Shadowing Practice: Furchester Hotel: Elmo Delivers Room Service - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The Chester Hotel Furchester!
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La la la la la!
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La la la la la la!
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Welcome! To the Furchester!
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La la la la la!
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La la la la la!
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Dining style!
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Fertentia!
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Cookie con with every meal!
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La la la la!
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La la la la la la la!
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Here's your keys and check right in!
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Let your furries stay begin!
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Welcome to the Furchester Hotel!
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Toast with a smile 87 88 89
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Oh hello my dears I'm just checking in our new guests
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The amoebas I'm counting to make sure they're all here I better start over Why Why One amoeba?
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Two amoebas?
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May I please have a slice of toast sent up to my room right away?
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Right away, Mr. Doll!
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Oh, Cookie Monster!
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Could you please deliver some toast to Mr. Doll's room right away?
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Oh, me so sorry, Phoebe, but me very busy.
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Me need to wait outside for important cookie delivery, and me no one to miss it.
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Bye -bye.
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I suppose I'd better take it then.
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Oh, Phoebe, Elmo can do it.
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Elmo can deliver the toast to Mr. Harvey P.
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Doe.
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No problem.
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Well, Elmo, room service is harder than you think.
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There's a lot to remember.
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Oh, come on.
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I'll show you.
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Oh, well.
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Elmo's going to learn how to deliver toast.
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Yay.
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What now, Phoebe?
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Well, now, Elmo, carefully put the toast on the tray.
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The toast on the tray.
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Good.
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Well, then you carry the tray with two hands.
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OK, two hands.
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Well, wait, wait.
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Watch me first.
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Oh, OK.
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Uh -huh.
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Uh -huh.
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Uh -huh. And twirl.
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Oh, wow.
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So can Elmo deliver the toast to Mr. Harvey P down now?
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Please, please.
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Wait, Elmo.
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You need to remember the most important thing of all.
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What's that?
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A napkin.
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Oh, a napkin.
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Right.
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OK.
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OK. And napkin.
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Boy, that's a lot to remember.
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How's Elmo going to remember it all?
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Try repeating it over and over again to yourself.
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That always helps me.
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Trey toast napkin.
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Trey toast napkin.
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OK.
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Trey toast napkin.
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Trey toast napkin.
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Right.
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Well, that's the easy part done.
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Now for the hard part.
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Come on.
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Did Phoebe say hard part?
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Did Phoebe say hi, Bob?
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Now, to get the toast to Mr. Dull, there are lots of things to watch out for, Elmo.
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Like what?
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Like the bump in the rug.
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Don't trip up!
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Bump up!
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Oh, watch out for the horses.
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Elmo doesn't see anything around.
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Race you to the horse boutique.
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Yeehaw!
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Boy, that was close.
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Okay, Elmo will press the button.
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Now stand back, Elmo.
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Dirty towels coming through!
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Hello!
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Oh, hello.
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Hi.
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Remember, always let people out of the lift first, especially when you have a tray of toast.
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Boy, Phoebe was right.
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That was the hard part.
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Oh, we're not done yet, Elmo.
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Here we are, Elmo.
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Mr Doll's room is right at the end of the corridor.
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Wow.
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You take it from here.
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Really?
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Phoebe wants Elmo to take the toast to Mr Doll?
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I know you can do it.
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OK.
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OK, here we go.
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You're doing great, Elmo.
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Nearly there.
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Oh, thanks, Phoebe.
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OK.
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Almost there.
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Almost there.
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There.
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Now, wait a minute.
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How's Elmo going to knock on Mr. Harvey P.
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Dell's door while he's holding the tray?
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Um, Mr. Dell?
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Mr. Dell?
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Oh, boy.
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Mr. D 'Argh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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My toast!
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Oh no!
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I almost wrapped the toast!
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I'll be right back with some more toast, Mr. Dull.
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Here you are, Mr. Dull.
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Ooh, that was quick.
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More toast, Mr. Dull.
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Thank you.
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Elmo dropped a toast.
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Don't worry, Elmo.
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Everyone makes mistakes when they try new things.
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No, Elmo will never be able to deliver toast.
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Oh, yes, he will.
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Well, it just takes practice.
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Next time you try, you'll get it right.
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Ham was not sure.
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He wants a next time.
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94, amoebas.
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Oh!
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Don't worry, Mum.
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I'll get it.
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Furchester Hotel, can I help you?
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Yes, can I please have some more toast straight away?
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More toast, Mr Dahl, right away.
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Corky!
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Oh, Cookie Monster!
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Could you take more toast to Mr. Dull, please?
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Oh, me so sorry, Phoebe.
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But me eat whole cookie delivery.
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And now me waiting for next one.
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Bye -bye.
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I'm taking these amoebas into the office, Phoebe, dear, or I'll never finish checking them in.
