Shadowing Practice: I moved to Brooklyn - Learn English Speaking with Video

We should make this video I moved in one day.

Ultimate New York City move.

I won't do that, but I could.

Oh, hello.

So today is Friday, September 19th.

The movers are coming.

September 24th.

So I have five days to pack up everything

and I have a very very busy weekend

and work days ahead of me so it's not like I have all the time in the world.

Anyways I figured if inspiration strikes you should get a little bit done.

So let's let's pack up a few things here.

I'm also in the middle of filming another video but I wanted to take a break and do something a little different.

All right these are all mine.

Oh look how cute this is from one of my friends Dan.

It's a teacup with a turtle in there.

Isn't that cute?

Oh!

What's up, turtle gang?

We're making progress.

Everything has to get a little crazy before it gets organized.

But we're filling up a bag one by one.

I'm here, too.

A bunch of my books and my things.

Anything else?

What do you think?

no more insights i'll cut it out

if you say something okay all right without further ado check in soon we'll be further along

and yeah this is a lot

i'm getting kind of tired are you no okay all right pause we're making progress guys

if you've been around

and you were here for my last move two years ago i showed you these huge bins

that have just been so so helpful they fit so much stuff

but exciting news mid-pack i just got a text from a

friend of mine who has extra tickets to chapel rhone tonight

at forest hills i was there a couple days ago for

another concert it is just the best venue in my opinion in new york city it's outdoor it's not small

but it's not huge and it's just the best energy

so i am so excited point being i need to make some progress over the next like two

and a half hours before i have to leave it's already looking

so empty it's crazy without the couch there all right back to playing chapel will i pack play

End of the weekend and oh my god Chapel Road was so so good.

It was just a really nice weekend.

As I got into bed tonight I just realized I only have three more nights in this bed.

Gonna make the most of it.

Get some good sleep.

I have a very long day of packing ahead of me.

I have to edit a video all day tomorrow

and then I only have one day left after

that to pack up the apartment

so somehow even last time I moved I was not self-employed I had a corporate job

and so it kind of made sense then

that things were very very last minute because I was working such long hours

and like just actually did not have time to pack until

a few days before this time I probably could have started a little sooner oh well you live

and you learn okay I'm actually going to bed at a reasonable hour now

because I want to wake up early and get started.

So anyways, good night.

Howdy.

Okay.

It is a day and a half before I move out of East Village.

As a little work break, I thought I would come look at the doggos.

Probably for the last time, second to last time.

But I come here all the time.

I love the Tompkins Square Park, Dock Park.

There's a lot of good inventory.

I just pet that handsome boy for a few minutes and he was perfect.

Sometimes when it's a tough working day and I'm out walking and I see a cute dog, I'm like, it would be good for me to pet this dog if the owner's cool with it.

Release some oxytocin.

Goodbye, my bodega.

Goodbye, la la laundry that I never use, but it's really cool.

It's half plant store, half laundry.

Goodbye, blue accented buildings also i never really said it officially for safety

but i feel like it's pretty obvious based off of everything

that i always film in my new york vlogs

that i live in the east village and

if you are moving to new york for the first time

people ask me this a lot like what neighborhoods should you

consider i am a huge fan of the east village

and think it is just like such a good intro to new york it is

so much fun unlimited cuisine coffee shops bunch of young folks

great energy dirty in areas lots of rats in areas but that's new york baby that's showbiz

good morning god i wish i could be more chipper for

you guys on my last morning here well i guess i'll be here tomorrow morning

but then the movers come

but the reality is i do not fall asleep until 4

20 a.m actually 4 20 i'm not making a joke so it's troubleshooting getting my video uploaded

and then it's pretty funny it is very very predictable that

if i'm on my computer uploading something

or editing like late into the night i will not be able to fall asleep for like hours after

that so it was like that on steroids and now i have to pack up my kind of whole life today

in one day we should make this video i moved in

one day alternate new york city move i won't do that

but i could i say this as though it's literally not my fault

that i put it off until the last minute anyway let's get this day started

got a beautiful day to pack small wins i'm not even feeling

that delirious yet i know it's gonna hit me in a

few hours is my guess i actually have to work a bit before i even start packing

but uh let's open the rest of my nose first i know what it takes to free us i hope

