Shadowing Practice: Joining the Social Club Form Part_1 Actual listening - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Part one.
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You will hear the manager of an electronic goods store giving instructions to her new assistant.
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First, you have some time to look at questions one to three on page two.
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Thank you.
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Hello.
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Come in and take a seat.
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Oh, thanks.
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Good.
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And how can I help you?
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Well, I'd quite like to join this international social club,
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and I was hoping you could help me.
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Yes, no problem.
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Let me just get the form up on my screen,
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and I'll fill in your details.
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Let's see.
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Yes, here we are.
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OK, the first thing we need is your name.
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Jenny Fu.
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That's F double O.
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OK, great.
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And can you tell me how old you are, Jenny?
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I'm 21.
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Great.
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And how long have you been here in Australia, by the way?
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I arrived just last month,
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two weeks before the start of the academic year,
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just to sort things out and settle in a bit.
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Good idea.
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Where are you from originally?
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I'm from Kuala Lumpur.
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That's where I was born and brought up.
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So you're Malaysian, are you?
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That's right.
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Though I lived in the United States for a couple of years when I was a teenager.
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We went there for my father's job.
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Right.
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And can you tell Tell me your current address, please.
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Sure.
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Just at the moment I'm lodging with a family at 13 Anglesey Road in Bondi.
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OK, let me just type that in.
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How do you spell Anglesey, by the way?
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It's spelled A-N-G-L-E-S-E-A.
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Thanks.
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That's quite a long way from the city centre, isn't it?
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Is it a problem getting into the city centre?
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Really, because the buses are good and it's a nice quiet area to live in.
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That's true.
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So I guess you must have a cell phone number you can give me
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so we can keep you informed of events and so on.
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Yes.
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Let me just have a look.
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It's a new one, so I haven't learned the number yet.
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Ah, here it is.
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It's 040-422-9160.
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4, 4, 4, 2, 9, 1, 6, 0.
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OK, good.
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And you like the family you're living with?
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Sure.
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I've got a little boy who is quite noisy,
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but he's really no trouble.
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Fine.
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Now, let's see what's next.
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Yep.
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Can you tell me what you do?
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I mean, are you working or studying?
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Well, at the moment, I'm doing a temporary job with a company here in Sydney.
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I'm an economist, in fact.
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OK.
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And how long do you think you'll be here in Sydney?
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At least a year.
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I may look for work here afterwards.
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Great.
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Now, you want to join the International Social Club,
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and it will be good to know a bit about your free time interests as well.
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What do you like doing?
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Well, I'm quite musical, and I really enjoy singing.
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Back home I sang with a band,
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just, you know, for fun.
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But for me, what I like best is dancing.
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You know, the modern sort?
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I really love it.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation,
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you have some time to look at questions 4 to 10 on page 3.
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So, how are you getting on here?
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I mean, your level of English is better than most people who come from overseas to work,
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and you've got a really nice American accent,
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so I don't suppose you have any communication problems in the office,
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though you might find some of our Australian slang more difficult to understand.
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Well, a bit.
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But I haven't met that many Australians yet,
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outside of work, I mean.
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Right.
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But could you tell me a bit about the International Club, now I've joined?
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Sure.
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We've got, let's see, currently about 50 members,
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but people join all the time,
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so I should think that figure will go up.
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Next year we had 30 members and the year before just 18,
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so we're growing and getting better known.
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I reckon that at this rate,
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next year we'll have about 80
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and does the club hold regular meetings yes every second Thursday evening in fact
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so a couple of times a month though of course
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when you start making friends you'll be getting together with them more often than
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that I guess the next meeting will be next Thursday if I'm not mistaken yes that's That's right.
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And what happens when the club meets?
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I mean, what sort of things are organised?
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The usual thing is for one of the members to give a little presentation about where they're from,
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their customs and so on.
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But from time to time they do other things,
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outings to places around Sydney,
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or meeting up to eat together in a restaurant,
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or go to a concert together, or something like that.
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Okay, that sounds fun.
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The members aren't just people from other countries, non-Australians, are they?
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No, not at all.
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The main point of the club is to give people like
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you the chance to mix in more with people from this country,
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people of all ages.
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You'll find us very friendly.
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I think the contact has a positive effect on visitors to this country.
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And in fact, it affects us locals positively as well.
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You know, it's a sort of intercultural experience for everybody.
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And of course, you should get the chance to do all sorts of activities with other members of the club
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if you want to.
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It's not just for talking.
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And hopefully you'll make friends with people who have similar interests.
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It sounds great.
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I'm really looking forward to the first meeting.
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That is the end of part one.
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You now have one minute to check your answers to part one.

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About This Lesson

In this lesson, learners will engage in practical English speaking practice by listening to a dialogue between a manager and a new assistant at an electronic goods store. The scenario involves filling out a form to join an international social club, providing a rich context for understanding and using everyday conversational language. Through this exercise, learners will enhance their listening comprehension, expand their vocabulary, and practice speaking naturally by participating in dialogues similar to the one presented in the video.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • International Social Club - A community organization where people from various countries come together.
  • Details - Information that is required to complete a form.
  • Lodging - Staying temporarily at someone's home or property.
  • Address - The specific location where someone lives or receives mail.
  • Cell Phone Number - A mobile phone number used for communication.
  • City Centre - The main area of a city where businesses and cultural attractions are located.
  • Settle In - To become comfortable or familiar in a new environment.

Practice Tips

To maximize your learning from this listening exercise, consider using the shadowing technique. This method involves listening to the dialogue and then repeating what you hear in real-time, which can greatly improve your pronunciation and fluency. Start by playing the audio at a slower speed if needed, focusing on mimicking the manager’s tone and the assistant's responses. This approach is particularly effective on shadowing sites and can also be enhanced with a shadowing app to record your voice for comparison.

When you shadow, pay close attention to the intonation and rhythm of the speakers, especially how they convey emotions during the conversation. This practice will help you become more comfortable with English speaking and improve your ability to react naturally in similar situations. Remember that effective English speaking practice often involves repetition, so don’t hesitate to listen multiple times and try shadowing again until you feel confident.

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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