Shadowing Practice: iPhone Liquid Detected 💧 #smartphone #brokenfix #tech #problemfix #cellphone #screenbreak #iphone - Learn English Speaking with Video
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How's it going?
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What you got?
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Stop charging.
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Stop charging?
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Yeah.
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And I tested every charge and Verizon looked at it and everything.
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It looks pretty good too, actually.
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It looks like you're recording.
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There's like not a single piece of dust in there.
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I cleaned it out with water.
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Didn't make a difference.
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Were you around water at all recently?
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No, but it's weird.
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It's saying water is protected.
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It is, given that stupid like flashing thing.
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Got you, got you.
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So I'm going to put these on air.
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I was at Verizon and they were like asked me.
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Really?
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Why?
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I like asked them and then they like said they just gave me a whole attitude and everything.
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Aww that sucks.
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That's a cute cat.
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Sometimes you get lucky if you clean it up with alcohol
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and get it to start working again so maybe we get lucky here.
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Could also just be the humidity in the air when it was being like really cold last week.
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So I got it on the heating pad right now so just give it a minute or two.
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So you got entertainment for the next couple minutes.
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Okay, let's try it out now.
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I think we'll have better luck this time.
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He's super friendly.
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I got two.
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I got his brother in the back.
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He kind of looks like the one that you had on your home screen there for a second ago.
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Let's see.
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Make sure that stupid message doesn't come back up.
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But I think we're good.
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Like I said, sometimes a little bit of corrosion will go up on the port.
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But if you clean it with alcohol, it goes away and then it's good to go.
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So iPhone 14 and I'm just gonna talk to another screen protector on for you since
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that one's a little chewed up before in the bottom We want on vacation at nice
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It's gonna be a good trip still charging.
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Yeah, we good We're all set look at that back in action
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There he is.
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Nothing.
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You're good.
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Have a great day.
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Enjoy your trip.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “iPhone Liquid Detected 💧”. This video has 48 sentences and 353 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:59. The speaker talks at a natural 178 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flash verb | /flæʃ/ | To cause to shine briefly or intermittently. |
| suck verb | /sʌk/ | To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
| dust noun | /dʌst/ | Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber… |
| vacation noun | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. |
| humidity noun | /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/ | Dampness, especially that of the air. |
| protector noun | /pɹəˈtɛktɚ/ | Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative. |
| chew verb | /tʃuː/ | To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. |
| corrosion noun | /kəˈɹoʊʒən/ | The act of corroding or the condition so produced. |
| alcohol noun | /ˈæl.kə.hɔl/ | Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH). |
| cute adjective | /kjuːt/ | Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair… |
| friendly adjective | /ˈfɹɛnd.li/ | Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character. |
| entertainment noun | /ˌɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/ | An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as… |
| attitude noun | /ˈætɪˌtud/ | The position of the body or way of carrying oneself. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- It looks like you're recording.
- Were you around water at all recently?
- I think we'll have better luck this time.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | Stop charging · start working |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to put · gonna talk · gonna be |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | we'll have · will go |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 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: flash /flæʃ/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, corrosion /kəˈɹoʊʒən/
- Long words — get the stress right: humidity /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/, entertainment /ˌɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/
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 flash, suck, dust.
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.