100

that you know what i have an ungodly amount to do

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but i still think there's always time to go outside i'm stepping over all of my things here

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I have a realization that I've already packed my espresso machine,

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but good news is I have pretty much a full leftover thermos from the coffee shop I was at yesterday, which I can pour over ice.

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Economical.

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It's good coffee, too.

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I wouldn't do this if this was mid-coffee, but it's good coffee.

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I also could go buy some, but we don't have time for that.

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And I packed my creatine and all my supplements too.

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I'm gonna freak out.

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I'm not gonna be performing at my tip top level.

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Okay, absolutely classic.

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I decided not to film me hyper speed cleaning this off.

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Coffee grounds.

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But I'm done with the kitchen.

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Done, done, done.

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I did most of it the other day with my friend of the romantic persuasion who helped me.

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But yeah, now I'm like really done.

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There's still room in that final box over here.

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Can you see?

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And so I don't always room in a box.

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And so if there's anything upstairs, I could come down here or whatever.

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I'm gonna wait to tape it up.

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Okay, so I'm throwing away junk, right?

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And I'm kind of like, is this gonna be worth something?

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I kind of want to save it as a relic, but I'm also like, I don't need it.

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I don't need it.

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I'm really not good at parting ways with the trinkets.

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Okay guys, a couple hours later since I last took a clip and definitely making progress.

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It doesn't feel like I am, but I am.

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Problem is, I tell myself if I just put everything in this pile right here, then I'll just pick away at it little by little.

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And then I leave the whole entire pile right there.

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So let's pick at it a little bit.

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It's the Led Zeppelin physical graffiti album.

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Kind of neat.

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Okay, I'm taking a break for dinner.

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Super, super hungry.

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I'm extremely irritable right now.

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I'm not going to lie.

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The four hours of sleep are catching up to me

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because I've just kind of been going non-stop for all day

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and all day yesterday It's been a lot of stressful last few days, but I'm happy I'm going to my favorite like consistently favorite restaurant in East Village

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that I go to all the time And

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that I will still come back to even

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when I don't live here anymore It's Vietnamese Hanoi house in East Village on St. Mark's highly recommend

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Chicken pho I did a great job filming before my food game.

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It was really, really good.

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In my belly.

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There it is again.

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Physical graffiti, album cover, lead zeppelin.

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You know how they got their name?

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Critics said about the band early on that they're going to drown like a lead zeppelin.

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That's how they got it.

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I think that's kind of creative and fun.

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What if I named my YouTube channel based off a hate comment?

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Stupid and ugly LLC.

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Dessert time.

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we're gonna get ice cream it's van lewins

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which they're all around the city

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but that's what i want right now it's on second app

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and seventh street and i'm gonna get the brown sugar cookie dough brownie my usual go-to is

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that what you're gonna get too yay east village everybody

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wait we came here

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so long ago we took a clip over there do you

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remember it was uh at the very end by what I spend in a week as a 26 year old, I think.

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Time flies when you're having fun.

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I also filmed here with Shervin.

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There's so many memories in every corner of East Village for me, for real.

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The neighborhood ice cream spot.

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And we have to go back and finish packing.

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Okay, done.

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Okay, fine, we'll set.

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Have my muscle in.

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No, cut!

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Okay, this is diluted content.

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We need to focus.

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Back to packing.

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It doesn't look clean, but I'm done.

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At a record time of 10, 12 p.m.

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But it does feel like it's 4 a.m just because I've been at this all day.

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But we're done and I'll actually get some sleep tonight.

