Shadowing Practice: Jim & Dwight being the WORST co-workers to sit next to - Learn English Speaking with Video

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why 20 minutes a day Jim that's all it takes 20 minutes a day all feet no hands

and I'll have the peta dexterity of a chimp

and you'll be sitting there like an idiot do you mind I'm I'm sorry, Pam.

Allow me to write you an apology letter.

You don't have to do that.

D -E -A?

Backspace A, dear.

Thank you, Hans.

Nothing else in the universe can do what you do.

Oh, don't worry about it.

Dwight, it's okay.

You were wrong.

Well, ain't for effort, right?

Hello, this is Dwight Schrute.

Hello.

Hello, this is Dwight.

Hello?

Yes, we do have that.

Hold on one second.

Jim, what are you doing?

And how many would you like?

Hang that up right now.

Absolutely, I can get that out to you immediately.

This man is an imposter.

Do not do business with him.

This is not Dwight Schrute.

Dwight left his cell phone on his desk.

So, naturally, I paired it to my headset.

Okay, fine.

I'll just let it go to voicemail.

Hello, this is Dwight.

Hey, is this Dwight?

Yes, it is.

Oh, my goodness.

You sound sexy.

Oh, thank you.

I've been working out.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Pam!

You are not talking to Dwight right now.

You are talking to Jim.

Dwight?

No!

Pam, I'm over here!

I'm confused.

Disconnect that right now.

You give me your earpiece.

Can't do that.

Unsanitary.

Ah!

Okay, you know what?

Fine.

I will reprogram my phone to go to my office phone.

Done.

This is Dwight.

Oh, and I forwarded his death phone to mine.

Oh, hello, Mutter.

Good news.

I've married.

Tell father.

Such a nice woman.

you should get one of these no thank you do you even know what this is

it is a fitness orb and it has completely changed my life

forget everything you thought you knew about ab workouts done this

ab workout is specifically designed to strengthen your core sorry all right numerous health benefits strengthens your back,

better performance in sports, more enjoyable sex.

You're not having sex.

Plus, improves your reflexes.

See, I would have caught that.

Okay, you know what?

How much is that?

It's only 25 bucks.

Wow.

Um, okay.

Hey.

Oh, what's this?

That is a demerit.

Jim Halpert, tardiness.

Oh, I love it already.

You've got to learn, Jim.

You are second in command, but that does not put you above the law.

Oh, I understand.

And I also have lots of questions, like, what does a demerit mean?

Let's put it this way.

You do not want to receive three of those lay it on me three demerits

and you'll receive a citation now that sounds serious Oh, it is serious five citations and you're looking at a violation four of those

and you'll receive a verbal warning Keep it up

and you're looking at a written warning two of those That'll

land you in a world of hurt in the form of a disciplinary review Written up by me

and placed on the desk of my immediate superior which would be me That is correct.

Okay, I want a copy on my desk by the end of the day, or you will receive a full desagulation.

What's a dis...?

What's that?

Oh, you don't want to know.

welcome back dad oh thank you hey hey very good okay we'll get back to you in

that right away thanks what do we got here mega desk of course command central surveillance gaming and business

okay

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what come on

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Jim Tweedledee and Tweedledumass have been away on maternity leave but now Tweedledumass is back and we have a problem yes,

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getting hooked on Megadesk was my own damn fault but I don't care about assigning blame

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all I care about is Megadesk that is all I care about getting more Megadesk.

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Yeah.

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Uh, we should be able to have that over to you by Monday.

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Yeah, no problem.

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Thank you.

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What the hell is this?

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Oh.

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This is not Megadesk.

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No, it's not.

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They call it Quad Desk.

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That's ridiculous.

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This is made up of three desks.

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Oh, my God.

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We're going to have to rename it, then, aren't we?

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Hello, Dwight Schrute.

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Ugh, damn.

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Lost another file.

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Going to have to reboot again.

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Hey, Dwight, do you want an Altoid?

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What do you think?

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in school we learned about this scientist who trained dogs to

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salivate at the sound of a bell by feeding them whenever a bell rang

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so for the past couple weeks i've been conducting a similar experiment Dwight, on Altoid.

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Okay.

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Altoid?

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Sure.

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Mintwight?

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Mintwight?

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Yes.

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What are you doing?

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I...

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What?

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I don't know.

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I, well, my mouth tastes so bad all of a sudden.

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Sure.

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Uh, Mr. Davis, let me call you right back.

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Yeah, something just came up.

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Two minutes.

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Thank you very much.

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Wait, what are you doing?

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What?

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What are you doing?

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Just clearing my desk.

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I can't concentrate.

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It's not on your desk.

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It's overlapping.

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It's all spilling over the edge.

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One word, two syllables.

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Demarcation.

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you can't do that why not safety violation i could fall and pierce an organ we'll see Yeah.

