Shadowing Practice: Every Romantic Orientation Explained in 10 Minutes [ Vol.2 ] - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Requiesce romantic.
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While you're dancing at a party, someone who is objectively your type walks in.
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Like textbook perfect.
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But you don't feel anything.
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No attraction.
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Two years ago, you would have liked to have a conversation with them, but tonight, one look at them and you're already sighing.
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The emotional effort feels too much.
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You'd rather take a nap for three years than deal with a date right now.
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Grabbing another snack, you just sit at the quietest corner of the room.
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This is requiesse romantic, and it means you have no romantic attraction left because you're emotionally exhausted.
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Requiesse comes from the word for rest, and that's all you want right now.
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The thing is, you don't even know why you're like that.
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Maybe you had a series of intense relationships that left you wrung out.
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Maybe you've spent too much energy on other people's trauma.
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Or maybe life just got heavy and your brain decided to turn off the attraction switch.
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You don't hate love, you just didn't want to get involved.
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Maybe the spark will come back, but for now, you're on energy saver mode and that's completely okay.
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Egoromantic.
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You buy front row tickets to the cheesiest rom-com ever and even drag your friend along.
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In the theater, you're the most excited, gasping at plot twists, cheering at every kiss.
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This is your Super Bowl.
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But when the movie credits roll and the lights come up, your friend reaches over and holds your hand.
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You freeze.
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Why is she holding you?
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You pull away so fast the popcorn goes flying.
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By cracking a joke, you try to kill the tension, but inside that handhold felt wrong.
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Very wrong.
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That's because you're likely egoromantic.
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It's when you love romance in theory, but have zero interest in participating personally.
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The eye contact, the first kiss, the wedding vows.. beautiful, but just so long as you can watch it happen to someone else.
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At home, you've got an entire bookshelf dedicated to romance novels.
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You've read every single one, some, twice, or thrice, but you never picture yourself in love, nor do you ever want to.
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You don't know why you're like this, maybe you were born this way, or maybe something made you realize that only loving the idea of romance is enough.
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No need to live it.
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Paco Romantic You're at a high-end gala, and everyone around you looks stunning.
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Your date keeps pointing out attractive people, but you feel absolutely nothing.
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Then you spot someone in the corner, messy, uncombed hair, shirt with a visible coffee stain, glasses held together with tape,
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even the socks don't match.
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And somehow your heart starts racing.
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Do you have a crush on her?
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You excuse yourself immediately and make a beeline across the room the room.
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Your date calls after you confused, but you don't care.
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You just found the most attractive human in the room.
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Strangely, this is what love is for cacoromantic people,
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and it's when you're attracted exclusively to people who don't fit society's beauty standards.
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While everyone else chases perfection, you've got feelings for that crooked smile, the chipped tooth, and the bedhead.
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To you, perfection is boring, and polished looks make your brain run an error code.
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But when you find someone with a scar on their eyebrow and mismatched socks, that's a 10 out of 10.
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So while everyone fights over the same conventionally attractive people,
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you Now if these romantic orientations seem weird and surprising,
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the next ones are even more intriguing.
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So subscribe and let's continue.
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Polyromantic You're leaning against the snack table at a house party, scanning the room.
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Your friend suddenly points toward a group and asks who you like.
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Without hesitation, you blush and point.
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That girl in the sundress?
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Crush!
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That non-binary with the neon mullet?
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Huge crush.
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And the lesbian in a leather jacket?
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Total hard eyes.
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Your friend laughs and asks if you just crush on everyone.
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Right on cue, a handsome guy walks over and your face goes blank.
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The hearts just vanish.
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Your friend notices your frown and gestures toward the new guy.
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You shrug and sip your drink.
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Apparently, of all the people in the room, this is the one person you don't like.
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A guy.
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Being polyromantic means you're attracted to many, but not all, gender identities.
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You might like women, non-binary folks, and gender-fluid people, but men?
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Hard pass.
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It could be the other way around, too.
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You could like men and all other masculine genders, but not women.
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It's like being attracted to a bunch of people.
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But try explaining that to your friends.
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Most times, even you don't know why you dislike one specific gender.
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Bellis Romantic.
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You're on the th- But then,
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dessert arrives, and they lean in with that look.
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You know what they're about to ask.
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Where do we stand?
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You freeze, fork halfway in your mouth.
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You set it down slowly and scratch your head.
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Apparently you're not ready for long-term commitment.
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You were just looking to have a fun night out, not a relationship.
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Well, being Bellis Romantic means you love the romantic aesthetic, the dates, the hand-holding, the cute gestures,
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but the feelings and the soulmate connection everyone keeps talking about?
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It's not your thing.
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It's like test driving a sports car every weekend, loving the leather seats and the hum that engine makes,
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But the second someone pulls out purchase paperwork, you're gone.
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By now, you've perfected the art of romantic gestures without the romantic attachment.
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You'll buy some flowers, take them to a movie, and plan the whole evening.
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But then, you want them to drop you off at your house so you can sleep in your bed, alone.
