It is good.
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It's a stiff drink though but I like it.
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It's good.
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My glass is colder.
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This is what happens.
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For any younger brothers who are just sort of coasting along like me and you have an overachieving sister Let's stick together because it's tough out here.
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Love you.
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Yeah.
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So we're going to make the Emma Spritz.
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My grandmother, Frida, used to collect elderflower and make elderflower cordial.
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So it includes elderflower cordial for my grandma.
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It's got my dad's wine in it and then it's got my brother and my gin in it.
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one of Renee, one of Elderflower Cordial.
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This, which is made with this blue flower called John Tien, and it makes something called Suze.
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We're going to do just a dash, a couple of dashes maybe.
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Splash of Damien Watson.
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That was a bit more of a splash, but all good.
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I've been directing and writing, which has been really amazing.
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It started during COVID, and I just realized how much I loved it and that I wanted to keep doing that.
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And so actually studying now as well.
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To direct something that I'd written one day, that would make me pretty excited.
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I don't see myself as having stepped away from acting.
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I just see myself as wanting to expand what I do and being able to be in things that I have written or directed or produced.
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To really be at the start of a project takes time.
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Films can be decades in the making, finding it and writing it and putting it together.
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I don't see it as a closing down, I see it as an opening up.
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Bit more ice, bit more soda water, go to the top.
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You wanna just pull the Rene up from the bottom, but no stirring guys.
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This cocktail, the thing that makes it made by me is the blue flower.
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Flowers are very important and very big part of my life.
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If you know me, then you know that there are flowers everywhere all the time.
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This cocktail is very special because I feel like It's got my grandma in it, it's got my dad in it, it's got my brother in it, it's got me in it.
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It's like truly a Watson creation.
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This is the best one.
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I'm Emma Watson.
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Thank you for watching British Vogue's ultimate British taste test.
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About This Lesson

In this lesson, you will practice your English speaking skills by engaging with the transcript from a popular YouTube video featuring Emma Watson as she prepares cocktails, including the famous espresso martini. By focusing on the language used in the context of cocktail making, you will enhance your vocabulary, pronunciation, and overall fluency. This task will involve both listening and speaking exercises, which are essential for improving your conversational English in everyday scenarios—making it a fun and interactive way to achieve your language goals!

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Espresso martini - A coffee-flavored cocktail that combines espresso, vodka, and coffee liqueur.
  • Pick me up - A term used to describe something that provides a boost of energy or mood.
  • Pony - A measurement for spirits in cocktail making, typically 1 ounce (30 ml).
  • Jigger - A tool used for measuring alcohol in recipes.
  • Cacao syrup - A sweet syrup made from cacao, often used in cocktail recipes for added flavor.
  • Hawthorn - A type of strainer used to separate solids from liquids when pouring cocktails.
  • Three coffee beans - Traditionally used as a garnish on an espresso martini, representing health, wealth, and happiness.

Practice Tips

To make the most of your English speaking practice, consider using the shadowing technique with the transcript of Emma Watson's video. Here are some tailored tips for shadowing:

  • Focus on pronunciation: Pay close attention to Emma’s pronunciation and intonation. Mimic her rhythm and stress patterns to improve your own speaking style.
  • Start slow: If you're new to shadowing, you might want to listen to short segments and repeat them before gradually attempting longer sections of dialogue.
  • Use pauses effectively: Take advantage of natural pauses in her speech to repeat phrases. This can help reinforce your memory and improve your fluency.
  • Record yourself: Use audio recording tools to compare your pronunciation with Emma's. Listening back can be a great way to spot areas for improvement.
  • Interactive repetition: Engage actively with the video by pausing and repeating key phrases, especially when she demonstrates cocktail-making techniques.

By incorporating these techniques into your routine, you will not only reinforce your vocabulary but also allow for a more enjoyable and effective learning experience. Remember to visit this shadowing site regularly for more engaging content that will further enhance your English skills!

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.

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