Shadowing Practice: Learn English for 30 days | Lesson 2 | MANY ways to use "have" - 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're going to be studying the different ways that we can use have are you ready let's go
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so in case you haven't done so you can smash that like button you can also subscribe to my channel my youtube channel and today we're as promised going to be studying the different usages of have
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now remember after this lesson you can always go to this link and join my learn english group and do the quiz the first one that i have here is when we have breakfast when we have lunch or when we
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have dinner or supper now for a lot of my students in their language they will say take we don't say it that way in english as i just said we would use have so my question for you is do you prefer
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to have a big breakfast the reason i ask is that a lot of my students when i'm talking to them when i ask them they say that they practically don't have any breakfast so maybe they have a little orange
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juice a little apple juice maybe a coffee maybe a piece of bread something really simple maybe a piece of fruit but nothing big now we know that it's very popular right now it's really in style
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as they say to do something called intermittent fasting this is when we fast between 14 to 16 hours it's supposed to be good for the body and we're supposed to lose a lot of weight that way
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so you let me know which do you think is the best meal to have as the biggest and i think i remember there's a there's a saying liquor than beer never fear beer than liquor never sicker you
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let me know i think that's an urban legend but let me know if you think that's true so when you go to a restaurant you can order the entree or the appetizers you can order the main course
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you can order dessert you can order drinks and with all of those you have the entree you have the appetizers you have the main course you have desserts you can use it for all of those
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for example you can have ice cream for dessert now when a waiter or waitress comes and asks you what you want to have usually they'll ask you in two ways one of them using have
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so they could say what would you like but they could also ask you what do you have
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i'll slow that down what will you have and you can answer the same way you can say i'll have a soup and salad or i'll have a burger and fries you can trust me that we use have all the time when we're
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ordering in a restaurant and it sounds really native if you can do it maybe you want to have dinner at your house and you want your friends to come over so we have a nice one with have here we
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can say that when you're hosting a party when you have people come to your home you can say that you were having some people over for dinner tonight this means that someone comes to your house for
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a visit for a meal and we say we're having someone over so my question for you is if you have friends over to your house would you prefer to serve them a b or c and i'll let you in on a little secret
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here in north america it's very common to see people be kind of cheap with their guests i'm not if you were to come to my house if i had you over i would choose a or c i always treat
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my guests the best way possible you let me know in your comments uh if you have people over to your house would you serve them a b or c the other way around somebody can have you over to their
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house and if you're a guest would you bring them a b or c if somebody's having you over
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my personal preference i would choose letter c once again if somebody's having me over i think that's a little bit more classy what do you think let me know last but not least
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when you're saying goodbye if somebody had you over is you can say that thanks for having me over
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thanks for having me over ah that sounds so native when we say it like that of course the next day the place is a mess you got all these bottles lying everywhere all these dishes lying everywhere
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and you need someone to either clean it up or you can clean it up yourself so you can say that you can clean it up yourself or you can have someone clean it up and then maybe
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you get a service where you have people that can do that that's another way to use have you've probably learned this in your english courses before it's called the causative verb tense and
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i know that here in north america it's very expensive to have someone come and clean your house maybe they come once a week if you're lucky i know that in other countries it's easy to have
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two or three people to have them come and clean your house no problem okay everybody if you would like to do the have quiz you can go here you can also subscribe to my channel and watch many
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more videos to learn some english and you can also join my other social networks if you like
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we will see you in our next english for 30 days very soon and bye for now
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn English for 30 days”. This video has 28 sentences and 979 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:55. The speaker talks at a natural 166 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dessert noun | /dɪˈzɝt/ | The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc. |
| appetizer noun | /ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə/ | A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal. |
| entrée noun | /ˈɒntɹeɪ/ | The main course or main dish of a meal. |
| quiz noun | /kwɪz/ | A competition in the answering of questions. |
| liquor noun | /ˈlɪk.ɚ/ | A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both). |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| causative adjective | /ˈkɔzətɪv/ | Acting as a cause. |
| intermittent adjective | /ˌɪntɚˈmɪtn̩t/ | Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span. |
| waitress noun | /ˈweɪ.tɹɪs/ | A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar. |
| waiter noun | /ˈweɪ̯təː/ | A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| verb noun | /vɝb/ | A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. |
| classy adjective | /ˈklɑːsi/ | Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable. |
| supper noun | /ˈsʌpɚ/ | An optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed. |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if i had you over i would choose · if you're a guest would you |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't done · you've probably learned |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will say · they'll ask · i'll slow |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, I'll, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: smash /smæʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: appetizer /ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə/, practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/
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 dessert, appetizer, entrée.
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.