Shadowing Practice: Happy Wife. Happy Life - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This is my wonderful husband.
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I got the ticket, he was driving my car.
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I'm not guilty.
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He is.
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Let me explain what happened.
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I get the ticket in the mail, and I go, what's this?
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He says, just pay it.
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I said, what happened?
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He says, I'm at the corner of Eddie and Dudley, and I turned right on a yellow light.
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I said, you went through a yellow light?
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He says, yeah.
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I said, I'm not paying it.
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We're gonna fight this.
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You have to fight him.
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Yeah, so...
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So anyway, our son was in the hospital, had a very bad car accident, and he was going there three times a day.
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So I said, we're gonna fight this.
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So, Wednesday, we looked at the video for the first time.
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And I said, you went through it readily.
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And so that's where we stand.
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So you came here today to tell me he's guilty.
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I'm not guilty, the ticket's in my name.
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No, I understand that.
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I said, you came here today to tell me he's guilty.
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So the first thing you did was throw him under the bus.
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I'm not throwing myself under.
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You know?
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So you think he's really guilty, huh?
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When I looked at that video, if I was a policeman, I would say he was guilty.
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Guilty.
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Me too.
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Raise your right hand.
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I mean, it was a little bit close.
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A little bit close.
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I want you to assume that you're a policeman right now, okay?
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Yeah.
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You're wearing Inspector Quinn's badge, okay?
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Okay.
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And you look at the video, and then you look at the time on the video.
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Let's see the face sheet, please.
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See where it says red time?
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She's gonna put an arrow there.
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Point three?
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It says point three.
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You know what that means?
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No. That means he went through the light when it was red.
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Three seconds?
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For three tenths of a second.
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Oh, three tenths, so it was close.
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Well you just said he's definitely guilty.
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I'm trying to explain to you.
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Now I'm- Three tenths of a second, that's not much.
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All right, now, let me finish.
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Okay.
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You go through this every day?
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Yes, your honor.
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We've been happily married for 43 years, right?
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Yes, dear.
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You know, when my wife and I meet people, they usually say, how long you been married?
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And I say, we've been happily married for five years.
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Now my wife is much younger looking than I am.
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But even though, so they say, oh you've been happily married for five years.
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Is she your second or third wife?
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I say, oh no, we've been married 50 years.
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We've been happily married for five.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Happy Wife. Happy Life”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: guilty, married, happily, tenths, wife. This video has 65 sentences and 453 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:12. The speaker talks at a steady 142 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 15 of its 65 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 |
|---|---|---|
| happily adverb | /ˈhæp.ə.li/ | In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness. |
| tenth adjective | /tɛnθ/ | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| policeman noun | /pəˈliːsmən/ | A police officer, usually a male. |
| sheet noun | /ʃit/ | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
| arrow noun | /ˈæɹəʊ/ | A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow. |
| badge noun | /bæd͡ʒ/ | A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization. |
| readily adverb | /ˈɹɛdɪli/ | Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness. |
| guilty adjective | /ˈɡɪl.ti/ | Responsible for a dishonest act. |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| ticket noun | /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc. |
| assume verb | /əˈsjuːm/ | To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof. |
| explain verb | /ɪkˈspleɪn/ | To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. |
| throw verb | /θɹoʊ/ | To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air. |
| husband noun | /ˈhʌzbənd/ | A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse. |
| definitely adverb | /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/ | Without question and beyond doubt. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I get the ticket in the mail, and I go, what's this?
- I said, you went through a yellow light?
- You know what that means?
- You go through this every day?
- Is she your second or third wife?
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 | We've been · you've been |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was driving · was going |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm not paying · I'm not throwing · You're wearing |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna fight · gonna put |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we've, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: tenth /tɛnθ/, throw /θɹoʊ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheet /ʃit/, finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
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 happily, tenth, policeman.
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.