Shadowing Practice: How to Speak Like a Native: Dakota Johnson Shadowing | Ep.5 - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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Hi AD, I'm Dakota, welcome to my house.
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Want to sound more natural when you speak English?
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The fastest way is shadowing, copying a native speaker's pronunciation and intonation.
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Today, we are going through 40 lines from Dakota Johnson's interview with Architectural Digest, and by the end, you will find out where she actually lives now.
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You will hear each line once, then repeat it twice at a slower pace.
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Ready?
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Grab a notebook, let's start.
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Ryan Murphy lived in this house first.
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Ryan Murphy lived in this house first.
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Ryan Murphy lived in this house first.
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And he loved it so much too.
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And he loved it so much too.
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And he loved it so much too.
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And this is the living room.
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and this is the living room and this is the living room i hang out in here i read
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i hang out in here i read i hang out in here i read everyone hangs out in this room obviously
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everyone hangs out in this room obviously everyone hangs out in this room obviously The furniture is vintage.
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The furniture is vintage.
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The furniture is vintage.
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This table came with the house, so I bought it with the house.
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This table came with the house, so I bought it with the house.
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This table came with the house, so I bought it with the house.
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It's pretty cool.
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On the bottom it's bamboo.
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It's pretty cool on the bottom it's bamboo.
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It's pretty cool on the bottom it's bamboo.
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The piano is vintage it's an antique.
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The piano is vintage it's an antique.
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The piano is vintage it's an antique.
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This is not an antique this thing.
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This is not an antique this thing this is not an antique this thing
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and this amazing thing happens at certain times of day
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and this amazing thing happens at certain times of day
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and this amazing thing happens at certain times of day like really early in the morning 7 a .m
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Like really early in the morning, 7 a .m.
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Like really early in the morning, 7 a .m.
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Light from the sun on the pool does this on the ceiling and I think it's the coolest.
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Light from the sun on the pool does this on the ceiling and I think it's the coolest.
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Light from the sun on the pool does this on the ceiling and I think it's the coolest.
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This is my office.
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This is my office.
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This is my office.
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I read scripts in here.
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I have meetings in here sometimes.
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I read scripts in here.
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I have meetings in here sometimes.
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I read scripts in here.
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I have meetings in here sometimes.
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Sometimes my favorite thing about it, I guess, is these bookshelves.
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My favorite thing about it, I guess, is these bookshelves.
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My favorite thing about it, I guess, is these bookshelves.
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Originally they were just these really beautiful, like clean wood slabs.
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Originally, they were just these really beautiful, like, clean wood slabs.
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Originally, they were just these really beautiful, like, clean wood slabs.
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This is a weird pile.
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Don't focus on this pile of books.
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This is a weird pile.
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Don't focus on this pile of books.
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This is a weird pile.
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Don't focus on this pile of books.
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Let's just put these ones in a different...
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We'll just put them down here.
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Let's just put these ones in a different...
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We'll just put them down here.
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Let's just put these ones in a different...
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We'll just put them down here.
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This is cool.
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It's a wax mushroom.
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This is cool.
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It's a wax mushroom.
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This is cool.
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It's a wax mushroom.
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This I was working with Chanel a long time ago.
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And this I was working with Chanel a long time ago.
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And this I was working with Chanel a long time ago.
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And my alias was punk rock and I thought that was funny.
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My alias was punk rock and I thought that was funny.
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My alias was punk rock and I thought that was funny.
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They totally forgot about Barb and the Upside Down.
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They totally forgot about Barb and the Upside Down.
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They totally forgot about Barb and the Upside Down.
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What a weird girl.
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What a weird girl.
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What a weird girl.
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This is an amazing photographer named Alice Mann.
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This is an amazing photographer named Alice Mann.
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This is an amazing photographer named Alice Mann.
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And she photographs these marching band girls.
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And she photographs these marching band girls and she photographs these marching band girls
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and the energy is amazing and it makes me feel hopeful
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and the energy is amazing and it makes me feel hopeful and
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the energy is amazing and it makes me feel hopeful that is a photograph of my grandma at her house.
