Shadowing Practice: تعلم الإنجليزية من مسلسل Friends - الحلقة الاولى - Learn English Speaking with Video
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There's nothing to tell.
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It's just some guy I work with.
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It's just some guy I work with.
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There's nothing to tell.
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It's just some guy I work with.
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There's nothing to tell.
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It's just some guy I work with.
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All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring.
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And it turns out it's my mother.
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All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring.
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And it turns out it's my mother.
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All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring.
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And it turns out it's my mother.
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All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring.
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And it turns out it's my mother.
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Which is very, very weird, because she never calls me.
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Which is very, very weird because she never calls me.
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Which is very, very weird because she never calls me.
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Which is very, very weird because she never calls me.
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Why does everyone keep fixating on that?
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Why does everyone keep fixating on that?
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Why does everyone keep fixating on that?
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Why does everyone keep fixating on that?
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She didn't know, how should I know?
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She didn't know how should I know She didn't know how should I know She didn't know how should I know
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You're angry you're hurting can I tell you what the answer is I know!
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I just don't love him.
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Well, it matters to me.
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I just don't love him.
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Well, it matters to me.
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I just don't love him.
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Well, it matters to me.
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I just don't love him.
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Well, it matters to me
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Ross are you okay?
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I mean do you want me to stay?
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Ross, are you okay?
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I mean, do you want me to stay?
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Ross, are you okay?
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I mean, do you want me to stay?
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Ross, are you okay?
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I mean, do you want me to stay?
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What's this?
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I have no idea.
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What's this?
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I have no idea.
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What's this?
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I have no idea.
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What's this?
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I have no idea.
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Oh my God!
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I know, I know, I'm such an idiot.
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I know I know I'm such an idiot.
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I know I know I'm such an idiot.
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Oh my god.
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I know I know I'm such an Idiot.
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Oh my god.
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I know I know I'm such an Idiot.
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What are you talking about?
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What are you talking about?
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What are you talking about?
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What are you talking about?
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This is the best thing that ever happened to you
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This is the best thing that ever happened to you
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This is the best thing that ever happen to you This is the best thing that ever happen to you
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What were you gonna say What were you gonna say?
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What were you gonna say?
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What were you gonna say?
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Isn't this amazing?
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I mean, I have never made coffee before in my entire life.
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Isn't this amazing?
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I mean, I have never made coffee before in my entire life.
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Isn't this amazing?
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I mean, I have never made coffee before in my entire life.
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Isn't this amazing?
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I mean, I have never made coffee before in my entire life.
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So, like, you guys all have jobs?
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Yeah, we all have jobs.
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So, like, you guys all have jobs?
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Yeah, we all have jobs.
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So like, you guys all have jobs?
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Yeah, we all have jobs.
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So like, you guys all have jobs?
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Yeah, we all have jobs.
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Why?
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Why?
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Why would anybody do something like that?
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Why?
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Why?
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Why would anybody do something like that?
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Why?
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Why would anybody do something like that?
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Why?
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Why would anybody do something like that?
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Guess what?
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You got a job?
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Are you kidding?
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Guess what?
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You got a job?
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Are you kidding?
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Guess what?
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You got a job?
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Are you kidding?
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Guess what?
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you got a job are you kidding
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come on you can't live off your parents your whole life I know that that's why I was getting married
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come on you can't live off your parents your whole life I know that that's why I was getting married Come on,
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you can't live off your parents your whole life.
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I know that.
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That's why I was getting married.
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Come on, you can't live off your parents your whole life.
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I know that.
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That's why I was getting married.
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That's Paul's watch.
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You just put it back where you found it.
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that's Paul's watch.
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You just put it back where you found it.
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That's Paul's watch you just put it back where you found it.
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That's Paul's watch you just put it back where you found it.
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That's Paul's watch you just put it back where you found it.
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I can't believe what I'm hearing here.
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I can't believe what I'm hearing here.
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I can't believe what I'm hearing here.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “تعلم الإنجليزية من مسلسل Friends - الحلقة الاولى”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: idiot, fixating, kidding, ross, sudden. This video has 123 sentences and 794 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:41. The speaker talks slowly, about 82 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 52 of its 123 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sudden adjective | /ˈsʌd.ən/ | Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly. |
| ross noun | A swamp. | |
| fixate verb | /ˈfɪkseɪt/ | To make something fixed and stable; to fix. |
| anybody | /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/ | Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person. |
| angry adjective | /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ | Displaying or feeling anger. |
| kid noun | /ˈkɪd/ | A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult. |
| coffee noun | /ˈkɑfi/ | A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. |
| ring noun | /ɹɪŋ/ | A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. |
| weird adjective | /ˈwiɚd/ | Having an unusually strange character or behaviour. |
| hurt verb | /hɝt/ | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| live off verb | To depend on financially. |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- She didn't know, how should I know?
- I mean do you want me to stay?
- I mean, do you want me to stay?
- What are you talking about?
- What were you gonna say?
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 | have never made |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was getting |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep fixating |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 33 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 sudden, ross, fixate.
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.