Shadowing Practice: English lesson at the pharmacy - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey everybody!

It's Arianita La Gringa and welcome back to my YouTube channel.

If you guys don't know anything about me, I am a native English teacher teaching you guys English at different places.

Sadly, I'm not in New York City, but I'm back in my hometown Cincinnati, Ohio, and in today's video I am at Walgreens.

Today I'm going to teach all of you pharmacy vocab because Walgreens is a pharmacy.

Walgreens is a pharmacy and inside you can get prescription medications.

So come along with me and let's go walk inside and learn some pharmacy vocab and how to medicate certain illnesses.

Apparently I can't record inside Walgreens, but there is another pharmacy right across Walgreens called CVS Pharmacy.

I'm going to try and record inside without getting caught.

I am standing in the middle of an aisle with lots of over-the-counter medication,

and you use this over-the-counter medication when you are feeling under the weather or sick.

I'm going to teach you the different types of illnesses and health vocab, but I'm going to start from my head and then work my way down to my toes.

Let's start with the head.

What do you call when you have a throbbing pain in your head?

That is called a headache.

Headache.

There are several different types of headaches, but the most common is a migraine.

When you're looking for over-the-counter medication to relieve your headache pain, look at the signs.

This sign says pain relief.

I'm going to look for pain relief for headache support.

I can find different types of pills, different types of medications like migraine relief.

This is the CVS Health brand.

Some other types of over-the-counter meds that can help relieve your headache pain is Excedrin.

This is extra strength Excedrin and it contains acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine.

As I said before, the most common type of headache is a migraine.

You can buy this migraine relief and it'll help relieve your migraine.

But another type of headache is a tension headache

if you have a headache look for the specific type of headache you have

and you can buy this at the checkout counter also they have a migraine

and fever cooling gel sheet this is different than taking a pill this will actually be placed on your forehead

and help you relieve your headache sadly i got kicked out of walgreens pharmacy as well as cvs pharmacy

and now my last

and third option is to go teach you guys some pharmacy vocab inside kroger

because they also have a pharmacy over there moving from our

head now we're going to focus on our eyes these are our eyes

and what happens if you're looking at your phone for too long

if you have allergies

and you might see some redness your eyes might be a

little bit dry well you can put in eye drops you'll

put eye drops in your eyes to help you relieve the redness

and the dryness of your eyes moving down from your eyes

there is the nose what do you call this achoo achoo

that is called a sneeze i just sneezed also

when you are sick you may sneeze achoo

and you may have mucus going down to your lips down to your cheeks what is

that called that is called a runny nose.

Runny nose.

What over-the-counter medication can you use to help you reduce you from sneezing

or stop your nose from running or stop your sniffles?

You have this right here.

It's called Afrin.

It's a nasal spray that you'll use to relieve and decongest that area.

You also have some tablets you can use, a sinus congestion you can take a pill

and swallow it and this will help you relieve all this congestion and your sniffles and your runny nose.

If you don't have a cold, then you can use Zyrtec.

This is an allergy medication.

So if you're sneezing a lot, if it's spring or it's a change of season like fall and you have allergies, you can take this Zyrtec pill once every day

and it'll help reduce you from sneezing and having a runny nose due to allergies.

Of course, if you keep sneezing, achoo, and if you still have a runny nose and these medications that I taught you guys aren't helping you out,

you may have a cold, a viral infection, or the flu.

Flu.

What are some of the over-the-counter meds that you can take to help you reduce your cold or flu symptoms?

You have Vix-Dayquil.

This is for cold and flu.

You drink this medication from this small cup.

It'll help relieve headache, fever, sore throat, minor aches, and pains.

Another drinkable medication is called Theraflu.

Theraflu helps reduce your cough symptoms, nasal congestion, what we just talked about, sore throat pain, because sore throat is the number one symptom of a cold.

This Theraflu comes in a packet.

You'll pour it in a cup full of hot water, and then this will dissolve, and you'll drink your tea or your hot cup of water, and this will help soothe your sore throat.

Another over- the counter med that may help your cold or flu symptoms is this right here.

