Shadowing Practice: Lisa's Secret Obsession with Labubus | Vanity Fair - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm such a nerd.
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I can see your guys faces like, what are you just talking about?
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Hi, this is Lisa and this is my secret obsession.
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Whoa.
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This is Pop Mart.
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It's a blind box, so you don't know what's inside.
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Can I open it?
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Oh my, how do you get this?
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This is really rare and hard to find.
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Every collection, they have like the rare one.
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It's really hard to get.
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We call them secret.
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So I always wish that I got secret.
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You can see there's a secret here, right here.
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I don't think I'm gonna get secret from here.
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This is so cute.
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This guy called D-Moo.
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Oh, this guy's so cute.
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Wait, I want the pink one. Is that pink?
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Is it pink?
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No, it was orange.
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It's cute.
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So normally I just, you know, get the whole set.
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So I don't have to like, you know, like, being like, oh no, I want the other one, but, oh.
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Okay.
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I'm obsessed.
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But this is so cute.
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So this guy has a tail.
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Okay.
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It's super cute.
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So when this guy has a tail, they call him Simomo.
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If she doesn't have tail, we call her Labubu.
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Okay.
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Oh my god, this is so heavy.
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One has a tail, one doesn't.
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So this Simomo and this is Labubu.
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Yes.
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I just got into Popmart like early this year And I learned about this from my,
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one of my close friends in Thailand.
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And when I went to Thailand, she was like, oh, let's go to Pop Mart.
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And I was like, what is Pop Mart?
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Like what?
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And she's like, oh, it's like, you know, it's a sell toys and stuff.
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Like we should go and check.
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And then I went with them.
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And I was like, to be honest, I was like, I was not into it at all.
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I was like, no, I'm not gonna spend my money on this
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and then they came out they were like oh my god like the one
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that I want like it's sold out it's
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so hard to get I was like hmm is that
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that hard to get and then they you know showed me a bunch of stuff
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and as soon as I got them I I go crazy it's like I spent all my money
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I go Pop Mart everywhere.
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If I fly to New York, I go to Miami.
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I try to find Pop Mart there, Paris, you know, everywhere.
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I'm kind of like like a treasure, finding treasure.
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Please, yellow or gray.
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Oh, it's cute.
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This is why you have to get the whole box, you know?
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Okay, one more.
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Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please.
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Oh, it's cute.
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It's yin and yang, you know.
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Okay where's my yellow kitty come on don't hide
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it's yellow it's yellow it's yellow oh no it's louie i got the green one it's louie yay
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okay let's find one more
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and i want yellow i want lego no i think i feel this one more maybe no No, maybe this one.
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Oh, it's pink.
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Her name is Pink Cat.
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Okay.
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I want the red tabby.
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Can I open it off?
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I can see the yellow.
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The yellow.
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Yay!
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He always answer me.
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You guys will totally figure out my secret obsession
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and I hope you guys all liked it and maybe you guys should try to get this one too.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Lisa's Secret Obsession with Labubus”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: yellow, cute, secret, Mart, pink. This video has 78 sentences and 581 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:51. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tail noun | /ˈteɪ̯l/ | An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something. |
| treasure noun | /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ | A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc. |
| obsession noun | /əbˈsɛʃən/ | The quality of being obsessed; an unshakeable feeling that one topic or activity must be pursued above other interests. |
| gray adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness. |
| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| kitty noun | /ˈkɪti/ | A young cat; a kitten. |
| yang noun | /ˈjæŋ/ | A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| obsess verb | /əbˈsɛs/ | To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion. |
| tabby noun | /ˈtæb.i/ | A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering. |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| cute adjective | /kjuːt/ | Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair… |
| pink noun | /ˈpɪŋk/ | A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. |
| everywhere adverb | /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/ | In or to all locations under discussion. |
| orange noun | /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/ | An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| sold out adjective | Completely sold; of which no more is in stock. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can I open it?
- You can see there's a secret here, right here.
- I don't think I'm gonna get secret from here.
- I'm kind of like like a treasure, finding treasure.
- Can I open it off?
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 go · should try |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna get · gonna spend |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to like · have to get |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like tail, treasure, obsession.
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.