Shadowing Practice: How I Met Your Mother - Marshall's New Job - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The whole place looks great, guys, but I can't believe you let
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Ted hang his jousting lance from the Renaissance Fair on your bedroom wall.
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Yeah.
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That's Ted's.
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So, Marshall, how's your job going?
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Mm.
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My chair is reasonably comfortable for short periods of time.
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Marshall has decided to say only positive things about being back in corporate law.
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So you hate it?
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Much of what I do does not make me cry.
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But the job's only temporary.
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Marshall was offered the judgeship once, and he turned it down for me.
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So karmically, that phone has to ring again.
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And even if it doesn't, today when my boss threw his egg salad sandwich at my face, some of it got into my mouth.
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It was tasty.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “How I Met Your Mother - Marshall's New Job”. This video has 15 sentences and 126 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:49. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| temporary adjective | /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ | Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. |
| bedroom noun | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| sandwich noun | /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ | A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. |
| reasonably adverb | /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/ | In accordance with reason. |
| lance noun | /læns/ | A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen. |
| tasty adjective | /ˈteɪsti/ | Having a pleasant or satisfying flavor. |
| joust noun | /d͡ʒaʊst/ | A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field. |
| judgeship noun | The office or status of a judge. | |
| karmically adverb | In a karmic context. | |
| comfortable adjective | /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ | Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. |
| corporate adjective | /ˈkɔɹ.pəɹ.eɪt/ | Of or relating to an institution; institutional. |
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 | has decided |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was offered |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | has to ring |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/, reasonably /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/
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 temporary, bedroom, salad.
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.