Shadowing Practice: Is This Modded Camry Worth $19k? 🤔 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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where's your car oh the camry
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that camry looks like it doesn't have cats it does you're gonna be
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that guy right now when you start it up
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and there's no cats no it doesn't have a muffler okay
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i just got another pipe here yeah you owe money on this thing
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it's paid off what's with the license plate
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you're not wanted are you no no no all right yeah
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you can start for me please what do you think mike
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it's just a muffler look at these lights we saw that yo there's like a crazy camry market that Mods cameras.
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Look at the carbon wheel.
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The carbon wheel has the lights on it.
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That's nuts.
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Wow.
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Has it been hit?
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I just bumped into it myself in my own body.
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I fixed it, but I think I have a one minor accident.
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Okay.
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It has an aftermarket horn.
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Oh, it does? So, 49, 431 miles.
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I mean, how much do you want for that thing?
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I showed a lot of love to it.
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You showed a lot of love to it?
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It's like my baby.
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It's a regular camera.
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I'm trying to make it something unique.
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Which car do you want to buy? the two m340is you have here the gray one
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that gray one sold the red m340 yeah
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it's 14 grand okay for your car 14 yeah it's pretty light
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i'm not gonna lie that's just a really bad offer
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i don't know it's got like some mods on it obviously
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i don't i think i would top out at 17 yeah
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i could talk to my dad he said 20 probably you can come down to maybe 19
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if i really bug it okay
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but what's the best can you do for the red m3
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i can make it work maybe i'll give you 19
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if you buy my m340i how much is 67 67 yeah like after closing everything
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i want like 50 yeah would you do 18
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and 67 i would love to get
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that for something closer to like 63 64 why don't you come in next week with your dad
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and talk to him we'll talk with person when he's here it has to be in his name
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yeah
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but the title i'm waiting for okay
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we have to wait for the title to do the deal is the camry financed
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or you just paid it off it was financed
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and i paid it off
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and you're just waiting for the title yes all right why don't you come back
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and work a deal in person over the desk with any stuff like
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that and we'll see what we can do i'll make it work all right cool thanks guys thanks
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Is This Modded Camry Worth $19k? 🤔”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: camry, title, paid. This video has 48 sentences and 448 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:00. The speaker talks fast, about 224 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| gray adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness. |
| mod noun | /mɑd/ | An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses. |
| desk noun | /dɛsk/ | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a… |
| pipe noun | /ˈpaɪp/ | A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. |
| horn noun | /hɔɹn/ | A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired. |
| bump noun | /bʌmp/ | A light blow or jolting collision. |
| muffler noun | /ˈmʌflɚ/ | A part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces. |
| aftermarket noun | The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer. | |
| microgram noun | /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌɡɹæm/ | An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁶ grams. Symbol: μg A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams. |
| finance noun | /fɪˈnæns/ | The management of money and other assets. |
| carbon noun | /ˈkɑɹ.bən/ | The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or… |
| wheel noun | /ˈwiːl/ | A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. |
| minor noun | /ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/ | A child, a person who has not reached the age of majority, consent, etc. and is legally subject to fewer responsibilities and less accountability and entitled… |
| plate noun | /ˈpleɪ̯t/ | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. |
| license noun | /ˈlaɪ.səns/ | A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| come down to verb | To reach by moving down or reducing. |
| pay off verb | To bribe, especially to deter oversight. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I mean, how much do you want for that thing?
- You showed a lot of love to it?
- I'm trying to make it something unique.
- Which car do you want to buy?
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 | been hit · was financed |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm trying · i'm waiting · you're just waiting |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | i'll give · we'll talk · we'll see |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna be · gonna lie |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. 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.
- 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 gray, mod, desk.
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.