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Yawn.

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Four seconds.

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What are you doing?

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Oh, you had said that you don't do anything personal during work time, so I'm just making sure.

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Oh, wait a minute.

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So you're gonna time me every time I yawn?

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That's absurd.

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Really?

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Oh, hey, look.

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Monkey knows how to use a stopwatch, everybody.

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He's ta...

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Personal conversation.

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17 seconds.

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There is no way that that was...

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One second.

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Oh, hey.

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Listen, Jim.

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Here's a little tip for your performance review.

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Tell Michael that we should be stocking more of the double -tabbed manila file folders.

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We don't have double -tabbed manila file folders.

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Oh, yes, we do.

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Yeah, it's a new product.

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So you should just suggest that to him, and then he'll be sure to give you a raise.

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All right.

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Well, I'm not asking for a raise.

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I'm gonna actually be asking for a paid decrease.

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Uh, that is so stupid.

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What if he gives it to you?

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Then I win.

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You know what?

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I am going to zone you out for the rest of today.

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Okay, I need to stay focused.

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And I don't have to see you tomorrow or Sunday, and please don't call me, and we'll see how things go on Monday.

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Stupid.

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Wait, wait, wait, one thing.

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Um, by tomorrow, you mean Saturday, right?

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Uh, duh.

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Duh.

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Today is Thursday, but Dwight thinks that it's Friday.

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And that's what I'll be working on this afternoon.

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Dan, this is Jim.

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It is about 11 .15 and I wanted to know what you were up to tomorrow, which is the 15th, and that is a...

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Saturday.

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Saturday, so just let me know what you're doing tomorrow, Saturday, for lunch.

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Okay, talk to you soon.

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It's kind of blurry.

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That's better.

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question what kind of bear is best that's a ridiculous question

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false black bear well that's debatable there are basically two schools

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of thought fact bears eat beets bears beats battlestar galactica bears do not what is going on what are you doing

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Last week, I was in a drugstore, and I saw these glasses.

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Uh, $4.

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And it only cost me $7 to recreate the rest of the ensemble, and that's a grand total of...

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$11.

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You know what?

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Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, so I thank you.

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Identity theft is not a joke, Jim.

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Millions of families suffer every year.

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Michael!

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Oh, that's funny.

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Michael!

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19 minutes and 48 seconds.

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What were we doing for 19 minutes and 48 seconds?

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None of your business.

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So I guess I can assume that was personal?

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Fine.

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So maybe you're not completely ethical, after all.

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Yes.

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Maybe I'm not.

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Oh.

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Oh, what is this?

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A meatball?

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Really?

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It's always more fun to mess with Dwight with an audience.

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That was usually Pam.

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So now that she's out, I had to find someone else.

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Turns out that Stanley is quite the comedy fan.

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His sense of humor was a little harder to pin down.

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What the?

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Oh, come on.

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Not everything makes him laugh.

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He has very specific tastes.

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You don't want to overthink it when you're dealing with Stanley.

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He doesn't go for flash.

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Through a painstaking process of trial and error, I found out what he likes. And it's really weird.

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Jim, come on. So juvenile.

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What the?

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You've been meatballed.

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Are you ready for some meatball?

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Oh, man.

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this is not very clever jim i know look for your stapler

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really jim really very funny meatballs it's just clever okay

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what's the haul 32 meatballs good day

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that idiot's been feeding us for a week we'll never have to buy meatballs again

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Thank you very much.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 246 sentences and 1473 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:28. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
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…
whoa	/woʊ/	Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
ridiculous adjective	/ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/	Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
clever adjective	/ˈklɛv.ɚ/	Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
violation noun	/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/	An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
strengthen verb	/ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/	To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
workout noun	/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/	An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
tab noun	/tæb/	A small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
manila adjective	/məˈnɪlə/	Made of manila paper or material like it.
citation noun	/ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/	An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
folder noun	/ˈfoʊldɚ/	An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
naturally adverb	/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/	In a natural manner.
confused adjective	/kənˈfjuːzd/	unable to think clearly or understand
superior adjective	/sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/	Higher in rank, status, or quality.
flash verb	/flæʃ/	To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
come up verb		To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
find out verb		To discover, as by asking or investigating.
get back to verb		Return to (an activity)
pin down verb		To attach or secure with pins.
turn out verb		To end up; to result.
work out verb	/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/	To calculate.
write up verb	/ˈɹaɪ̯t ˌʌp/	To produce by writing.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	I've been working · i've been conducting · idiot's been feeding
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've married · have been · You've been meatballed
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is made · You've been meatballed

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 51 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/, theft /θɛft/, ethical /ˈɛθɪkəl/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, citation /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/, flash /flæʃ/, demarcation /ˌdɛm.ɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, superior /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/

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 desk, whoa, ridiculous.

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.

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