Shadowing Practice: Let's fly to Oviedo.mp4 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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American?
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I'm Christina, and this is my friend Vicky.
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What color are your eyes?
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Uh, they're blue.
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I'd like to invite you both to come with me to Oviedo.
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To come where? To Oviedo. For the weekend.
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We leave in one hour.
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What.. where is Oviedo?
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A very short flight. By plane?
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Mm-hmm.
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What's in Oviedo?
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I go to see a sculpture that is very inspiring to me.
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Very beautiful sculpture.
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You'll love it.
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Oh, right.
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You're asking us to fly to Oviedo and back.
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No, we'll spend the weekend.
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I mean, I'll show you around the city and we'll eat well.
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We'll eat well, we'll drink good wine, we'll make love.
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Yeah, who exactly is going to make love?
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Hopefully the three of us.
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Oh, my God.
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I'll get your bill.
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Jesus, this guy, he doesn't beat around the bush.
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Look, senor, maybe in a different life.
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Why not?
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Life is short, life is dull, life is full of pain, and this is a chance for something special.
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Right.
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Who exactly are you?
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I am Juan Antonio, and you are Vicky, and you are Christina, right?
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Or is it the other way around?
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Yeah, but it could be the other way around, because frankly it doesn't matter, because either of us will do to keep the bed warm.
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I get it.
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Well, you're both so lovely and beautiful.
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Yeah, thank you, but we do not fly off to make love with whoever invites us to charming little Spanish towns.
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Does she always analyze every inspiration until each grain of charm is...
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I don't know if...
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squeezed out of it?
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I guess I have to say that, um...
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My eyes are green, actually.
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Oh, God.
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Look, I wouldn't call our reluctance to leap at your sexual offer being over-analytical.
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If you would care to join us for some recognized form of social interaction, like a drink, then we'd be fine.
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But otherwise, I think you should try, you know, offering to some other table.
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What offended you about the offer?
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Surely not that I find you both beautiful and desegregable.
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Offended me?
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No. It's very amusing, galling, to be honest but, uh...
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Is it my imagination, or is it getting a little late?
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Should we go?
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I would love to go to Oviedo.
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What?
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Are you kidding me?
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Can we discuss this?
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I think it would be so much fun.
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I think we should go.
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I would love to go.
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Christina, can we discuss this some other time when...
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You know, when I saw you across the room at the art gallery, I noticed you have, uh, beautiful lips.
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Very full, very sensual.
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Thank you.
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Okay, okay, look, I'm...
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You know, if you want to go...
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Oh, I can't guarantee the lovemaking, because I happen to be very moody.
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Let's not negotiate like a contract.
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I came over here with no subterfuge and presented my best offer.
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Now I hope you will discuss it and give me the pleasure to take you with me to Oviedo.
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I have the good fortune to borrow my friend's plane.
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It's just big enough for the three of us.
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And I'm a very good pilot.
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Oh, it sounds very safe.
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Think it over.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Let's fly to Oviedo.mp4”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Oviedo, beautiful, Christina, discuss, offer. This video has 72 sentences and 541 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:37. The speaker talks at a natural 150 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 19 of its 72 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| offend verb | /əˈfɛnd/ | To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult. |
| sculpture noun | /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/ | A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting). |
| charm noun | /t͡ʃɑɹm/ | An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). |
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| reluctance noun | /ɹɪˈlʌktəns/ | Unwillingness to do something. |
| sensual adjective | /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/ | Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations. |
| subterfuge noun | /ˈsʌbtəɹˌfjuː(d)ʒ/ | An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics. |
| moody adjective | /ˈmuːdi/ | Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental. |
| analytical adjective | /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ | Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts |
| analyze verb | /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/ | To subject to analysis. |
| squeeze verb | /skwiːz/ | To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once. |
| leap verb | /ˈliːp/ | To jump. |
| dull adjective | /dʌl/ | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| negotiate verb | /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ | To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement. |
| inspire verb | /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by… |
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. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What color are your eyes?
- No, we'll spend the weekend.
- Who exactly are you?
- What offended you about the offer?
- Is it my imagination, or is it getting a little late?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should try · Should we go · should go |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | You'll love · we'll spend · I'll show |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, I'm, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sensual /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/, subterfuge /ˈsʌbtəɹˌfjuː(d)ʒ/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: analytical /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
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 offend, sculpture, charm.
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.