Shadowing Practice: I spend 2 weeks in Europe ?! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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youtube guess where we are amsterdam we got here today
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and we unpacked our bags and we went around and all
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that fun stuff
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but i'll keep you along tomorrow we're going to paris good
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morning it's 4 30 in the morning everybody how are we
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feeling never been better i got like two hours of sleep last night
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but it's a vibe we have our train today to paris
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so it's gonna be a fun time come along with me
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we got it in paris now it's a little silly which is nice but we're here
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are you happy to be in paris oui oh my god it's so large
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youtube i'm so sleepy we try not to fall asleep we have an uber to go in
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hey youtube so we went to take a two -hour nap no it's four hours
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so it's 5 p .m
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and we'll figure it out from there see you soon all right i'm gonna go meet okay guys good morning
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so hi we went to breakfast we were gonna go to madame madame
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but it's like the line is so long and it's pouring rain
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so yeah it's a great day in paris lots of rain but it's okay
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so many people sis well it's been like how long have
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we been on line for 30 minutes 30 45 minutes yep
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and we're gonna go to this place if it's not good i'm gonna be so mad No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no I
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don't know who I'd wear a red.
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Honestly, like a jeans skirt even.
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See, I'll sing with you.
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What's your fantasy?
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It's dinner cruise time.
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It's so cute.
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We're here at 8 .45.
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We're getting on 9 .15, I think.
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And there's like a group of people who are getting married.
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And we took photos for them.
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And I pulled out my light.
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And they were so excited.
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Here's the first course.
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You can meet us for the next five months.
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She's like casually on a boat or something.
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Let's go.
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i love switzerland i love switzerland
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because look at like what wait she wants it they're
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so cute they're little hearts just like you you're a heart
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hey guys this is switzerland by the way we're in Lauderbrennan right now.
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This is fucking insane.
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Should we climb up the stairs?
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Let's do it.
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Let's do it.
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Let's fucking do it.
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Let's do it.
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This is so hard.
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Okay.
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All right.
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It's spinning.
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I'm down.
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Hello.
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We are in Switzerland.
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We woke up and got ready and we got some food from Cupid's in my backpack.
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hike time what was
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that hike time oh i thought you were like i did this oh okay cute anyways hike time
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and yeah hopefully i don't get attacked by more bugs fingers crossed
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that would suck like literally my legs are like we're in a cave yeah
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oh it's good it's good kind of it's good kind of not very good but it's kind of good
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hello good morning it's like 2 p .m we're going to blasey today Who's a fit?
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Boots.
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Target.
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Fried Duke.
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50 bucks.
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yeah this is a tiktok shop set i really like it
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i'm very happy about it um yeah it's gonna be sick we're gonna go to spiaz space
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or something and no i'm still really saying spiaz spiez i think it's spiez spiez i don't really know
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and then blase and blase is gorgeous it is in katarstan
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but it's worth it because we have the swiss euro app with everything today so cheers mate
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yesterday i was pretending to be british and people like almost believe me
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but they didn't i was like you fucking don't know i'm from the unary kind of
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you don't and then they had a really hard time believing that i was welsh i was like
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she is like go fuck oh god
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this is rough totally hike number two but in boots and dresses this time it's uphill so it's okay
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we took the wrong train but we see this we have arrived to Belose
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tell me love if the devil ever comes to make good on the debts that I owe Wait,
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I don't like this side Come over here Are you okay? Are you okay? Are you okay?
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Yeah
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Off to Germany
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all right so our train got delayed
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and we didn't realize the other track had a train
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because they didn't update it so we are here
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and we are going to make a different train
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and we're gonna get there a little bit later
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but like at least there's no more transfers hi guys change of plans
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because we originally were gonna do seven transfers today
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so it's a blessing that we missed our first train no literally
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and um here's the bags we've been going up
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and downstairs our calves are sore which sucks
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but that's it's all right i also redid my hair yesterday i promise i showered um
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but yeah it should be good now we just stop in berlin
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which is kind of cool we're not really at the train station
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but i've always wanted to go to berlin yeah like what six minutes where's berlin
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oh cool like the berlin wall didn't know that 20 minutes maybe we can make it
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hello guys it's very loud here I kind of want to get some strawberries.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “I spend 2 weeks in Europe ?!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: train, paris, hike, switzerland, berlin. This video has 97 sentences and 1001 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:52. The speaker talks at a steady 127 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| berlin noun | /bəˈlɪn/ | A four-wheeled carriage with a separate sheltered seat behind the body. |
| hike noun | /haɪk/ | A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. |
| suck verb | /sʌk/ | To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
| boot noun | /but/ | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |
| madam noun | /ˈmædəm/ | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
| finger noun | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other… |
| delay noun | /dɪˈleɪ̯/ | A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. |
| insane adjective | /ɪnˈseɪn/ | Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. |
| silly adjective | /ˈsɪl.i/ | Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| spin verb | /spɪn/ | To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction. |
| asleep adjective | /əˈsliːp/ | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. |
| gorgeous adjective | /ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/ | Sumptuously dressed. |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| devil noun | /ˈdɛvəl/ | An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. | |
| go around verb | To move or spread from person to person. | |
| go up verb | To move upwards. | |
| pull out verb | To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
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 | it's been · have arrived · i've always wanted |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | silly which is · people who are |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 46 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, gonna, I'm. 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 berlin, hike, suck.
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.