Shadowing Practice: KJH Academy | London Coffee Walk - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm in London, in Covent Garden, the best place to shop for beauty products and today is the very first ever KJH Academy coffee walk.
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These bags are partially filled with goodies that the 10 guests
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that I'm about to meet with are gonna get
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and then I'm gonna go with them to all of our favourite beauty shops, Glossier, NARS, Space & K, maybe more and I'm gonna help shade match people in real time, ask questions in real time,
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without the barrier of social media.
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And I can't wait!
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Let's go!
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Oh that made me dizzy okay
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We're here, first stop, NARS Cosmetics.
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Just a little bit of background of why I chose NARS to be one of these brands
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that I reached out to was back when I used to work at Space NK in 2012.
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It was one of my favorite brands that I would always use.
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And I think from a complexion category standpoint, it's one of my favorites that I will always go back to.
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And so I want you to touch and play and feel.
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Leaving those natural shadows just under the lash line
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and above the lash line actually makes it look even more natural but you could even go heavier.
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So, like, you can go here, like, even up here.
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And this area actually is the best place to play if you're trying to get more volume.
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We just left NARS, everybody got some goodies,
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I gave some one-on-one personal little anecdotes and tips and things like that and now we're off to Gossier.
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We're going to shade match everybody for foundation and concealer.
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So fun fact about this building, this is a listed building and these things on the walls are
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because they weren't actually allowed to screw anything to the walls directly.
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Fun fact, bet you didn't know that.
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This is how I would shave match myself, just to let you guys have a sort of feel of it.
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I would just take out a little bit.
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I would always just put it on the back of my hand, mix it with your finger first.
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and then just try it in a few different places on the face
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because we're different here than we are here than we are here.
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Your eyebrows are unbelievable.
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Thank you.
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My pride and joy.
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Tuck it in, blend the edges, leave it alone.
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Oh my gosh.
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Aww.
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We just left Glossier, we're on our way to Space & K.
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That was so fun.
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I got to put eyeliner on people, I got to put foundation for people.
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We're gonna do more of these, I think.
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Everywhere in the world.
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Yeah, it's so special to me because this is where I started my career in 2009, I think.
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I worked on High Street Kensington and Westbourne Grove.
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This store is so gorgeous and brand new and lovely and I encourage you to go nuts.
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I kinda went in like very like stampy as opposed to like that.
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If you go in under, you're gonna go wider with your brush.
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So then you're dragging it down.
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Great.
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And that's a wrap on the first ever KTH Academy coffee walk in Covent Garden, London.
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People are a blast, people got so much gorgeous, gorgeous products from T'Race K, Gorsier, NARS.
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Keep your eyes peeled for the next one.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Nars, gorgeous, brand, match, Space. This video has 50 sentences and 559 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:46. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| goody noun | /ˈɡʊdi/ | A small amount of something good to eat. |
| lash noun | /læʃ/ | The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. |
| shade noun | /ʃeɪd/ | Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked. |
| anecdote noun | /ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʊt/ | A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting. |
| complexion noun | /kəmˈplɛkʃən/ | The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face. |
| concealer noun | Something that, or someone who, conceals. | |
| eyebrow noun | /ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/ | The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket. |
| eyeliner noun | /ˈaɪˌlaɪnɚ/ | Makeup used to outline the eye, generally applied along or close to the lashline. |
| tuck verb | /tʌk/ | To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). |
| standpoint noun | /ˈstændpɔɪnt/ | A point of view; a perspective. |
| peel verb | /piːl/ | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| shave verb | /ˈʃeɪ̯v/ | To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| oppose verb | /əˈpoʊz/ | To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against. |
| blend verb | /blɛnd/ | To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| take out verb | To remove. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna get · gonna go · We're going to shade |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're trying · you're dragging |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, gonna, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: lash /læʃ/, shade /ʃeɪd/, complexion /kəmˈplɛkʃən/, shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
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 goody, lash, shade.
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.