This is daytime severe cold and flu medication and it's a soft gel.

Soft gel is similar to a pill.

You still will put it on your tongue and you'll swallow it while drinking water.

It's a great way to help relieve your cold and flu symptoms and they have two different soft gels you can take.

They have a daytime and a nighttime.

And lastly, one of my favorite cold remedies are cough drops.

I love cough drops because they taste just like candy.

A cough drop will help soothe your sore throat because when you have a cold or you're sick, you might be coughing a lot,

coughing a lot, or you may have trouble swallowing things.

It may hurt when you're swallowing.

So taking these cough drops will help soothe your sore throat.

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now let's learn more about pharmacy vocab so far we've talked about a headache

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when you have a pounding throbbing pain in your head

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and then we talked about our eyes you use eye drops

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you drop eye drops in your eyes to help relieve the redness from your eyes

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and then moving down from our eyes we talked about the nose

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when you're sniffling if you're sick also

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if you're feeling under the weather you may be sneezing a lot achoo

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or you might have a runny nose

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so you might need some tissues to help clean the mucus running down your nose

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or you may have a sore throat from coughing a lot

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but what happens if your back hurts that is called a backache

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and you may have a backache if you lift something really heavy

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and if you're not in the proper position to lift something

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so if i'm hunched over like this and

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if i don't use my legs to lift something up i might get a back ache basically a backache is

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when your back hurts what do you do to relieve this pain you can buy cream

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and rub it on your back you can also buy a cold pack

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which will help reduce the pain

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or you can buy this this is a leave back

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and muscle pain it's a pill so you just swallow the pill

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and then hopefully in a couple of hours your back pain

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will disappear what do you guys call this big red box

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that has all of your supplies so if you get a cut

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or a scrape you can find all of your supplies in

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this big box this is a first aid kit in this first aid kit you can find band-aids gauze

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hand cleansing wipes benadryl neosporin so

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if you have a cut you put neosporin on top of your cut

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and that'll help heal the wound tylenol adhesive bandages scissors

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and instant cold pack if you don't want to buy this first aid kit

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that has essentially everything you need if you have a cut

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or a scrape you can also buy band-aids this is the largest box of band-aids it's 15 dollars

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and the smallest and the cheapest box of band-aids

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that they have is one dollar

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and 49 cents above the bandages are thermometers this is a thermometer

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if you're feeling warm if you're feeling hot you may need to check your temperature

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and you check your temperature with a thermometer

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if your body temperature is above 98.6 fahrenheit you may have a fever

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that is called a fever and a a fever is a common symptom of a cold or flu.

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This is a thermometer.

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The most common areas where you can take your temperature are under your tongue, under your armpit, or your forehead.

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So they have a thermometer specifically for your forehead.

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This thermometer is the cheapest thermometer at $7.99.

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And then the prices vary.

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This thermometer is $12.89.

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This thermometer is $24.99, $39.99, and the most expensive thermometer is the forehead thermometer at $49.99.

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And last but not least, what happens if you can't fall asleep?

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What is that called?

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If you're having trouble sleeping during the night, if you keep waking up, well, that is called insomnia.

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So what are some good meds, over-the-counter meds?

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Because remember, I'm in the over-the-counter aisle.

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I do not need a prescription.

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So what are some over-the-counter meds that can help you fall asleep and stay asleep?

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This is melatonin, but these are melatonin gummies and melatonin helps you fall asleep faster,

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stay asleep longer, and is 100% drug-free because remember this is an over-the-counter medication.

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They also have another form of melatonin.

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It is a fast-dissolve tablet.

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This is a tablet and these are gummies.

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Another form of melatonin is this liquid form.

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This is Z-Quil and it's a nighttime sleep aid so this will help you fall asleep.

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I I don't think I need this medication, melatonin, because I don't have trouble falling asleep and can fall asleep right away.

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Oh wait, are we still recording?

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Lastly, what do you call this type of pain?

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When you have a lot of pain in your stomach and your tummy and your belly, what do you call it?

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that is called a stomach ache and you may get a stomach ache if you ate something that is spoiled, if you have cramps, if you're constipated.

