Shadowing Practice: Let's talk about Money in English - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey everybody, it's Arianita La Gringa and welcome back to my YouTube channel.

In today's video, I will teach all of you about money and what is money.

Money is what people use to buy things or services.

For example, you can use money to buy clothes, you can use money to buy food or many more things.

Money comes in different forms.

For example, I am holding cash in my hand.

this is cash and cash is the physical form of money this is cash cash is basically bills

or coins i have some coins in my pocket these are

coins both of these are different types of cash bills

and coins and how do you get some more cash

or a physical form of money well of course money doesn't grow on trees, but you can take out cash from the ATM.

There's an ATM over there behind me, and that stands for automated teller machine.

This is an ATM machine.

It's a machine that lets you take out money or cash from your bank account, and that's called withdraw.

So you can withdraw money from the ATM.

ATM stands for automated teller machine.

If you have physical cash, you can put in money in the ATM or

if you want to withdraw money you can take out money

or have a physical copy of cash

and you can find ATM machines outside your bank like right here or you can also find it inside the bank,

inside shopping malls, stores or even restaurants.

Now what is a bank?

Well there's a bank right behind me it's called Fifth Third Bank

and there's another one to my right it's called US Bank.

A bank is a safe place where people can keep their money

and you can borrow money from the bank or you can ask the bank to lend you money.

I don't have a bank account with US Bank

but I do have a bank account with Bank of America so I'm going to head over to the ATM, the automated teller machine, and withdraw some money.

Come along with me!

I'm about to walk over there to my bank called Bank of America.

But in this area, they have over five banks.

They have Bank of America, Chase, Fifth Third, U.S.

Bank, and Huntington.

That's a lot of banks to be in this small area.

There's almost 5,000 banks in America.

And behind me, this is Chase Bank.

It is one of the most common banks with over 80 million customers.

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Let's get back to the video i just got to my bank bank of america

and in order for me to be part of the bank i need to have a bank account

and that's a safe place where i can keep my money in the bank

so you can have two different accounts you can have a checking account

or a savings account now i'm going to walk inside the bank

and check out the atm because i want to withdraw some money

and show you guys the different bills we use in America.

In order to enter the bank, you need to be a client.

You can't just open up the door.

No, this door is locked.

There's a code right here to enter.

So in order to enter the bank, I need to have a debit card or I can just use Apple Pay, my debit card on my phone.

I have my debit card on my phone so I can just scan it right here and walk inside.

Now I'm going to withdraw money from the ATM, from the automated teller machine,

and that just means I'm going to take out money from my bank account.

So in order to take out money from your bank account, you need a debit card or I can use the one on my phone.

So now I'm going to scan it right here.

Now it says enter your PIN.

So I'm going to enter my PIN and now the screen says get cash,

make deposit, check balance, or view more.

So the ATM has different functions.

You can deposit money if you have physical cash and

that cash will go into your bank account or you can withdraw money or take money out of your bank account.

I personally want to get cash because I want to withdraw money from my bank account.

Now the screen says how much cash do you want?

You can get $20, $40, $60, or up to $300.

I am going to take out $200 from my bank account because I want to show you guys the different bills.

Now the screen says, how would you like your $200?

You can have it in tens, twenties, or hundreds.

Now it says, take your cash.

Now that I have some cash, I can put it in my back pocket, but I don't want to do that because I'm in a city and I wouldn't want anyone stealing that money from me.

So I can put it in my purse.

This is a purse.

Or I can put the cash in my wallet.

These are both safe places to put my money.

I just took out some money from the ATM.

This is cash.

It's physical money.

I want to show you guys the different types of bills we use in the United States.

Let's start off with the first bill.

This is the one dollar bill.

You can call it a single or a buck.

Now the next bill is not very common.

It's very hard to find and sometimes banks won't even have it.

This is the two dollar bill.

This is two dollars.

The next bill is this one.

This is a five dollar bill and most bills have presidents on them.

This is Abraham Lincoln.

The next bill is this one.

This is a ten dollar bill And as I said before, most bills have a president on them,

but this is Alexander Hamilton and he was never president nor did he ever run for president.

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He was one of the founding fathers of the United States.

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So far I have shown you the $1 bill

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or you can call it a buck the two dollar bill five dollar bill

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and ten dollar bill i have eighteen dollars

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or you can say 18 bucks 18 bucks

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and what does buck mean well that is slang for dollar

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that is just one dollar this is the next bill this is a 20 bill

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and this is andrew jackson he's on the 20 bill you can say 20 bucks

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or 20 dollars the next bill is a $50 bill and he was the 18th president of the United States.

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His name is Ulysses S.

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Grant.

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And the last bill and the most common bill in the U.S is the $100 bill and this has Benjamin Franklin on it.

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He was a scientist, he discovered electricity, and he was one of the founding fathers of the United States.

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But he was never president.

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This is one of the most common bills in the U.S so people use this a lot.

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And one of the least common bills is the $2 bill.

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The most circulated bill or the most common bill in the U.S is the $100 bill.

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The least common bill is this one.

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This is the $2 bill and it's one of the least common because it stopped printing in 1966 for around 10 years.

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So that's why it's one of the least common bills in the U.S.

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Another form of cash or physical money is coins.

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These are coins and let's start off with the first one.

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This is one cent or you can call it a penny.

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Penny.

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This is five cents or you can call it a nickel.

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Nickel.

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And it's called a nickel because it's made of 25% nickel.

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The next coin is this one.

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This is 10 cents or it's a dime.