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That is a photograph of my grandma at her house.
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That is a photograph of my grandma at her house.
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This table actually redesigned it and had it made.
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This table actually redesigned it and had it made.
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This I found on first dibs maybe?
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This I found on first dibs maybe?
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This I found on first dibs maybe?
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People tend to give crystals as gifts in LA.
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People tend to give crystals as gifts in LA.
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People tend to give crystals as gifts in LA.
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There's a really big one over there in the corner.
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There's a really big one over there in the corner.
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There's a really big one over there in the corner.
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That guy, that crystal is crazy.
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That guy, that crystal is crazy.
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That guy, that crystal is crazy.
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This is my little kitchen.
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We painted it.
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This is my little kitchen.
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We painted it.
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This is my little kitchen.
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We painted it.
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We painted it this green color.
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I love green.
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We painted it this green color.
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I love green.
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We painted it this green color.
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I love green.
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I lived in New York before I moved into this house.
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I lived in New York before I moved into this house.
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I lived in New York before I moved into this house.
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I love cooking.
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I cook a lot and I bake a lot.
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I love cooking.
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I cook a lot and I bake a lot.
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I love cooking.
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I cook a lot and I bake a lot.
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I love limes.
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I love limes.
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I love limes.
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I never ever thought that I'd be like a dish person.
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I never ever thought that I'd be like a dish person.
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I never ever thought that I'd be like a dish person.
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Never have I used this.
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Never have I used this.
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Never have I used this.
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My company is called Tea Time Pictures.
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My company is called Tea Time Pictures.
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My company is called Tea Time Pictures.
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Caffeine is a big deal for me.
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Caffeine is a big deal for me.
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Caffeine is a big deal for me.
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That's upstairs where my bedroom is.
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That's upstairs where my bedroom is.
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That's upstairs where my bedroom is.
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I wanted you to see this table and chairs over here.
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I wanted you to see this table and chairs over here.
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I wanted you to see this table and chairs over here.
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And I think that's the coolest thing ever.
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And look at how these chairs fit.
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and I think that's the coolest thing ever
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and look at how these chairs fit
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and I think that's the coolest thing ever
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and look at how these chairs fit I planted this tree
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when I moved in and it was a little baby I planted this tree
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when I moved in and it was a little baby I planted this tree
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when I moved in and it was a little baby.
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They're like perfectly placed oranges on this tree.
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Can you believe that?
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They're like perfectly placed oranges on this tree.
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Can you believe that?
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They're like perfectly placed oranges on this tree.
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Can you believe that?
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The difference between a flower and a weed is judgment.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “How to Speak Like a Native: Dakota Johnson Shadowing”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: amazing, table, coolest, antique, chairs. This video has 166 sentences and 1340 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:19. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| antique adjective | /ˌanˈtiːk/ | Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome. |
| pile noun | /paɪl/ | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| vintage noun | /ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/ | The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season. |
| photograph noun | /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/ | A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc. |
| alias noun | /ˈeɪ.li.əs/ | Another name; especially, an assumed name. |
| bookshelf noun | /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/ | A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference. |
| dibs | /dɪbz/ | Used to claim this right. |
| slab noun | /slæb/ | A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat. |
| mushroom noun | /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/ | Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood). |
| bamboo noun | /bæmˈbu/ | Any of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterized by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem. |
| caffeine noun | /ˈkæfiːn/ | An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system. |
| bind verb | /ˈbaɪ̯nd/ | To tie; to confine by any ligature. |
| hopeful adjective | /ˈhoʊpfl̩/ | feeling hope |
| lime noun | /laɪm/ | Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon. |
| upstairs adverb | /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ | Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| 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:
- Grab a notebook, let's start.
- Let's just put these ones in a different...
- We'll just put them down here.
- This I found on first dibs maybe?
- That's upstairs where my bedroom is.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is called |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | The fastest · the coolest |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was working |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | love cooking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'd, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/, mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, dish /dɪʃ/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
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 antique, pile, vintage.
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.