Shadowing Practice: Hobbies in English - Learn English Conversation Easily Quickly - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Music Hi, Phoebe.
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Nice to meet you.
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Bye.
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Hello, Jake.
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How do you do?
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I'm doing well.
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You?
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I'm great.
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Thank you.
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You look even more beautiful than in your photos.
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I do?
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That's very sweet of you.
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Is this your first time here?
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Nah, my family often eats out here.
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We're big fans of Italian food.
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you Are Italian foods doing you any good?
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Yeah, sure.
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I quite have a thing for foods of all kinds.
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Cool.
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So, Phoebe, I know you are a bank clerk, but what's your hobby?
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I know it sounds weird, but...
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I do love singing a lot.
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I like listening to music too.
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I also play sports for fun.
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Welcome to the fine dining!
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Thanks for your patience.
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It's a bit crowded here tonight.
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Oh, that's fine, man.
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Brian?
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Phoebe?
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Long time no see, how have you been?
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I'm doing fine.
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By the way, this is Jake and Ryan was going to the same high school with me.
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Nice to meet both of you Here is the menu.
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What will you have?
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One pasta for me, please.
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Same for me.
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Two pasta is your order.
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Lovely.
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The food will come back in 20 minutes.
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Thanks.
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Are you okay, Phoebe?
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You seem nervous.
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I'm fine Jake, but the thing is that...
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Ryan was my ex -boyfriend.
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It's just so weird to meet him in such a...
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mood like this.
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Thank you.
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Oh god!
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I didn't expect this.
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Don't worry about it anyways.
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I hope we can still enjoy our date.
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You're so right.
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Let's cheer for us and our delicious pasta.
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you
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Miss Evelyn, please come on in.
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Yes, thank you.
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Seat yourself, Evelyn.
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Thank you for coming to this interview.
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I have read your CV and it is brilliant with your academic scores and your part -time jobs.
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Thank you so much.
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You're welcome.
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You already had hands -on experiences working with kids.
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Correct.
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Yes, I had chances to tutor children and play with them.
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That's great.
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Now, I'd love to know more about you.
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What's your hobby, Evelyn?
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Oh, I love reading and painting.
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Sometimes I like to go trekking with my friends, too.
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Reading, you said.
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What kinds of books do you.. like reading, young lady?
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I have a great passion for children's books like The Little Prince or Peter Pan.
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I learn something new every time I read them.
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Hmm, how interesting.
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I think it's enough for the talking part.
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I'd love to see how you work with our kids.
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Yeah, I'm so ready to meet the children.
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Please tell me more about them.
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They are four years old and today they're going to learn about hobbies, things that they can do after school.
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All you need to do is get to know them and help them to come up with their hobbies.
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I understand.
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Please follow me.
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Kids, this is Miss Evelyn.
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She's your teacher today.
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Please say hello to Miss Evelyn everyone.
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Hello, Miss Evelyn!
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Hello, I'm Evelyn and who wants to play games?
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Me!
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Me!
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Me!
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Now, we stand in a circle and tell me your name and what you like to do.
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I'll do it first.
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I'm a teacher.
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Evelyn, and I really like painting.
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My name's Adrian and I like eating chocolates.
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Good job.
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Hello Adrian.
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Adrian's hobby is eating chocolates.
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I'm Lily.
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I like swimming and I like Adrian.
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Mike, how are you feeling right now, son?
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I'm excited as well as scared, Mom.
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I don't know anyone at the school.
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Don't worry, son.
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You will know a lot of interesting friends today.
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All you need is to be yourself and be friendly with them.
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I get it, Mom.
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I hope that my classmates will like me.
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They surely will.
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Hello Mike, I'm Tom.
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Nice to meet you, Tom.
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Where did you live before moving here?
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I lived in Miami.
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It's known as the city of beautiful beaches with amazing sunsets.
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How cool.
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I guess your hobby is surfing, isn't it?
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No, Tom.
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My pastime is making films about people around me.
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What's your hobby, buddy?
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I like doing magic tricks and watching films.
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Oh, I find it so nice, Tom.
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Would you like to be in my films one day?
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Sure!
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I love films and videos.
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Speaking of which, you should meet Helen too. Who is Helen?
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There she goes.
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Hey, Helen!
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This is Mike.
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He is a master of making short films.
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Hi Mike!
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I'm Helen and that's cool.
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Glad to meet you. So...
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What do you do in your free time?
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I fancy taking photos and collecting old cameras Wow, I think we'll make an awesome team.
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We can create great films.
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You can be the star of your magic show, Tom.
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and Helen, I'm sure you can be in charge of filming, and I will be the video editor.
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Hello, Mom.
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You look very happy, son.
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How's your first day of school?
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One of the best days of my life.
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I met Helen and Tom.
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They have the same interests as me.
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See, I told you.
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Mom, you know everything.
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We are going to make our film project together.
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I can't wait to meet them tomorrow and discuss what we will do.
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I am happy that you found happiness in what you're doing, son.
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Thanks for watching.
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Goodbye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Hobbies in English - Learn English Conversation Easily Quickly”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Evelyn, meet, film, Helen, Tom. This video has 153 sentences and 908 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:15. The speaker talks at a steady 110 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| hobby noun | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. |
| pasta noun | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. |
| classmate noun | /ˈklæs.meɪt/ | A student who is in the same class at school. |
| pastime noun | /ˈpæs.taɪm/ | Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably. |
| trekking noun | Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport, usually for a longer period of time than for hiking. | |
| tutor noun | /ˈtjuːtəː/ | One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. |
| surf verb | /sɝf/ | To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing. |
| clerk noun | /klɝk/ | One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| sunset noun | /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ | The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon. |
| anyways adverb | /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/ | Anyway, anyhow, in any case. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| patience noun | /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ | The quality of being patient. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| menu noun | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come on in verb | Synonym of come in (“to enter”). |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Is this your first time here?
- Long time no see, how have you been?
- Mike, how are you feeling right now, son?
- I guess your hobby is surfing, isn't it?
- How's your first day of school?
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 | have you been · have read |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | love singing · love reading |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will you have · will come · I'll do |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm doing · is eating · is surfing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 28 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. 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 hobby, pasta, classmate.
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.