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dime and lastly this is 25 cents it's called a quarter quarter four quarters makes one dollar

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and 100 pennies makes one dollar too now what happens

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if you travel across the world and you're in a country

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and you want to pay with the one dollar bill can

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you use it well some countries might accept the u.s dollar

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but some of them won't so you'll have to use their type of currency

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To give you some examples of different types of currencies, I have different types of currencies or cash in my hand.

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This is 50 pesos.

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Pesos is the currency they use in Mexico and this is the equivalent to three dollars.

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50 pesos is three U.S dollars.

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So I'll keep this bill in my piggy bank just in case

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if I travel to Mexico so I can use it in person.

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This bill is from Argentina.

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This is 1,000 pesos.

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So this is equivalent to one US dollar.

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And if I want to go to Argentina and if I want to spend money there, I will need to use this bill.

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This is 20,000 pesos, but this bill is from Colombia.

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It's not from Mexico nor Argentina.

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In the United States, we use the dollar and in Canada, they use the dollar as well, but they use the Canadian dollar.

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And in Latin America, it's kind of similar.

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So they use pesos.

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This is from Argentina.

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This is from Colombia.

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And this is Mexico.

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So Americans and Canadians use the dollar, whereas some parts of Latin America, they use pesos.

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In some parts of Europe, they use the euro.

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This is 10 euros.

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But in some countries in Europe, they do not use the euro.

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Like, for example, in Poland, they use złoty.

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This is 100 złoty.

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In some parts of the world, the currency may change over time because of inflation.

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For example, this is 100 bolivares and this bill is from Venezuela.

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If I go to Venezuela right now and I try to pay for something, they will not accept this bill.

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So this bill has no value.

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but this bill does have value in antique shops and I can collect it for the future.

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And the last bill I have is this one.

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A lot of my subscribers come from this country.

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Can you tell me down below in the comments where this bill is from and what it's called?

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If you have a lot of money you may be rich

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or wealthy but if you don't have any money you may be broke or poor.

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After earning money you may need something to do with it.

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You may need to spend it.

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So how do you spend money?

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Well you can save your money in a piggy bank or you can spend it on something.

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Right now I'm going to spend some money on an ice cream cone.

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Come along with me and let's spend some money at Grader's the ice cream shop.

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What are some ways I can pay for my ice cream?

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Well I can pay for it with bills.

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This is cash and this is 10 bucks.

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I can also use a credit card or a debit card to pay for my ice cream.

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And lastly, I can use a check.

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This is one of the least common ways to pay for things, but you can use it at an ice cream shop or anywhere you go. But please,

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I don't want to wait in line inside the ice cream shop waiting for you to sign your check

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because you were paying with the check.

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So try to use some different forms like a credit card or cash to speed up the process.

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I just spent $4.50 for one scoop of ice cream on a cone, and they gave me a receipt.

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So normally when you spend money, you'll get a receipt.

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Also, when you pay for things in different states, you'll get a sales tax.

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So every time you spend money, you will have an additional tax.

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For example, this costs $4.50, but with tax, it'll be around $5.

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So each state will have a different tax.

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I withdrew some money earlier, but now I want to put that money back into my bank account.

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So now I will deposit that money, this money, over there at the ATM.

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I'm going to deposit this money at a different bank at Fifth Third.

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I can deposit cash inside my bank or I can deposit this at the ATM.

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So now I have to scan this code with my Fifth Third mobile app.

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Now I'm going to deposit this cash.

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And it says checks or cash.

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I will click cash.

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And it says insert up to 25 bills.

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It says insert cash and touch to finish deposit.

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And now they're counting my cash.

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I just deposited money back into a different bank account.

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And they gave me receipts with my account balance and everything on here.

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Okay everybody, I hope you all enjoyed this video.

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Go ahead and give me a like and subscribe and I'll see you guys next week.

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Bye!

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Why practice speaking with this video?

Engaging with this video is a great way to enhance your English speaking skills, particularly in the context of discussing money. Money is a common topic in daily conversations, making it essential for effective communication. By practicing with this video, you’ll not only learn valuable vocabulary but also improve your ability to articulate thoughts about finances clearly.

Moreover, the informal, conversational style of the video creates a relaxed learning environment, allowing you to feel more comfortable when speaking on similar topics in real life. Utilizing a shadowing app can further aid in internalizing these expressions, letting you mimic the speaker’s intonation and rhythm. This method, known as "shadowing," can be particularly effective for mastering speech patterns when learning English with YouTube videos.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

The speaker uses several key structures that are beneficial for learners:

“Money is what people use to buy things or services.” - This structure introduces a definition, which is useful when explaining unfamiliar concepts.
“You can use money to buy clothes, you can use money to buy food…” - The repetition of a sentence structure helps emphasize how to use “can” to express ability and options.
“You can have two different accounts.” - Here, the use of the modal verb “can” signifies possibilities, which is essential for expressing choices in English.
“In order to enter the bank, I need to have a debit card.” - This phrase introduces a conditional structure crucial for describing prerequisites.

By practicing these structures repeatedly, learners can effectively integrate them into their own vocabulary, making it easier to discuss financial concepts in conversational settings.

Common Pronunciation Traps

In this video, certain words may present pronunciation challenges for English learners:

“ATM” - Make sure to pronounce each letter clearly, as many learners may blend the sounds together.
“withdraw” - This word can be tricky; focus on the "th" sound, which is not present in many languages.
“bank” vs. “banks” - Pay special attention to the pluralization, ensuring the final 's' is vocalized correctly.

To improve your pronunciation, consider using a shadowspeaks method where you mimic the speaker in real-time. This technique, used in conjunction with effective shadow speech practices, will help you gain confidence in your articulation.

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 most common · the best · the least common
Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain	might accept · may change · may be
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	enjoy spending · stopped printing
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming	I'm going to head · i'm going to walk · I'm going to withdraw

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.

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