Shadowing Practice: First impressions - Pride & Prejudice (1995) subs ES/PT-BR - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Jane was so admired!
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There was nothing like it!
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- Oh, Lord! I'm so fagged! - And Lydia and I danced every dance.
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And Mary none!
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And Mr. Bingley favored Jane above every other girl.
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For he danced the first two with her, and then the next with Charlotte Lucas, which vexed me greatly, but lo, there in the very next, nothing would please him but to stand up with Jane again.
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And then, you know, he danced with Lizzy, and then what do you think he did next?
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Enough, enough, madam! For God's sake! Let's hear no more of his partners!
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Would he had sprained his ankle in the first dance!
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And his sisters! Oh, such charming women!
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So elegant and obliging! I wish you had seen them.
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- I dare say the lace on Mrs. Hurst's gown... - No lace. No lace, Mrs. Bennet, I beg you.
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But the man he brought with him! "Mr. Darcy", as he calls himself, is not worth our concern, though he may be the richest man in Derbyshire.
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The proudest, the most horrid, disobliging...
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He slighted poor Lizzy, you know, and flatly refused to stand up with her.
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Slighted my Lizzy, did he?
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I didn't care for him either, Father, so it's of little matter.
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Another time, Lizzy, I would not dance with him if he should ask you.
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I believe, ma'am, I may safely promise you never to dance with Mr. Darcy.
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And so none of the Hertfordshire ladies could please you, Mr. Darcy?
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Not even the famous Miss Bennets?
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Well, I never met with pleasanter people or prettier girls in my life!
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Bingley, you astonish me. I saw little beauty, and no breeding at all.
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The eldest Miss Bennet is, I grant you, very pretty.
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A fine concession! Come, man, admit it, she's an angel!
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- She smiles too much. - Jane Bennet is a sweet girl.
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But the mother!
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I heard Eliza Bennet described as a famous local beauty.
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- What do you say to that, Mr. Darcy? - I should as soon call her mother a wit.
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Mr. Darcy, that's too cruel!
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Darcy, I shall never understand why you go through the world determined to be displeased with everything and everyone in it.
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And I will never understand why you are in such a rage to approve of everything and everyone that you meet.
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Well, you shall not make me think ill of Miss Bennet, Darcy.
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Indeed he shall not! I shall dare his disapproval and declare she is a dear, sweet girl, despite her unfortunate relations, and I should not be sorry to know her better!
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No, no, nor I! You see, Mr. Darcy, we are not afraid of you.
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I would not have you so.
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What? Aye, very true. Damned tedious waste of an evening.
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He's just what a young man ought to be, Lizzy.
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Sensible, lively, and I never saw such happy manners!
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Handsome too, which a young man ought to be if he possibly can.
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And he seems to like you very much, which shows good judgment.
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No, I give you leave to like him. You've liked many a stupider person.
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Dear Lizzy!
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He could be happier in his choice of sisters and friends.
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- Though the sisters, I suppose, he cannot help. - Did you not like them?
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Not at all. Their manners are quite different from his.
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At first, perhaps, but after a while I found them very pleasing.
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Miss Bingley is to keep house for her brother, and I am sure they will be very charming neighbors.
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- One of them maybe. - No, Lizzy, I'm sure you're wrong.
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And even Mr. Darcy, you know, may improve on closer acquaintance.
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Do you mean he'll be in humor to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men?
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Never! "She is tolerable, I suppose, "but not handsome enough to tempt me." - It was very wrong of him to speak so. - Indeed it was!
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Capital offense!
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Oh, look! Charlotte is come.
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Charlotte! Lizzy! My father is to give a party at Lucas Lodge and you are all invited!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “First impressions - Pride & Prejudice (1995) subs ES/PT-BR”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Darcy, Lizzy, Bennet, Jane, dance. This video has 55 sentences and 675 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:16. The speaker talks at a natural 158 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 77% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| lace verb | /leɪs/ | To fasten (something) with laces. |
| charm noun | /t͡ʃɑɹm/ | An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). |
| astonish verb | /əˈstɑnɪʃ/ | To surprise greatly. |
| disapproval noun | /dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/ | The act of disapproving; condemnation. |
| disoblige verb | to be unwilling to oblige; to disappoint, to inconvenience, not to cooperate. | |
| displease verb | /dɪsˈpliːz/ | To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly. |
| flatly adverb | /ˈflætli/ | In a physically flat or level manner. |
| horrid adjective | /ˈhɔ.ɹɪd/ | Causing horror or dread. |
| oblige verb | /əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/ | To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means. |
| sprain verb | /spɹeɪn/ | To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation |
| tedious adjective | /ˈtiː.dɪəs/ | Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong. |
| tolerable adjective | /ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/ | Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable. |
| acquaintance noun | /ʌˈkweɪn.təns/ | A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship… |
| concession noun | /kənˈsɛʃən/ | The act of conceding. |
| madam noun | /ˈmædəm/ | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stand up with verb | To publicly support (someone). |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, he'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: astonish /əˈstɑnɪʃ/, concession /kənˈsɛʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: disapproval /dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/, unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/
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 lace, charm, astonish.
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.