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I need you to stay here and watch the front desk, please.
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OK, Mum.
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Elmo can take the toast up to Mr. Dull.
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What?
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We need your help, Elmo.
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Yeah, but what if Elmo drops the toast again?
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Elmo doesn't think he can do it.
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You can do it, Elmo.
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You just have to keep trying.
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You know what we always say.
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Don't drop the toast.
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No. A furchester never gives up.
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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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A furchester never gives up, never gives up, never gives up.
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A fur chester never gives up, we try our furry best.
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Cause we are monsters through and through and so we do what monsters do.
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We hug and oof and oof some more.
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We oof even harder than before.
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A fur chester never gives up, never gives up, never gives up.
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A fur chester never gives up, we try our furry best.
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And a fur chester never.
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Never.
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Well, hopefully never.
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Never.
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A fur chester never gives up.
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Oh, Phoebe is right.
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A fur chester never gives up.
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Elmo, what's wrong?
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Great.
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Now, remember, tray, toast, napkin, tray, toast, napkin.
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Tray toast napkin.
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Tray toast napkin.
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Tray toast napkin.
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Tray toast napkin.
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OK.
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Tray toast.
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What's almost again?
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Tray toast.
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Oh, ha ha.
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Tray toast napkin.
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Yeah.
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Napkin.
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Oh, good.
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I'm almost remembered.
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OK.
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Now for the hard part.
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Well, well, well, well.
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Watch for the bump.
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OK.
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Oh, wait for the horses.
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Bye.
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OK.
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OK.
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Lift.
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Stand back.
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Clean towels coming through.
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Oh, hello.
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Hi, Uncle Fergus.
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Oh, boy.
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I'm going to remember everything.
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OK, Elmo's there.
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You can do this, Elmo.
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You can do this.
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Elmo can do this.
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Tea time!
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Oh no, Elmo and Phoebe didn't plan for this.
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Ah!
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Get this way!
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Get this way!
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Get this way!
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No, get this way!
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Ah!
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Boy, that was close.
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Oh, oh, oh.
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Huh?
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Hello.
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Mr. Harvey P.
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Doe, your toast, sir.
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Oh, thank you, Elmo.
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Wow, Elmo did it.
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Elmo delivered the toast.
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Elmo delivered the toast.
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Whoa!
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96 amoeba, 97 amoeba, 98 amoeba, 99 amoeba.
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Elmo did it.
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Elmo delivered the toast to Mr. Harvey P.
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Doe.
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Well done, Elmo.
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That's amazing.
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Yes.
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Thank you for helping, Elmo.
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Now, where was I?
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One amoeba.
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Elmo's good at delivering toast, baby.
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Yeah.
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I say, did someone say toast?
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Oh, I love some toast.
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Yes.
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Could you please bring some up to the stable room?
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Yeah, I'll ask Cookie Monster.
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Oh, no, no, Phoebe.
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Elmo will do it.
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Lots of toast coming right on.
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Right.
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You really can't be going.
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Oh, say it isn't true.
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The Furchester will never be as furry without you.
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So don't check out.
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Don't check out.
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Please, please, please, please don't go.
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Don't check out.
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Don't check out.
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, please, please don't check out!
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I wonder what you think, I wonder what you think!
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I wonder what you think, I wonder what you think!
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I wonder what you think, I wonder what you think!
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Farewell from the purchase of the house!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Furchester Hotel: Elmo Delivers Room Service”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: elmo, Phoebe, toast, tray, Dull. This video has 257 sentences and 1433 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:55. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 68% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| toast noun | /toʊst/ | Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning). |
| tray noun | /tɹeɪ/ | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| cookie noun | /ˈkʊki/ | A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| furry noun | /ˈfɜɹ.i/ | Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an anthropomorphic animal character). |
| bump noun | /bʌmp/ | A light blow or jolting collision. |
| desk noun | /dɛsk/ | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a… |
| pillow noun | /ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞] | A soft cushion used to support the head in bed. |
| towel noun | /ˈtaʊ̯əl/ | A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| stable noun | /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ | A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| compare verb | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it… |
| colonel noun | /ˈkɜːnəl/ | A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air… |
| knock verb | /nɑk/ | To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). |
| come through verb | To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway. |
| stand back verb | To maintain distance. |
| check in on verb | To pay a visit in order to monitor the health, security or safety of (someone or something). |
| start over verb | to begin again; to return to the beginning |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Dull's door while he's holding a tray?
- Next time you try, you'll get it right.
- Could I please have some more toast straight away?
- Could you please bring some up to the stable room?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | harder than |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | finish checking · keep trying |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll show · will press · I'll be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm just checking · I'm counting · You're doing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 31 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, I'm. 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 toast, tray, cookie.
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.