Shadowing Practice: Learn English | تعلم اللغة الانجليزية من خلال الافلام الامريكية | Me Before You فيلم - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creating lesson...
1
Do you have any experience of caregiving?
2
Do you have any experience of caregiving?
3
بالنسبة لcaregiving لدينا كلمتين To care for someone يعني أن تهتم
4
بشخص ما To give يعني أن تعطي أن تعطيت إمام وهنا caregiving تعني رعاية Do you have any experience of caregiving?
5
Do you have any experience of caregiving?
6
I've never done it, but I'm sure I could learn.
7
I've never done it, but I'm sure I could learn.
8
I'm, I've never done it, but I'm sure I could learn.
9
Of, I have.
10
I have never done it.
11
هنا لدينا past participle لأنها لم تقوم بهذا النشاط إلى حدود ساعة.
12
وصيغة past participle وهي pronoun plus has or have plus past participle.
13
I've never done it, but I'm sure I could learn.
14
I've never done it, but I'm sure I could learn.
15
Do you have any experience of quadriplegia?
16
No. Do you have any experience of quadriplegia?
17
No. Do you have any experience with quadriplegia?
18
بالنسبة لكلمة quadriplegia, quadri تشير إلى العدد 4, يعني الأطراف الأربعة في الجسم.
19
Plegia تعني شلل.
20
شلل الذي يؤثر على الحركة.
21
Quadriplegia.
22
Do you have any experience of quadriplegia?
23
we are talking about complete loss of the legs
24
and very limited use of the arms
25
and the hands we are talking about complete loss of the legs
26
and very limited use of the arms
27
and the hands we are talking about complete loss of the legs
28
and very limited use of the arms
29
and the hands loss في هذا السياق تعني خسارة complete يعني
30
تم خسارة تامة للسياقين والمعنى هو شلال تم والفعل بطبيعة الحال
31
هو to lose limited تعني محدود use هو استعمال والذين كذلك
32
الفعل to use يعني أن تستعمل أو تستخدم We are talking about complete loss of the legs
33
and very limited use of the arms and the hands Would that bother you?
34
Not as much as it would bother him Obviously Would that bother you?
35
Not as much as it would bother him Obviously Would that bother you?
36
Not as much as it would bother him Obviously To bother
37
someone يعني أن تزعج أو تدايق شخصا ما Obviously بالنسبة لحرف
38
البي فهو لا ينطق Obviously والتي تعني من الواضح بدون شك أو بالتأكيد مثلا she obviously doesn't want to talk about it Are you alright?
39
I'm just a little hot.
40
Do you mind if I take off my jacket?
41
I'm just a little hot.
42
Do you mind if I take off my jacket?
43
Do you mind?
44
عبارة مهمة وتعني أتمانع أو هل تمانع أن?
45
To take off يعني أن تزيل أو تخلع.
46
I'm just a little hot.
47
Do you mind if I take off my jacket?
48
I'm just a little hot.
49
Do you mind if I take off my jacket?
50
Your previous employer here says, your previous employer here says,
51
Your previous employer here says, previous tani assabiq.
52
Employer tani mushaghil.
53
Employee tani muwaddaf.
54
Your previous employer here says, Your previous employer here says, you are a warm, chatty and life -enhancing presence.
55
You are a warm, chatty, and life -enhancing presence.
56
You are a warm, chatty, and life -enhancing presence.
57
لذين كلمة warm تعني دافئ, chatty يحب التحدث أو الدردشة.
58
لذين الفعل to enhance يعني أن تحسينه.
59
Presence فيتعني حضور.
60
فحضورها في حياة الآخرين يقوم بتحسين الحياة أو يجعلها أفضل.
61
You are a warm, chatty, and life -enhancing presence.
62
There's a lot of potential.
63
Yes, I paid him.
64
There's a lot of potential.
65
Yes, I paid him.
66
With a lot of potential.
67
Yes, I paid him.
68
Potential فهي مفرد وجمع.
69
تعني إمكانيات.
70
وتنطق potential وليس potential.
71
Potential.
72
Paid ماضي الفعل to pay يعني أن تدفع.
73
وهنا بطبيعة الحال فهي تمزح.
74
وكأنها دفعت للمشاغل السابق لكي يقول عنها أشياء جيدة with a lot of potential.
75
Yes, I paid him.
76
So what exactly do you want to do with your life?
77
So what exactly do you want to do with your life?
78
So what exactly do you want to do with your life?
79
So what exactly do you want to do with your life?
80
So what exactly do you want to do with your life?
81
Sorry?
82
Do you have aspirations for a career?