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Just so you know, this is very different from ghosting someone.
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However, it usually ends in ghosting unless your partner is also Bellis Romantic.
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Finn Romantic.
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You're at a coffee shop when someone walks in wearing a flowy lavender sweater.
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The moment they place an order for a vanilla latte, your heart jumps.
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You're starstruck, wondering who that is.
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You're not even sure of their gender, and honestly, you don't care.
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The vibe is soft and gentle, and that's all that matters.
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Next week, you see a guy in a pastel pink hoodie.
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He's talking about skin care with his friends.
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And once again your brain lights up.
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You really like him.
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If this is you, you're a finromantic.
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The fin stands for feminine in nature, meaning you're attracted to anyone with feminine energy, despite their gender.
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All the softness, gentle vibes, pastel colors, that's your switch.
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It's the opposite of being attracted to macho and overly masculine figures, but for you, softness is all you care about.
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Quo Quo Romantic.
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You've been on 10 dates this month.
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Your friends are convinced that at least one of them has to be the one.
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Yet you feel nothing, not even a spark.
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Date number 11 walks in while you're preparing a polite exit strategy,
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but when they mention they're a left-handed architect who plays the cello and has an unhealthy obsession with 1940s noir films, your brain short circuits.
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This is it.
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They're your soulmate.
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For pro quo romantic people like you, attraction is an eight-digit password,
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meaning your preference is extremely specific.
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If someone doesn't check every box, your brain doesn't register them as a romantic option.
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They could be perfect, but not for you.
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Even your dating app bio reads like a job posting.
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Must be 5'11", have a PhD in marine biology, and own at least three vintage hats.
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Your friends think you're insane, but you're just filtering out 99.9% of the population.
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That'll probably take 30 plus dates first.
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Chrono-romantic.
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It's 2026 and you haven't had a single crush in years.
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Your friends keep setting you up on dates but nothing happens.
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At some point it seems like you're just not built for love.
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Then one day you're at the market when someone suddenly walks past wearing 2014 Tumblr era fashion.
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Skinny jeans, side fringe haircut, and a galaxy print hoodie.
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Instantly, your heart, dead for years, comes to life.
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You don't even know this person, but they look like they time traveled straight from your teenage bedroom.
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Suddenly, you feel young again, reblogging aesthetic posts at 2am.
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This is chrono-romantic, and it's when your attraction is locked to a specific time period.
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You're living in 2026, but your love sensor only beeps near someone who looks like a memory.
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Somehow, your love is less about you looking for a partner and more about nostalgia.
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You're like an old gaming console that only plays 8-bit cartridges.
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If someone hands you the latest 4K VR masterpiece, it'd never fit.
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So when you finally meet someone who matches the exact aesthetic of that one summer of 2015, they become your soulmate.
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Now before you assume that this video is AI, please remember that talented humans still exist!
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What am I doing in the studio if not being a talented human?
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Sorry, hit the mic.
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Now these orientations show how we experience love, but some systems take advantage of it,
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and we expose them in every human trafficking method explained.
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And if you can't tell, it's probably not going to be as lighthearted as this video was.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Every Romantic Orientation Explained in 10 Minutes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: romantic, date, gender. This video has 146 sentences and 1557 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:32. The speaker talks at a steady 148 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| attraction noun | /əˈtɹækʃn̩/ | The tendency to attract. |
| 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. |
| soulmate noun | Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection. | |
| gesture noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/ | A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech. |
| aesthetic adjective | /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/ | Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance. |
| pastel noun | /pæsˈtɛl/ | Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender. |
| polyromantic adjective | /ˌpɑ.li.ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ | Romantically attracted to more than one gender. |
| softness noun | /ˈsɔftnəs/ | The quality of being soft. |
| sock noun | /sɑk/ | A knitted or woven covering for the foot. |
| masculine adjective | /ˈmæskjələn/ | Of or pertaining to the male gender. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| feminine adjective | /ˈfɛmɪnɪn/ | Of or pertaining to the female gender. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| binary adjective | /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/ | Being in one of two mutually exclusive states. |
| spark noun | /ˈspɑɹk/ | A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. |
| light up verb | To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten. |
| point out verb | To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body. |
| pull away verb | To move ahead. |
| pull out verb | To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat. |
| turn off verb | To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.). |
| walk over verb | To gain an easy victory. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why is she holding you?
- That's because you're likely egoromantic.
- Do you have a crush on her?
- You know what they're about to ask.
- Where do we stand?
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 | were born · being attracted · are convinced |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've spent · You've read · you've perfected |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | someone who is · people who don · someone who looks |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 56 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, you've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, thrice /θɹaɪs/, unhealthy /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/, tooth /tuθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, crush /kɹʌʃ/, perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/
- Long words — get the stress right: polyromantic /ˌpɑ.li.ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, conventionally /kənˈvɛnʃənəli/, objectively /əbˈd͡ʒɛktɪvli/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
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 attraction, crush, soulmate.
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.