Shadowing Practice: Friends: Monica Wants to be the Hostess (Season 4 Clip) | TBS - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Oh, I have the best job in the entire world.
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The most adorable guy came over today, and I got to dress him up all day.
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Rachel has a new doll.
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Oh, I wish he was a doll.
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Then I could get a Rachel doll, and I'd bum them together and make kissing noises.
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Oh, and he's got the most beautiful name.
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I never realized.
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Joshua.
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Oh, Josh.
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Ooh-ah.
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Joshua.
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Joshua.
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Um, hello.
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Hi.
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Oh, what do I smell?
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I don't know.
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It smells good.
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Fresh cookies.
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Hot from the oven.
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Please have some.
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Oh, yo.
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I've just been fiddling around in here, making delicious treats for everyone.
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Oh, the new Playboy.
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Yeah, just something I picked up.
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Cookies and porn?
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You're the best mom ever.
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What?
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What?
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It's just something Joshua said about V-necks, but you had to be there.
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How does Jason look in a V-neck?
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It's Joshua.
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Oh, whatever.
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Woo!
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Wait, wait, this isn't take out.
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The cake's eatin' run.
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No, wait, please don't go.
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I've got porn for you too.
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Yeah, I don't need it.
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People are supposed to want to hang out here.
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Why, honey, what is the big deal?
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I'm the hostess.
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I'm not those guys.
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I'm always the hostess.
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I mean, even when I was little, I mean, the girls brought their dollies to my tea party.
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I served the best air.
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Why'd you make, like, a whole big thing out of, you know, everyone has to hang out in the big apartment?
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Because they took our apartment.
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I wanted to punish them.
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I'm done now.
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They've suffered enough.
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If you wanted to punish them, you should have just made them hang out here.
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True.
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All right, then.
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When I'm finished with this place, it's gonna be 10 times better than that place.
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Oh, are we gonna trash their place?
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The steps.

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "Friends: Monica Wants to be the Hostess (Season 4 Clip) | TBS" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.