Shadowing Practice: Inside Dua Lipa’s Hermès Birkin Bag | In The Bag | Vogue - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey Vogue, I'm Dua Lipa and this is What's in My Bag.
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Good to go?
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Okay.
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Car keys, very important.
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Especially when I'm home, I love to drive everywhere.
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I have my diary, which the outside is all really cute, but the inside is just like a notebook that's like falling apart and lots of Polaroids.
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From Tor, my choreographer's assistant.
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This is me and my band as we were doing Tiny Desk.
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I feel like I'm on tour all the time, but I love it.
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I have so much fun performing, and I feel like a lot of the stuff that's in my bag, I just collect throughout my travels.
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Like I have, oh, it's like a little good luck duck.
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Iron-on patches, Don's Depot in Austin.
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Stickers, you're on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Matches, hot sauce, very important.
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Always carry hot sauce with me because I feel like it makes every meal better.
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I have books.
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I carry like two in my handbag, and then I have more in the suitcase, especially if I'm gone for a long period of time.
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This one is Hernan Diaz, In the Distance.
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This was actually a gift from Hernan.
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He came to see my show, and then I guess this just came out in a hard pack, so he gave me this one, which I'm really looking forward to reading.
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Selva Almada, Not a River.
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This has been in my reading pal for a little while, and I'm really looking forward to getting into this.
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It's a Latin American author, an Argentinian author, actually.
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This publisher, Charco Press, they translate a lot of Latin American authors,
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contemporary Latin American authors, and I'm always really interested in what they've got.
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And this is one that I'm looking forward to reading.
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I get a lot of recommendations.
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My friends send me books.
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I do the book club, one, because I just love reading books.
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Like I wanted to share the experience with lots of people.
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I started my company called Service 95,
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which I thought of as like an online cultural concierge where we have lots of different stories from around the world.
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There's no kind of method to the book club.
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It's just books that I've read that I love
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that I choose for the month and we just see if the authors want to join us for a conversation.
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What else?
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I've got my laptop which has some stickers on it.
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My Spanish book.
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When I'm away I like to learn languages.
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I I have a teacher who I speak to on Zoom.
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And so my laptop and my GCSE higher Spanish is with me.
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Notebooks for French and Spanish.
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I think I'm gonna stick to French and Spanish and try and get good at those first.
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And then if I can do it, then maybe Italian as well.
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But I speak Albanian fluently.
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Okay, some life essentials for when I'm traveling, which are really important.
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My eye mask, band-aids, throat pastels.
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Oh, electrolytes.
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I love these ones.
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I take them every day.
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Oh, these $2.
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Actually, these are like good luck.
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There's a guy called $2 Steve that comes to every good show.
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And he's like in the backstage and he just gives out these $2.
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And actually, I'm supposed to pass it on, so you should have one.
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There you go.
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Under eye patches, Augusta Nesbada.
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I can't live without them.
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This is super important, especially with all my travels.
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When I'm on a plane, I pop these on and I'm like, okay, maybe I'll wake up looking a little bit more refreshed.
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I've got Manuka Honey Drops, just throat stuff.
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That'll make me feel good on a flight.
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My face cream, headphones, multiple headphones.
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I have so many headphones because I probably, I pick one pair up and I put them in my bag
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and then I take another pair and I put them in my bag.
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And then it's quite handy actually, because when I need to make phone calls, they're quite tangled.
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But if one's tangled, then I have another pair that's less tangled.
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It's handy to me.
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I like wide headphones because I don't have to charge them.
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It's just one less thing to charge.
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I feel like there's just cables everywhere and there's cables everywhere, but in a different way.
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My wallet, nothing to say about that.
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Sunglasses, sunglasses.
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I think this is probably like the headphone situation.
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It's like take one pair off and then leave the house
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and then put another pair on and I forget so I accumulate.
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This is actually probably the least amount of sunglasses I've had at one time in my bag, but they're different, different for different outfits.
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And also if my mood changes throughout the day and I go, actually, I wanna like spice it up with a different sunny, I've got that.
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My passport, always with me, because you never know.
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Oh, favorite place I've been recently, Austin, Texas.
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I went for the first time in 2016, I did South by Southwest and I hadn't been back since then.
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And so it was just, it's amazing.
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I love how vibrant the city is.
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It feels so alive.