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There are so many different reasons why people have stomach aches.

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So what is the remedy?

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How do you reduce your ache?

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Right behind me this is the digestive health section where you can find things for your stomach

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because this is your digestive area.

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The most common remedy to reduce your ache or your pain is Pepto-Bismol.

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This is a chewable tablet that you will swallow

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and it is a five symptom relief for nausea heartburn indigestion upset stomach

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or diarrhea another good over-the-counter med to decrease your stomach ache

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is this right here these are tablets tums tablets it's an antacid

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that will reduce the acid in your stomach i'm kind of like a kid

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so i like taking tums because i like the flavor of tums

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because it tastes like fruit but i only take these

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when i have a stomach ache and this is a chewable tablet

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so i can swallow this easily i just taught you guys some common over-the-counter meds

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that can help you relieve symptoms like a cold

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or flu right behind me is a pharmacy in the pharmacy

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they have prescription medication what is a prescription a prescription is written approval by a doctor

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that allows you to take this medication

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because some medications may be harmful for example a prescription medication

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like insulin would not be found in the over-the-counter aisle where

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we were at before it would be found inside the pharmacy

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so how do you get a prescription medication you will go to the doctor's office

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and if you have diabetes he will write a prescription down of insulin

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and he will send

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that prescription to the pharmacy where you will stand in line like these people are to pick up your prescription medication.

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Okay guys, I'm finally outside of Kroger and finished with this video.

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I have to admit it was a bit tough to record this type of video

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because I got kicked out of two pharmacies, but thanks to Kroger for allowing me to record inside and for not kicking me out.

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I hope you guys have learned a lot of pharmacy vocab

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and I hope you guys are a little bit more confident to ask someone for help

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if you're inside of a pharmacy like Kroger, CVS, or Walgreens.

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I hope you guys like this video.

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Stay healthy.

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Go ahead and like, subscribe, and give me a super thanks if you want to support my videos.

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Bye!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English lesson at the pharmacy”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: medication, pharmacy, counter, pain, headache. This video has 202 sentences and 2500 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:29. The speaker talks at a natural 173 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
pharmacy noun	/ˈfɑɹməsi/	A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.
medication noun	/mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/	A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
headache noun	/ˈhɛdeɪk/	A pain or ache in the head.
relieve verb	/ɹɪˈliːv/	To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
thermometer noun	/θɚˈmɑ.mɪ.tɚ/	An apparatus used to measure temperature.
prescription noun	/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/	A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for…
ache verb	/ˈeɪk/	To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
sneeze verb	/sniːz/	To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.
symptom noun	/ˈsɪm(p)təm/	A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a…
cough verb	/kɔf/	Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound)…
swallow verb	/ˈswɑ.loʊ/	To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
sore adjective	/soɹ/	Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
pill noun	/pɪl/	A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
tablet noun	/ˈtæblət/	A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
throat noun	/ˈθɹoʊt/	The front part of the neck.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
fill out verb	/fɪl ˈaʊt/	To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
go ahead verb	/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/	To proceed with; to begin.
pick up verb		To lift; to grasp and raise.
run down verb		To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.

Sentences worth repeating

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

Let's start with the head.
It may hurt when you're swallowing.
Because remember, I'm in the over-the-counter aisle.
Lastly, what do you call this type of pain?
How do you reduce your ache?

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is called · be placed · are trained
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	we've talked · have learned
Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain	might see · may sneeze · may have
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the most common · the most comfortable · the best

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 50 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, you'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: thermometer /θɚˈmɑ.mɪ.tɚ/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, therapist /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/, soothe /suːð/, throb /θɹɒb/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: medication /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, prescription /pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/, tension /ˈtɛnʃən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, tissue /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/
Long words — get the stress right: medication /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, thermometer /θɚˈmɑ.mɪ.tɚ/, melatonin /ˌmɛləˈtəʊnɪn/, acetaminophen /əˌsitəˈmɪnəfən/, constipated /ˈkɒnstəpeɪtəd/

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 pharmacy, medication, headache.

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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