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They come anywhere from 9 to 11 a.m tomorrow.

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But wow, this is cray.

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Last night.

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I was saying earlier at dinner that it's just been such a busy couple days

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that I haven't felt enough levity to be able to feel nostalgic yet, but it's hitting me now that the room is empty.

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I just have this weird light on because I took my sconces down.

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So, good night.

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It's the day.

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And I just got the call from Pizza Cake that they will be here in 15 minutes.

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And I just have a few more things to do, like tape some final boxes together and put my sheets into a bag so I can do that right now.

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And I'll be good.

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I'm trying to get all my bedding in one trash bag so I can just unpack it.

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It's amazing.

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I'm in the back of this bed, spinning in a pinted Do I think of them?

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Where do you think of magic?

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I just feel heavy I'm in the back of this bed I'm in the back of this bed Crazy!

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Wow!

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It's really starting to feel empty There were so many boxes before it just didn't feel that empty Alright,

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I just spotted my things There's my tool chest.

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Oh yeah.

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Oh my god.

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Oh my god.

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All done.

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There's the truck.

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I am taking an Uber to go meet them at the new apartment.

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I was going to take the subway, but they would beat me if I took the subway.

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So Uber it is.

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Bringing the essentials with me.

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What was this stuff just for my fridge?

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And then this, I have baby.

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I stuffed animal.

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Then I have my passport and my backpack.

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And that's about it.

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To my second New York City apartment.

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In my new place.

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A little sneak preview.

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Hello, this is Taylor.

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The place where I truly started to feel my footing in the city.

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And I think that that speaks volumes to how special this place is.

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It is not for everyone.

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It's really not.

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But it is for me.

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The place where I built new friendships and deepened ones that mattered the most.

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The place where I took the biggest risk of my life and never looked back.

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I have left management consulting forever.

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YouTube revenue streams.

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I am now a full-time creator, like for real, for real this time.

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The place where small routines added up to a version of me that I'm truly proud of.

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And the apartment that held me steady through every upload, every pivot, every plane ride.

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It's autumn in New York City.

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A freezing day, actually below freezing day.

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It's springtime, baby.

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Glistering 92 degree day here in New York City.

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Thank you for everything.

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I'll see you in the next one.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 235 sentences and 2223 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:23. The speaker talks at a steady 145 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ — Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
chapel /ˈt͡ʃæp.əl/ (noun) — A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
upload /ˈʌpˌloʊd/ (verb) — To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.
tape /teɪ̯p/ (noun) — Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
asleep /əˈsliːp/ (adjective) — In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
edit /ˈɛdɪt/ (verb) — To change a text, or a document.
clip /klɪp/ (noun) — Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
pile /paɪl/ (noun) — A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
freeze /ˈfɹiːz/ (verb) — Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
laundry /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ (noun) — A laundering; a washing.
subway /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ (noun) — An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/ (adverb) — Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
turtle /ˈtɝtl̩/ (noun) — Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
graffiti /ɡɹəˈfi.ti/ (noun) — Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.
hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ (adjective) — Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

move in /ˌmuːv ˈɪn/ (verb) — To start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable…
add up to (verb) — To have a particular effect in combination.
check in (verb) — To announce or record one's own arrival at a hotel, airport etc.
come down (verb) — To descend, fall down, collapse.
fill up (verb) — To make (something) completely full.
get into (verb) — To move into (an object), such that one ends up inside it.
go back (verb) — To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
light on (verb) — Synonym of light upon.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 74 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: seventh /ˈsɛvənθ/, thermos /ˈθɜː.mɒs/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: trash /tɹæʃ/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, sheet /ʃit/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, consistently /kənˈsɪstəntli/, unlimited /ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/, predictable /pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/, realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.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 goodbye, chapel, upload.

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	you've been · have just been · I've already packed
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea	should make · should get · should you
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the best · the most of · the biggest
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	was working · was saying

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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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

Grammar in this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?