Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Baggage - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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When you travel, you take things with you and pack them into bags and suitcases.
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All those things are called baggage.
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Baggage?
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How is your friend Lily doing?
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I haven't seen her lately.
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Lily, I stopped hanging out with her.
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Why?
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What happened?
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Nothing happened.
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She's just got way too much baggage.
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All she does is complain about problems in her past.
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Oh, we all have baggage, but you have to deal with it and move on.
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Carrying too much baggage on a trip makes traveling difficult.
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In life, emotional baggage does the same thing.
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Baggage is all those issues that hold you back and keep you from moving forward in life.
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And that's English in a Minute.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: Baggage”. This video has 17 sentences and 124 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:57. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 4 of its 17 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 10 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lately adverb | /ˈleɪt.li/ | Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since. |
| complain verb | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. |
| suitcase noun | /ˈsutkeɪs/ | A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling. |
| emotional adjective | /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ | Of or relating to the emotions. |
| pack noun | /pæk/ | A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale. |
| travel verb | /ˈtɹævəl/ | To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| trip noun | /tɹɪp/ | A journey; an excursion or jaunt. |
| carry verb | /ˈkæɹ.i/ | To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. |
| bag noun | /bæɡ/ | A soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods. |
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 | haven't seen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are called |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | stopped hanging |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to deal |
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 lately, complain, suitcase.
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.