Shadowing Practice: Get ready for an LA Gala with me! | HAILEY RHODE BIEBER - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Wait, this is it.
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This is the hair.
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This is the hair.
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So we're feeling rugrats.
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It's giving the Grinch.
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It's giving to you.
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It's giving...
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Where are you Christmas?
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Another day.
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Another situation.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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What are we doing here today?
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Welcome back to Haley's channel.
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Okay, I need to like practice.
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I can't remember the whole time.
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I'm getting ready for another fun event today in LA.
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We're at my house in my glam room.
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You guys will see a little sneak peek of it today, but not the whole thing because I'm not ready to show the whole thing just yet.
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Do you look at back?
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I do.
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I just think it like did something like right when you did that.
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Yeah.
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And there you go.
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There you go.
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Now your hair is purple.
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Oh, can you get it on the action?
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I just want to point out that Jen's shirt is from The Real Real.
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sustainable luxury all the way we love sustainable luxury we love
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the real real I sell a lot of things through the
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real real I buy a lot of things through the real real it's like
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so easy I just bag everything and then come grab it it's
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so hard to find a good way to like repurpose your clothes especially
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if I've worn stuff a lot of times
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that I know I'm not gonna wear again then I would like to see it have a second third fourth life
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first i usually start with the look do a fitting i
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figure it out for this particular thing i knew what i wanted to wear
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and this is really beautiful like white structured ysl dress
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and then i sent photos to mary and jen
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and we decided on a berry lip we just feel like
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it's gonna look really nice we didn't really know what we were doing with the hair
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so Jen had to try a couple things and we finally landed on something.
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With Hailey there are no real tricks
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because this makeup is not gonna stay on all night because we do it very thin and very fresh.
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She is naturally extremely beautiful
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so she doesn't need a lot of heavier makeup on her just doesn't work
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but even if she walked out there barefaced she'd be she'd look great.
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More of a conversation I feel like between between the three of us and the stylist, everybody needs to be on the same page.
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Like nobody wants to overpower.
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If the dress is crazy, you can't do too much hair or makeup, you know, or if the dress is simple but chic side, like tonight, all has to be like simple and chic.
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It all has to make sense to you.
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Yeah.
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We're getting somewhere.
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I'm baking.
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When I'm going to something like this, I always have like a touch up powder.
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My eyelashes are always so weird when I'm trying to curl them.
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They're all like clumped together and like, I must sleep weird on this eye.
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I always have with me when I'm going to an event, touch up powder.
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I might bring like a mini hairspray just in case.
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If I'm wearing a lipstick like I am tonight, I'll have the lip touch up with me.
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And sometimes I bring a concealer in case something goes awry.
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It goes to smooth edges.
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my hair is thriving underneath this bun truly though i stopped dying
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and i feel like you're not using crazy hot tools all
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the time i put masks in it all the time
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when i don't have any extensions in i'm like always putting like oil
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but i think the biggest thing was
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when i stopped bleaching it definitely number one it literally just
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is frying your hair it's like putting your hair on a stove
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which client of yours is the best of doing their own
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lip liner i would have to say you heard it here
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first there he does this like nice over lining thing that makes your lips look All right, we did it.
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Done.
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But look at these shoes.
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Anybody just catch that I balanced on one foot?
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You balanced her so long.
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You stay here.
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You and I are going anywhere.
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this is it this is the final look why sell we
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love it tiffany's in the ears i hope you guys enjoyed
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this video thank you for watching don't forget to like subscribe
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and ring the notification bell and i'll see you next time
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Get ready for an LA Gala with me!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hair, lip, makeup, dress, touch. This video has 82 sentences and 758 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:30. The speaker talks at a natural 169 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| chic adjective | /ʃik/ | Elegant, stylish. |
| sustainable adjective | /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ | Able to be sustained. |
| powder noun | /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/ | The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust. |
| barefaced adjective | /ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst/ | Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude. |
| concealer noun | Something that, or someone who, conceals. | |
| eyelash noun | /ˈaɪlæʃ/ | One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids. |
| overpower verb | /oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/ | To subdue someone by superior force. |
| repurpose verb | /ɹiːˈpɜː.pəs/ | To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without alteration. |
| stylist noun | /ˈstaɪlɪst/ | A designer. |
| bleach noun | /bliːt͡ʃ/ | A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening. |
| curl noun | /kɜɹl/ | A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet. |
| lipstick noun | /ˈlɪpˌstɪk/ | Makeup for the lips. |
| peek verb | /piːk/ | To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. |
| stove noun | /stoʊv/ | A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room. |
| thrive verb | /θɹajv/ | To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly; to enjoy a state of excellent health and well-being; to flourish. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| touch up verb | /ˈtʌt͡ʃ ʌp/ | To make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect. |
| point out verb | To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body. | |
| walk out verb | To stage a walkout or strike. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are we doing here today?
- I can't remember the whole time.
- We're at my house in my glam room.
- Do you look at back?
- Anybody just catch that I balanced on one foot?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if she walked out there barefaced she'd be |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the biggest · the best |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm getting · We're getting · I'm baking |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to like · had to try · needs to be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 29 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thrive /θɹajv/, cloth /klɒθ/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: chic /ʃik/, eyelash /ˈaɪlæʃ/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, shoe /ˈʃu/
- Long words — get the stress right: sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbəl/, overpower /oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
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 chic, sustainable, powder.
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.