Shadowing Practice: Get yourself a friend like Dwight - The Office US - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The thing about pregnancy is people treat you differently.
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Like you're a kid almost.
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They lose all sense of boundaries.
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They start acting weird, telling you things that clearly aren't true.
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I know it sounds nuts, but I think Dwight is the only one who's telling me the truth.
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Dwight, am I hot right now?
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Why would I or anyone else think that you're hot right now?
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I can't impregnate you, and that's the driving force between male-female attraction.
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What about before?
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Was I attractive before?
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Meh.
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You were at your most attractive when you were 24, with a slight gradual decline.
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And a steep drop-off when you got pregnant for the first time.
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Gradual recovery and, uh...
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Well, now, obviously, you're at an all-time low.
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Hmm.
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I think Jim's lying to me about not being attracted to Kathy.
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You think Jim's lying?
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That's so cute.
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I know he's lying.
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Five bucks if you can get him to admit it.
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Done.
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I never touch a pregnant woman.
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Yep, that's the Dwight I need.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Get yourself a friend like Dwight - The Office US”. This video has 24 sentences and 175 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. The speaker talks at a natural 176 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 5 of its 24 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| gradual adjective | /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəl/ | Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees |
| decline verb | /dɪˈklaɪn/ | To move downwards, to fall, to drop. |
| pregnancy noun | /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/ | The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this. |
| differently adverb | /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ | In a different way. |
| slight adjective | /slaɪt/ | Minor; small in amount |
| attract verb | /əˈtɹækt/ | To pull toward without touching. |
| boundary noun | /ˈbaʊndɹi/ | The dividing line or location between two areas. |
| attraction noun | /əˈtɹækʃn̩/ | The tendency to attract. |
| buck noun | /ˈbʌk/ | A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo. |
| steep adjective | /stiːp/ | Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward or downward at an angle approaching vertical. |
| impregnate verb | /ˈɪmpɹɛɡneɪt/ | To cause to become pregnant. |
| pregnant adjective | /ˈpɹɛɡnənt/ | Carrying developing offspring within the body. |
| attractive adjective | /əˈtɹæktɪv/ | Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force. |
| cute adjective | /kjuːt/ | Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair… |
| admit verb | /ədˈmɪt/ | To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drop off verb | To fall asleep. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Dwight, am I hot right now?
- Why would I or anyone else think that you're hot right now?
- Was I attractive before?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, aren't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, recovery /ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/
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 gradual, decline, pregnancy.
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.