Shadowing Practice: First Time in CHINA’S MEGACITY: SHANGHAI 🇨🇳 - Learn English Speaking with Video

hey guys it's us

and welcome to shanghai china i think this is a highlight

of my day right now it's the best way to end

the day for sure this is absolutely insane bro this store

is huge it's crazy in here shopping is crazy people going crazy for clothes we're at shanghai disneyland

holy crap that is delicious look at how cute they are

Thank you.

good morning first full day here in the beautiful city of shanghai

and we're gonna start this vlog off with some delicious local cuisine so let's go eat first let's go

all right so this is the restaurant we're heading to they're known for their crab noodles and their Xiaolong Bao.

It's called Jai Jai Tang Bao.

I'm probably saying that wrong but it looks super delicious here and they have really good reviews so we'll check that out.

So if you guys are wondering how we get around here in Shanghai, we've been using the DD app.

So this is basically their Uber or their Grab here in the city of Shanghai.

so we are here now at the restaurant

and our food just arrived it looks so good

so they're very well known here for their crab noodle soup

so what it is it's noodles with savory crab root

or crab rum from reading online this is a must try

here in shanghai all right let's mix the soup with the noodles oh my gosh dude that looks crazy

it looks so savory and it smells so good yeah it does

i love crabs so i feel like we're really gonna like that all right let's give it a go

holy crap that is delicious packed with crab flavors so savory

so rich it's also so buttery too with the roe

and the crab meat like mixed together oh my gosh babe you're gonna love this dude that's

so good that's easily a 10 out of 10 for me

how's that jan really got me wonton soup and he got himself the crab

no we're obviously sharing i'm gonna share this is so good that's

so yummy yeah you can see the crab eggs as well

packed with flavor yeah all i taste is crab it's so good Alright, let's give this shallow bowl a go.

We got our ginger with vinegar right here.

Ooh, it's dripping.

Dip in the vinegar sauce.

Yo, so much flavor in this little tiny dumpling.

Delicious.

so we're here now at our second stop

which is a cafe we're here to get some coffee we

didn't have coffee yet we're here at a cafe called metal hands

and apparently they're very well known for some great coffee honestly the coffee seen here in shanghai is just

so great in general

but metal hands is specifically known to have really good dirty pistachio latte oh that sounds It's not so good.

That's so good.

Thank you.

All right, so I've got mine.

It's the mysterious dirty so we're about to find out what it tastes like oh that's strong but that's really good

all right guys so we're here now at our second stop of today

which is shanghai tower what better way to see this mega city than at the very top of shanghai

so shanghai tower is the tallest building here in china and it is the third tallest building in the world

okay so as always

if you want to skip the line we booked our tickets on kluk use our code janina kluk

and you will save money anyways let's go to the very top

and see nothing apparently she said there's zero visibility oh

and we always get unlucky with these towers or buildings here we go

welcome to shanghai tower we are taking the world's fastest high

speed elevator in only 55 seconds we will reach observatory of shanghai tower

all right so we're here now oh my god is this heaven because i can't see nothing but clouds

so there's legit no visibility up here just use your imagination i mean we can somewhat see down there

but it's like this all week so even

if we wanted to go tomorrow like there would still be no visibility

because it's cloudy all week

and we're only here for seven days i was actually really excited for this

because apparently the view from up here especially at night is crazy

so we definitely got lucky it cleared up a little bit

so we can actually see the city now all the houses

and buildings from up here look like little legos look at that Daaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

so we just left the observatory deck another cool thing to

do here in shanghai tower is visit the bookstore it's called duo yun bookstore i'm not sure

if i'm pronouncing that right but it's on the 52nd floor

and it is one of the highest bookstores in the world apparently you do need a reservation to enter

but because we don't have a chinese number we weren't able to make a reservation

so we just went up to the guy and said

that we weren't able to and he just let us through

so they also have a cafe that has the view

but you need to buy something in order to go outside

so I think we're just gonna get a coffee and and then enjoy the view thank you very much

let's go check this cafe out

whoa okay there's a few here there's some visibility here wow

this has got to be the nicest cafe i now see why you need a reservation to come up here

because i feel like if you didn't If you have to make a reservation, it would be packed.

Anne is so happy right now.

I'm so giddy.

Like, I love bookstores and this is, like Jan said, probably the most beautiful bookstore we've ever been to.

I mean, look at the view.

I mean, Jan doesn't really go to bookstores though.

Yeah, I came here for the view and the drink.

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All right guys so we are here now at our next location which is Nanjing Road.

So Nanjing Road is very well known for shopping and entertainment.

So if you guys love to shop this is definitely the place like this is shoppers paradise

and first impressions everything is so vibrant and it has such an electric vibe

and it's not even dark yet yeah i'm actually like super overwhelmed right now

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so coming to shanghai since it is our first time here

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i had very high expectation of the city since it is the largest city in population here in china

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so far it exceeded my expectations and we've only been here for, what, a day?

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Yeah.

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It's super modern, very clean, and overall a beautiful city.

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All right, so right now we're currently lined up for mochi i'm not sure

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if it's actually mochi but there's a big line

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and it kind of intrigues ann and i all right

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so we got some mochi also guys

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if you're wondering how to conveniently pay here in china definitely download alipay

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because it's been a game changer not a lot of restaurants especially the smaller chains yeah they don't accept cards

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or cash yeah definitely download alipay

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so it's basically their apple pay here all right let's go

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eat eat some more it looks like shrek it's like what shrek would poop out okay i didn't take it

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that far i was about to put in my mouth oh interesting the texture is like mochi like

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but it tastes kind of like green tea there's like stuff inside.

