Shadowing Practice: Learn English for 30 days | Lesson 1 | MANY ways to use "care" - Learn English Speaking with Video
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hello hello hello everybody my name is steve ford welcome to your english lesson today we have a new video series this is our 30 day challenge for everybody who wants to learn english fast so
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smash that like button and hit subscribe and let's get on with our lesson are you ready let's go
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so many of my students ask me what is the difference between it doesn't matter and i don't care and in our first case you can use it in the same way it can mean the same thing so
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you could say for example do you prefer red wine or do you prefer white wine and you answer it doesn't matter or you answer i don't care in that case they more or less mean the same
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thing i don't really have a preference that's fine but you can use i don't care
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to be more emphatic more forceful more assertive sometimes defiant a little angry
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so let's say that you're driving a little over the speed limit it happens and you have somebody sitting next to you and they say hey hey you're going over the speed limit you can say i don't
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care or i don't care so you can see by the way i'm saying that the intonation that i'm using that it is stronger than it just doesn't matter i don't care i could care less i don't give a rat's
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ass the next one is to care about something or someone and care for someone or something and
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here's the basic idea the difference between the two is that when you say you care about someone or something most people care about their family for example they have a lot of consideration
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for them it's important there's an emotional connection you could say he cares about his kids
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she cares about her marks a lot of people care about their physical appearance it's important to them it matters but you will hear some people use care for that way but it's not that common
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a more textbook style of using care4 and maybe you don't know this one a lot of people don't is it's a more formal a more classy way of saying when you don't like something so let's say for example that
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you're traveling and you go to visit a friend of a friend you go to their house and they say oh i made this food just for you you look at the food it's disgusting there's no way you're gonna eat it
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so instead of saying oh i don't like it that's a little too direct you could say oh i'm sorry i don't care for that kind of food that way you're not going to offend anybody
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and it sounds really nice it sounds very classy then we have take care of and be careful of
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these are different so when you take care of someone notice that we use of on the end you take care of someone it means that you give them special attention so you could say well you know
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my mother-in-law is really old so i'm taking care of her while the rest of the family is traveling or something like that but if you say be careful of your mother-in-law that means she's kind of
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dangerous and if you're not careful she's going to do something bad to you another one that i will add in there is take care you'll see this at the end of a lot of messages emails text messages
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maybe someone will even say it to you but in this case it's just a nice way of saying goodbye take care take care of yourself and i hope that you enjoyed this quick 30 day challenge
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i will be posting many videos this month and if you would like to do the free quiz to practice these differences to learn them by heart you can do that on my english learning group at this link
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as you can see in the video and you're more than welcome to join the more the merrier and i hope that you all take care and we will see you in our next english lesson by the way in case you haven't
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done so you can subscribe to my channel and watch many more video lessons here bye everybody
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn English for 30 days”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: lesson, english, careful, everybody, difference. This video has 23 sentences and 734 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:36. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| classy adjective | /ˈklɑːsi/ | Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable. |
| formal adjective | /ˈfɔɹməl/ | In accordance with established forms. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| consideration noun | /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ | The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition). |
| disgusting adjective | /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ | Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful. |
| preference noun | /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ | The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of") |
| smash verb | /smæʃ/ | To break (something brittle) violently. |
| merry adjective | /ˈmɛ.ɹi/ | Jolly and full of high spirits; happy. |
| quiz noun | /kwɪz/ | A competition in the answering of questions. |
| textbook noun | /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/ | A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges. |
| offend verb | /əˈfɛnd/ | To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult. |
| assertive adjective | /əˈsɝtɪv/ | Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive. |
| defiant adjective | /dɪˈfaɪənt/ | Defying. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get on with verb | To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption. |
| going over noun | An inspection, examination, review, or investigation. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will hear · will add · will even say |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're driving · i'm saying · you're traveling |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna eat · you're not going to offend |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 30 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: consideration /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, smash /smæʃ/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: consideration /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
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 lesson, subscribe, classy.
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.