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The people are really nice.
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The food's really good.
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I loved going dancing at the honky tonks.
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All of it, really, really fun.
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This is Minnie.
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She has a name.
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I use this for everything.
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It's a little janky, but it's great.
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It takes really good pictures.
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This is like the perfect party companion.
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Oh yeah, this important SD card straight to my phone so I can get the pictures immediately.
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Because although I've got patience written on my hand, not
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that patient i like things done really fast yuzu matcha i
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like to have a lot of like condiments electrolytes sweets matcha
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that i got in japan that i love you never know
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when you're going to need a little boost of energy it's
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getting quite busy here for a kaki this is herbs and nori and stuff that again,
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or like if there's only like rice, you can make it really fun.
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This chili flakes, also very important.
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Tarot cards.
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I love to pull out a card every day.
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Sometimes if I feel like I want to make a decision i'll pull one out
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and see what it what it tells me yeah i'll put one out now
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see watch it be something insanely terrible not sure what kind of energy i just put into it
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it says the flute connection to spirit understanding and education ritual and celebration
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life is magical we'll leave out
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that let's not do more okay we'll put those there compression
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socks flying they're always up there's always something at the bottom
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of my bag it's good to have what else do i
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have control mix just a lot of snacks it seems glass protector it's for the phone
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but it's also got like a privacy screen on it as well
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so it's like make sure that I'm not gonna smash my phone, but also just feel safe.
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My phone.
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I love that.
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My love shine.
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I love this.
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I actually needed some of that.
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God, there's so much random stuff.
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Pens, hair bands.
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More vocal jellies for my throat.
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Singing straws.
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What I can tell you is I've never used them.
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but they're in my bag in case I need them.
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But you're basically supposed to like blow into it and try and hit.
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This is how you like warm up your vocals.
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I much prefer going up scales and warming up like that, but these are supposed to be quite good.
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So if anyone wants to try them, you're welcome.
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And these are my charms that I've collected.
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These I've collected in temples in Japan and in India.
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And this was a gift from my friend Ray on my birthday.
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What does my bag say about my life?
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Very deep.
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Um, chaotic.
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It's fun.
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And there's a lot of flavour.
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I know that no matter what, I'm covered.
Why practice speaking with this video?
In the video featuring Dua Lipa, viewers gain insight into the everyday life of a successful artist. This context provides a rich background for practicing English speaking skills. By engaging with this relatable content, learners can enhance their English speaking practice through a fun and engaging approach.
Listening to a celebrity share personal stories helps with understanding natural speech patterns and colloquial expressions. As you watch, you can utilize the shadowing technique by mimicking Dua Lipa's speech. This method can greatly improve your fluency and comfort with the language, as it encourages you to pay attention to rhythm, tone, and emotion in speech.
Grammar & Expressions in Context
Dua Lipa uses various structures and expressions that are valuable for English learners:
- Present Continuous Tense: Phrases like "I'm looking forward to reading" showcase the present continuous tense used for future intentions. This structure is essential for discussing future plans and is commonly used in conversational English.
- Personal Experience Examples: She mentions, "I carry like two in my handbag," which offers a great example of informal speech. Understanding how to make personal anecdotes is crucial for fluent conversations.
- Existential Clauses: When she states, "I have my diary," it highlights the use of existential clauses, which are important for discussing ownership and daily life. Mastering this structure helps learners express personal possessions confidently.
- Adverbial Phrases: Dua says, "Always carry hot sauce with me," demonstrating how adverbs can modify verbs for emphasis. This structure can add depth to conversations.
Common Pronunciation Traps
English pronunciation often presents challenges, and this video includes several tricky elements to watch out for:
- Contractions: Dua frequently uses contractions like "I'm" and "I've." These are essential for sounding natural in conversation, but learners must practice them to avoid sounding overly formal.
- Vowel Sounds: The word "important" contains subtle vowel sounds that can be tricky. Focus on articulating the second syllable clearly, as this is crucial for proper pronunciation.
- Linking Sounds: Pay attention to phrases where words connect, such as "love to drive." Practicing shadow speech can help learners master these smooth transitions, significantly improving their English pronunciation.
Utilizing the insights and structures from this video can greatly enhance your language skills. By incorporating the shadowing technique into your practice, you can develop fluent and natural English speaking abilities.
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.