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Red bean?

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Let's give this a go.

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Yeah, it's red bean.

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This one has some like flakes on it.

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I'm guessing it's like coconut flakes.

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It's really good though.

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It's not so sweet.

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It's like the perfect amount of sweetness.

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It's like perfect dessert.

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I like that.

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What's that in there?

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It's like black.

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What's that?

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I don't know.

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Let's give this a go.

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Alright so can someone tell us what this is?

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The texture is like sand.

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Sand?

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It's like sand in my mouth.

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I almost choked bro.

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I'm not sure what that black stuff is in there.

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I'm not sure either but damn it's delicious.

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all right so it's now night time it's a totally different world out here it's

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so bright yeah so vibrant with all the neon lights makes me want to shop

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and party makes me not want to go home

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so we're just walking around now before we head to our

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next spot we're Canadians right we grew in canada what is this disrespect

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that i see right here what is this what is that what tim's go No, it's Tim Hortons.

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It's Timmy's alright, not Tim's go.

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What is this bro?

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You

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so our next activity on our itinerary for today is a

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river cruise we're going to be doing the huang pu river

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cruise you guys already know where we booked it i don't have to tell you

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but we wanted to wait until night time to do this cruise

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because as you can see behind me all the buildings are lit up

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and it looks absolutely magical all right guys so i had no idea

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and even booked this tour I think this is the highlight of my day right now Yeah

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So we wanted to see all of the city lights from Shanghai Tower

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But we highly recommend that you do the cruise instead

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Because it takes you along the river

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And you can see some of the most iconic spots here

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in Shanghai As well as the beautiful buildings Oh my gosh

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This is absolutely insane It's the best way to end the day for sure Look at all the lights

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Shanghai at night is crazy bro It's just so bright out here It's lit out here, it's lit!

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all right so we paid like 15 dollars for this cruise on kluk and it's a 45 minute cruise

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and it's beautiful yeah this is definitely a must do here in shanghai you have to do this at night especially. At night.

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so we are ending our night here at yuyuan old street

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and it's basically a historic and traditional shopping street

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and you can also find some local eats here

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so before we end the night we're gonna go shopping first and eat mostly eat

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all right so we're walking around there's so many food stalls here as you can see this street It's very vibrant, lit up, and just full of energy.

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We love it.

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So this place feels like a Chinatown, but we're in China.

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all right we're trying to see if we can find some xiaolongbao

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or some pork fried buns but unfortunately it's already 10 20 p .m

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and most of the restaurants here are actually closed

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but there are some stalls on the side of the main road

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that are still open so let's go see what they

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have all right guys not a lot of restaurants are open right now

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so this is what we found there's a mcdonald's over there

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so yeah i don't know everything's closing unfortunately we lost track of time

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because we were having so much fun but

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if you guys are coming to you on old street definitely come early

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so you can really take in the place it's beautiful here yeah

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because there are so many other restaurants we wanted to try

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but unfortunately they were closed yeah all right let's give this xiaolong bala a try with crab roe

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and meat yeah soy sauce inside all right cheers cheers you go first because it's hot

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oh that's so good that's pretty good actually that needs some spice that's yummy yeah put some chili oil on it

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oh look at that that was good

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alright guys it is now 10 45 p .m

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and we need to go home

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but it's been an amazing first day here in shanghai definitely

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exceeded my expectations such a beautiful city the city blew me

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away for sure i think the highlight for today was definitely the um the cruise yeah

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and nanjing row yeah definitely we hope you enjoyed this one uh stay tuned

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because we'll have more china vlogs coming your way thank you all

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so much for watching don't forget to like share and subscribe

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and follow us on social media for daily update and we will see you in the next one peace

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Boost Your English Speaking with a Shanghai Adventure!

What You'll Learn

This video is a goldmine for english speaking practice! You’ll master casual storytelling—how to describe new experiences ("this is a highlight of my day") and share opinions ("that's easily a 10 out of 10"). Plus, you’ll pick up practical travel vocabulary ("booked our tickets on Klook," "local cuisine") that’s perfect for IELTS speaking practice or real-life conversations. And if you use a shadowing app to mimic the speakers, you’ll quickly build confidence in spontaneous speech.

Listen For These Sounds

Notice how the speakers connect words naturally! Phrases like "gonna start" link into "gonnastart," and "gotta go" becomes "gottago"—common reductions in everyday English. You’ll also hear linking in "mix the soup with the noodles" (mix-the-soup) and "packed with flavor" (packtwith). These sounds are key to sounding fluent, so practice shadow speech by repeating them out loud.

Say It Like a Native

Native speakers stress emotions, not just words. When the speaker says "holy crap that is delicious," they stretch "delicious" and raise their voice to show excitement—copy that rhythm! For short phrases like "let's go eat first," keep the pace quick and light. Use a shadowing app to record yourself and compare—you’ll see how small changes in stress and intonation make a big difference. This is how you improve english pronunciation fast!

Ready to level up? Grab your phone, open a shadowing app, and start mirroring the dialogue. In minutes, you’ll be speaking more naturally, and before you know it, you’ll tackle conversations with the same energy as the video’s travelers. Every repeat brings you closer to fluency—let’s go!

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	we've ever been · you've heard · they've waived
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	would be packed · is done · is already trusted
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the best · the tallest · the highest
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	we're heading · I'm probably saying · are wondering

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →

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