Shadowing Practice: Im Chopped At Summer Smash Short Vlog 🎶🔥 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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i feel like i don't know i feel like i just told him i don't know
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but day in my life vlog today's sunday
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and we're gonna go shopping again not again
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but we literally just booked a flight to chicago this week
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for summer smash we're gonna try to find this kind of
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outfit for summer smash i kind of have an idea i bought these last shorts
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and i bought this like kind of like um I'm calling it my chemical romance jacket.
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I don't know the name of it, but I have a jacket and I have two outfits that I'm gonna wear.
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It's gonna be hot and rainy, so keep that in mind.
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Okay, so we parked and we made it here
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and now we're gonna try to get some kind of food for my babies.
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What's going on right here?
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There's a line.
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everything looks so good smells really good too
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so i got a strawberry matcha never really get a matcha
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but we're gonna try it and then we got like two donuts
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and something cheesy but we're gonna get food i'm actually really hungry i wanted a chicken caesar wrap
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so good what do you what would you rate it 10 out of 10.
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It's so solid.
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That Dubai is 10 out of 10.
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Literally.
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My first time trying a strawberry matcha.
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It's not that bad.
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I wish I got a latte, though. That is really good.
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pizza the size of my head you can never go wrong with pizza.
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We're supposed to be shopping but we're eating Let's try it.
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Look at this meat Try it with the sauce with extra barbecue
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that barbecue wasn't good low-key our budget's kind of gone i gave myself a budget
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and we exceeded it
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so we only have 300 to spend what are we thinking
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on this cop jacket this striped jacket i actually kind of
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like it it's pretty thin this is located for summer smash chris got these pants
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and i don't We made it to the flight.
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Oh my god, let me give you guys a rundown.
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So we initially missed our 7.45 flight.
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My mistake.
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Couldn't even track the time.
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We got to the airport at 7.
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They changed the gate.
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They changed the time of the check-in and boarding, whatever.
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We got coffee and donuts, whatever.
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And then we went back home, and then I got tickets.
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I got artist passes, and I was like, fuck, what do I do?
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Well, we still made the flight, and I'll check in with you guys midway.
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Because I did my hair.
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I curled my hair in the bathroom on the floor.
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I really have no time to get ready, so I'm gonna try to take a nap and do my hair and makeup, and then hopefully by the time I'll be heading straight to the festival.
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I'm not even checking into the hotel, I'm going straight to the festival, so I'll see you guys when I'm doing my hair and makeup.
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Did my hair and makeup on the airplane, dark.
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It was super dark in there, so this is, I think I did a pretty decent job.
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But yeah, we just landed.
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We're gonna go to the hotel, we're gonna change our clothes, get the car, and then we're gonna go make it to the festival.
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Sorry I'm late, I had to jump off the chair
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my lips
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my lips they're so puffy right now so sweaty
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we walked for like 20 almost 25 minutes
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but that's like nothing compared to what we did at coachella day two chicago last day
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and funny enough i was like let me try to dm um summer smash
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so they gave me tickets so i'm gonna go pick up my artist bands today
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and i'm gonna go see the artist i want to see my goal is i want to see xavier
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so bait xavier so bait sorry guys i can't really talk
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because of my list but xavier slayer
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if i had time i would have seen esco
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but we don't have time because i have to go do some promo for the car
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that i rented yeah no we're gonna do the promo i'm
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not even gonna eat i want these two slimy churros i
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want this what i that's the only thing i wanted the two slimy churros
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but they also have a bunch of other food they're named after artist
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so let's review them so i'm gonna save my appetite for
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that this guy's like commenting pictures of me when i was chopped
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and like 21 i was 21 i'm like 29 now i don't look the same like
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if you expect me to look the same at 21 to
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29 i'm a grown fucking woman now i'm gonna get sexier
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and hotter and weirder and you're gonna just have to get used to it i'm sorry
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so yeah my haters They were posting old pictures of me.
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Okay, thank you.
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Thank you for reminding me how chopped I was because now I'm sexy as fuck.
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They just can't find any bad pictures of me now that they have to use old ones.
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That's just how I see it.
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Imagine trying to keep hating on me for something you can't find to hate on.
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So you just find old shit.
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Anyways, but anyways, I'm getting ready.
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I'll see you guys.
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Sorry to do an outfit check we're gonna go pick up our wristbands now this looks like a choker
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but a flanger
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oh this is like suffocating my nose
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but i do not want to look at the sun it's
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so bright no slayer's at 5 50 anyways we're gonna go
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walk off this food it's peak heat hours right now
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so drink your water i don't even know
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if i brought my pee comb i need to find out where the best tacos are at in chicago
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but rejection is redirection they said we're gonna be back in 30 minutes i was like thank you actually
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because i probably don't want to buy tacos from you we
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made it to the car we are missing baby came
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because i didn't get to use my artist band
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because you have to have a specific one for
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that artist i'm not doing that so we're back in the car
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and what am i gonna do now see i'm just kidding
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no we're gonna get food we had culver's we had a
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butter burger two chicken tenders a slushie a red white and blue slushie a mixer with recess and oreos warm-up pizza
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everything's in the bowl here i'll try to get a pretty for you yeah
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i'll split this in three pieces Mushrooms are my favorite part because they're not involved here.
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I love mushrooms.
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So, I forgot I said anything.
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These two don't like mushrooms.
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I love mushrooms.
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This one doesn't like mushrooms.
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Last day, and I'm at Chili's, and this is my order.
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A chicken enchilada soup.
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I got a chicken salad and mozzarella sticks.
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It's actually pretty good.
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I think it was like a 9 out of 10.
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I also got, so the Chicago airport has this popcorn stand.
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So, I got popcorn, I got caramel, pecan, butter, and cheddar.
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Let's try it.
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actually no it's so close i'll try it later
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Im Chopped At Summer Smash Short Vlog 🎶🔥”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: artist, mushrooms, hair. This video has 116 sentences and 1217 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:48. The speaker talks at a natural 156 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| smash verb | /smæʃ/ | To break (something brittle) violently. |
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
| matcha noun | /ˈmɑ.t͡ʃə/ | A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies. |
| anyways adverb | /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/ | Anyway, anyhow, in any case. |
| outfit noun | /ˈaʊtfɪt/ | A set of clothing (with accessories). |
| churro noun | /ˈt͡ʃʊɹoʊ/ | A fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with chocolate beverage. |
| slimy adjective | /ˈslaɪ.mi/ | Of or pertaining to slime. |
| slushie noun | A flavored frozen drink made with ice crystals. | |
| taco noun | /ˈtɑkoʊ/ | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa. |
| strawberry noun | /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/ | The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria. |
| popcorn noun | /ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/ | A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating. |
| chop verb | /t͡ʃɑp/ | To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions. |
| promo noun | /ˈpɹəʊməʊ/ | A reduction in consumer cost for a limited time for items or services rendered; a special. |
| bait noun | /beɪt/ | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| jump off verb | To move from an elevated place by one jump. | |
| walk off verb | To recover from (a minor injury) or digest (a large meal) by walking around. | |
| warm up verb | /ˌwɔː(ɹ)m ˈʌp/ | To become warmer. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What's going on right here?
- That's just how I see it.
- Anyways, but anyways, I'm getting ready.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is located · was chopped |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna go · gonna try · gonna wear |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm calling · we're eating · I'm not even checking |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll check · I'll be · I'll see |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 87 contractions and reduced forms, such as gonna, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, smash /smæʃ/, redirection /ɹiːdəˈɹɛkʃən/, rejection /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: enchilada /ˌɛn.t͡ʃɪˈlɑ.də/, mozzarella /mɑt.səˈɹɛl.ə/, redirection /ɹiːdəˈɹɛkʃən/
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 mushroom, smash, jacket.
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.