83
Sorry?
84
Do you have aspirations for a career?
85
Sorry, do you have aspirations for a career?
86
Aspirations tani tomohat A.
87
Career tani imena awsira mihenia Sorry, do you have aspirations for a career?
88
Sorry?
89
Do you have aspirations for a career or a professional dream
90
that you wish to pursue um well miss clark
91
or a professional dream that you wish to pursue um well miss clark
92
or a professional dream
93
that you wish to pursue بالنسبة للنطق الأمريكي فيتنتق pursue وتعني
94
أن تسعى إلى تحقيق شيء ما مثلا many people pursue their dreams despite the challenges they face
95
Or a professional dream that you wish to pursue Well, Miss Clark Why should I employ you Instead of say the
96
previous candidate Why should I employ you Instead of say the
97
previous candidate Why should I employ you Instead of say the
98
previous candidate To employ someone To employ someone To employ someone
99
To employ someone To employ someone To employ someone To employ
100
someone To employ someone To employ someone To employ someone To
101
employ someone Why should I employ you instead of say the previous candidate?
102
Really?
103
You can't think of a single reason why I should employ you?
104
To think of, يعني أن تفكر في أو ب Single تعني واحد في سياق آخر تعني أعزب Really?
105
You can't think of a single reason why I should employ you?
106
Really?
107
You can't think of a single reason why I should employ you?
108
Well, no, yes, Mrs. Treanor, I'm a fast learner Well,
109
no, yes, Mrs.
110
Treanor, I'm a fast learner Learner لذين الفعل to learn يعني
111
أن تتعلم ولذين الاسم learner يعني متعلم fast learner متعلم سريع أو سريع التعلم Well no,
112
yes, Mr. Treanor, I'm a fast learner and I'm never ill
113
and I only live on the other side of the castle
114
and I'm never ill and I only live on the other side of the castle
115
and I'm never ill
116
and I only live on the other side of the castle
117
To be ill يعني أن تكون مريض أو تمرد Castle بالنسبة
118
لحرف T فهو لا ينطق Castle والتي تعني خلع أو قصر في هذا السياق I'm never ill
119
and I only live on the other side of the castle
120
And I'm never ill and I only live on the other side of the castle
121
And I'm stronger than I look and I just make a mean cup of tea
122
And I'm stronger than I look and I just make a mean cup of tea
123
and I'm stronger than I look
124
and I just I make a mean cup of tea strong
125
تعني قوي stronger أقوى stronger than أقوى من better than أفضل
126
من إلى غير ذلك بالنسبة لكلمة mean في الغالب فهي تعني
127
لئيم أو كلمة معنى يعني تعني لكن في بعض المناطق في بريطانيا فهي تعني مذهل أو جيد great
128
or good and I'm stronger than I look And I just, I make a mean cup of tea And I'm stronger than I look And I just,
129
I make a mean cup of tea You know, there really isn't much that can't be solved by a decent cup of tea You know,
130
there really isn't much that can't be solved by a decent cup of tea You know, there really isn't much
131
that can't be solved by a decent cup of tea To be solved يعني أن يتمحل شيء ما مثلاً مشكل
132
Decent في هذا السياق فيتعني جيد You know, there really isn't much that can't be solved by a decent cup of tea.
133
You know, there really isn't much that can't be solved by a decent cup of tea.
134
I'm not that I'm saying that your husband's paraplegia, quadriplegia, could be solved by...
135
I'm not that I'm saying that your husband's paraplegia, quadriplegia, could be solved by...
136
Not that I'm saying that your husband's quadriplegia can be solved by my husband.
137
No, I'm not, I'm not that I'm saying that your husband's paraplegic, quadriplegic could be sold by...
138
It's my son.
139
Your son?
140
It's my son.
141
Your son?
142
Will was injured in a road accident two years ago.
143
Will was injured in a road accident two years ago.
144
Will was injured in a road accident two years ago Injured
145
يعني مجروح مصاب To be injured يعني أن تصاب بجروح أو
146
تصاب في حادث ويمكن أن نستعمل هذه الكلمة في سياق مجازي مثلا His pride was injured after hearing the criticism
147
Will was injured in a road accident two years ago Oh I'm sorry
148
when I'm nervous I just say stupid stuff Oh, I'm sorry.
149
When I'm nervous, I just say stupid stuff.
150
Oh, I'm sorry.
151
When I'm nervous, I just say stupid stuff.
152
There's a word stuff, which means something, and stuff, which means stuff, or stuff, or stuff, or stuff,
153
or stuff, or stuff, or stuff, or stuff, or stuff, or stuff, or stuff, or stuff, or stuff, or stuff, or stuff, or stuff, or stuff, or stuff.
