Shadowing Practice: Here, eat this. It's not a 5-star meal, but it'll do. / Hello Jadoo - Learn English Speaking with Video

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- With over 2000 confirmed cases, social distancing will be strongly enforced starting tomorrow.
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- What?
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- What?
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- Hi.
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Okay.
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Make sure your nose is covered.
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Bye.
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Oh, Ja -Doo's mom.
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Are you here for groceries?
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Oh, hi.
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Yes.
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The marketplace is closed due to someone with the virus.
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Wow!
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Phew!
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That must be why it's more crowded here.
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Special discount!
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Beef is five dollars for three kilos.
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What?
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Five dollars?
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Beef is five dollars at the discount counter downstairs.
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That was 97, 98, 99...
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100!
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Gosh, I was a tad faster.
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Sweetheart, kids!
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Today's dinner will be beef.
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Thank you.
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Ah!
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Oh my god!
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Oh no!
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Hey!
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Oh my god!
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Games!
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We have to get outside!
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K -kids, are you okay?
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you Don't worry we're going to be rescued oh
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Yeah, you don't have to worry.
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you It's been nine hours already.
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I'm hungry.
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I really need some water.
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Let's see, what can we drink?
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Huh?
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Sliders!
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Bye.
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Alright kids, here you go.
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We have to share and take sips.
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You remember how Narunji licks his water?
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Okay, watch and learn.
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Alright, that's it.
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Huh?
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Huh?
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Thank you.
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A clam?
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Huh...
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I remember now, sweetheart!
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There is seafood salt on the ground floor!
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You're right!
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Hmm...
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Hmm...
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Oh!
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Just what I need!
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Hmm?
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Sweetheart, I need you to make a fire.
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I'll find something to eat.
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Alright, kids.
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I caught something big.
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It'll be my treat.
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- - Sweetheart!
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- - You need to rest.
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I'll find some food for us.
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It's too dangerous.
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Kids, there is something up here.
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Hmm.
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Oh?
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It's seaweed!
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Sea!
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Ha ha ha!
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The seaweed wasn't enough.
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I'm hungry.
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Mom...
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Don't be starving.
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Come on, let's give it another try!
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Your handle fits since it's small enough!
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It's right, Squid!
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Ah.
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Here you can have some...
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- - Mm.
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Bye.
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I would have caught something if there was a fishing rod around here.
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Thank you.
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A fishing rod?
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I have an idea!
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Alright, this will do!
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Mimi, your hairpin!
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I need it!
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I'm going to do this and then Here you go.
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Oh, that's my girl!
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You really have the brains in this family!
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Bye.
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It won't be long now.
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I'll make you a feast full of seafood.
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It's reaching really far now.
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Huh?
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I caught something heavy!
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- - Get up!
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- We can grill it.
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Sweetheart.
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I'll fling some water on the electrical wires, so when sparks fly, make sure to start up a fire.
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Alright?
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Okay, I'm ready.
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Okay, here it goes.
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Oh!
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Hmm, again.
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It's worked!
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Hooray!
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Hooray!
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Hooray!
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Kids!
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Are you okay?
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Kids!
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- - Please, say something!
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- Is that right?
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- Lynch, where are you?
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Please!
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- We're going to save you, so hang on.
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Please!
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- Lynch!
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*Gasp
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Gasp Gasp Gasp Gasp Gasp *
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*Gasp
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Gasp Gasp Gasp Gasp Gasp Gasp Gasp Gasp * Thank God you're alive!
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No!
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Dad!
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No!
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Please wake up!
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Mom, you can have this!
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There seems to be people down here!
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What?
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The Rescue Squad?
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Right here?
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We're down here?
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Please help!
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There have been many confirmed cases in the market sinkhole incident.
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Most people who visited on the day of the incident have been found to have caught the virus.
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Thanks to swift evacuation, many have survived with minor scrapes.
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Tasty meat!
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Too long enough and eat up!
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Kids, how about some ice cream for dessert?
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Hmm

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 149 sentences and 544 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:53. 76% 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

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
sweetheart noun/ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/A person who is always very kind.
beef noun/bif/The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
virus noun/ˈvaɪ.ɹəs/A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and…
confirm verb/kənˈfɝm/To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
discount noun/ˈdɪskaʊnt/A reduction in price.
lynch verb/lɪnt͡ʃ/To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
seafood noun/ˈsiːfuːd/Food from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, seaweed, algae, marine mammals, and other marine organisms.
rescue verb/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/To save from any violence, danger or evil.
strongly adverb/ˈstɹɔŋli/In a strong or powerful manner.
wire noun/ˈwaɪɚ/Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
electrical adjective/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/Related to electricity (or electronics)
swift noun/swɪft/A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.
spark noun/ˈspɑɹk/A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
enforce verb/ɪnˈfoɹs/To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
eat up verbTo consume completely.
get up verbTo move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
start up verb/stɑɹˈtʌp/To rise suddenly.
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, evacuation /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: electrical /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/, evacuation /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like sweetheart, beef, hungry.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowIt's been · have been · have been found
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itis covered · is closed · be rescued
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill be · I'll find · It'll be
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryhave to get · have to worry · have to share

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.

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