154
Oh, I'm sorry.
155
When I'm nervous, I just say stupid stuff.
156
I'm just popping off.
157
Ah, another interviewee I'm just popping out Ah, another interviewee I'm just popping out Oh,
158
another interviewee To pop out يعني أن تظهر أو تخرج Interviewee
159
الشخص الذي يجيب عني الأسئلة Interviewer المقابل يعني الشخص الذي يطرح الأسئلة ولدينا كلمات interview تعني مقابلة I'm just popping out Ah,
160
another interviewee Hello, I'm Stephen Bill's father Louisa Clark
161
Nice to meet you Nice to meet you Nice to
162
meet you Lovely to meet you Lovely to meet you Great
163
to meet you Great to see you A pleasure meeting you Nice to meet you Tell me,
164
tell me, speak. So.
165
Would you like the job?
166
Yes.
167
Would you like the job?
168
Yes.
169
Would you like the job?
170
To get the job, يعني أن تنال أو تحصل على الوظيفة.
171
Would you like the job?
172
Yes.
173
Would you like the job?
174
Yes.
175
Can you start immediately?
176
Yes.
177
Can you start immediately?
178
Yes.
179
Can you start immediately?
180
Yes.
181
To start, then you can start immediately?
182
For example, he responded immediately after the question was asked.
183
Can you start immediately?
184
Yes.
185
Good.
186
Then let's go and meet Will.
187
Good.
188
Then let's go and meet Will.
189
The hours are 8 to 5, Monday to Saturday.
190
The hours are 8 to 5, Monday to Saturday.
191
If, for whatever reason, you are running late or you need to leave early.
192
Running late تعني بأن الشخص متأخر لكنه في طور الالتحاق بمكان العمل أو الاجتماع مثلاً على عكس كلمة late والتي تعني متأخر.
193
مثلاً I'm running late for my meeting.
194
أنا متأخر عن اجتماعي لكن الجملة تحمل معنى أن الشخص في طور الالتحاق بالاجتماع
195
If for whatever reason you're running late
196
or you need to leave early Please call
197
and let me know Please call and let me know Please call
198
and let me know Okay To let someone know يعني أن تعلم شخصا ما Please call
199
and let me know Okay Please call and let me know I must stress
200
that will should not be left alone for longer than 15 minutes.
201
I must stress that will should not be left alone for longer than 15 minutes.
202
I must stress that will should not be left alone for longer than 15 minutes.
203
To stress on something, yani an to şadida, ou to akkida ala şey ma.
204
Methalen, the teacher stressed on the importance of studying every day.
205
And you might want to wear something a little less revealing.
206
To reveal something, يعني أن تكشيفة out of the حشي أنماء.
207
Revealing فادح أو كاشف في هذا سياق.
208
You might want to wear something a little less revealing.
209
Yes, of course.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn English”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: employ, tea, previous, cup, quadriplegia. This video has 202 sentences and 1589 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:52. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 48 of its 202 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
employ verb/ɪmˈplɔɪ/To retain (someone) as an employee.
solve verb/sɒlv/To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
castle noun/ˈkɑːsəl/A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or…
bother verb/ˈbɑðɚ/To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
decent adjective/ˈdiː.sənt/Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
pursue verb/pɚˈsu/To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
employer noun/ɪmˈplɔɪə/A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.
enhance verb/ɪnˈhæns/To augment or make something greater.
reveal verb/ɹɪˈviːl/To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
jacket noun/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
clerk noun/klɝk/One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
distress noun/dɪˈstɹɛs/Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
interviewer noun/ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/One who interviews.
quadriplegia noun/ˌkwɑdɹɪˈplid͡ʒə/Paralysis from the neck down.
injure verb/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
take off verbTo remove.
pop out verbTo appear on the screen as a temporary window or menu.
pop off verbTo leave and return in a short time.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Do you have any experience of caregiving?
  • Do you have any experience of quadriplegia?
  • Do you have any experience with quadriplegia?
  • Do you mind if I take off my jacket?
  • Do you have aspirations for a career?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itcan't be solved · could be solved · can be solved
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've never done · have never done
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould I employ · should employ · should not be
Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two thingsstronger than · longer than

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 65 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: quadriplegia /ˌkwɑdɹɪˈplid͡ʒə/, aspiration /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/, interviewee /ˌɪn.tɚ.vjuːˈiː/, participle /ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/, paraplegic /ˌpɛɹəˈplid͡ʒɪk/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like employ, solve, castle.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →