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Hey guys, welcome to another episode of Today365.
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You're watching our Read Aloud series where we pick one awesome book each month to read, learn and think together.
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Today, we're diving into chapter 6 of Matilda, the platinum blonde man.
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When he sees himself in the mirror, he's horrified, while Matilda secretly laughs.
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Alright, let's dive in.
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The Platinum Blonde Man
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There was no doubt in Matilda's mind that this latest display of foulness by her father deserves severe punishment.
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And as she sat eating her awful fried fish and fried chips and ignoring the television, her brain went to work on various possibilities.
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By the time she went up to her bed, her mind was made up.
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The next morning, she got up early and went into the bathroom.
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As we already know, Mrs. Wormwood was dyed a brilliant platinum blot,
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very much the same glistening silvery color as the female tightrope workers tied in the circus.
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The big dying job was done twice a year as the hairdressers.
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But every moment or so in the between, Mrs. Wormwood used to freshen it up by giving it a
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reason in the wash basin with something called platinum blonde hair dye, extra strong.
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This also served to dye the nasty brown hairs that keep growing from the root underneath.
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The bottle of platinum blonde hair dye, extra strong, was kept in the cupboard in the bathroom.
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And underneath the title on the label were written the words, Caution, this is peroxide.
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Keep away from children.
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Matilda had read it many times with fascination.
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Matilda's father had a fine crop of black hair which she parted in the middle and of which she was exceedingly proud.
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Good strong hair, he was fond saying, means there's a good strong brain underneath.
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like shakespeare matilda had once said to him like who shakespeare
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daddy was he brainy fairy daddy he had messes of hair did he he was bald daddy to
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which the father had snapped if you can't talk sense then shut up
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anyway mrs warmut kept his hair looking bright and strong
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or he thought by rubbing into it every morning large quantities of a lotion called oil of violets hair tonic
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A bottle of the smelly purple mixture always stood on the shelf above the sink in the bathroom alongside all the toothbrushes.
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And a very vigorous sculpt message with oil of violets took place daily after shaving was completed.
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This hair and sculpt message was always accompanied by loud masculine grunts and heavy breathing and gasps of,
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ah, that's better, that's the stuff, rub it right into the roots,
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which could be clearly heard by Matilda in her bedroom across the corridor.
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Now, in the early morning privacy of the bathroom,
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Matilda unscrewed the cap of her father's oil of violets and tipped three quarters of the contents down the drain.
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Then she filled the bottle up with her mother's platinum blonde hair dye extra strong.
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She carefully left enough of her father's original hair tonic in the bottle so that when she gave it a good shake,
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the whole thing still looked reasonably purple.
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She then replaced the bottle on the shelf above the sink, taking care to put her mother's bottle back in the cupboard.
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So far, so good.
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At breakfast time, Matilda sat quietly in the dining room table, eating her cornflakes.
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Her brother sat opposite her with his back to the door, the boring hunks of bread smirtered with a mixture of peanut butter and strawberry jam.
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The mother was just out of sight, around the corner in the kitchen, making Mr. Wormwood's breakfast,
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which always had to be two fried eggs on fried bread with three pork sausages
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and three stripes of bacon and some fried tomatoes.
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At this point, Mr. Wormwood came noisily into the room.
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He was incapable of entering any room quietly, especially at breakfast time.
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He always had to make his appearance felt immediately by creating a lot of noise and clutter.
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One could almost hear him saying it's me here i come
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the great man himself the master of the house the wage
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earner the one who makes it possible for all the rest of you to live so well
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notice me and pay your respects on this occasion he strut in
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and set his son on the back
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and shouted well my boy he's in for another great money-making
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day to-day at the garage i've got a few little beauties
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i'm going to flock to the idiots this morning where's my
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breakfast it's coming treasure mrs warmut called from the kitchen matilda
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kept her face bent low over her cornflakes she didn't dare
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look up in the first place she wasn't at all sure what she was going to see And secondly, if she did see what she thought she was going to see,
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she wouldn't trust herself to keep straight face.
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The son was looking directly ahead out of the window, stuffing himself with bread and peanut butter and strawberry jam.
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The father was just moving around to sit at the head of the table
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when the mother came sweeping out from the kitchen carrying a huge plate piled high with eggs
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and sausages and bacon and tomatoes.
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she looked up she caught sight of her husband she stopped dead then she let out a scream
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that seemed to lift her right up into the air
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and she dropped the plate with a crash
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and a splash on the floor everyone jumped including mr warmood
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what the heck's the matter with you woman he shouted look
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at the mess you made on the carpet your hair the
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mother was shrieking pointing a quivering finger at her husband look
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at your hair what you've done to your hair what's wrong
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with my hair for heaven's sake he said oh my god
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dad what you've done to your hair the son shouted a
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splendid noisy scene was building up nicely in the breakfast room
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matilda said nothing she simply sat there admiring the wonderful effect
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of her own handiwork mrs warmood's fine crop of black hair was now a dirty silver
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the color this time of a tightrope worker's tights
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that had not been washed for the entire circus season you've
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you've died it shrieked the mother why did you do it
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you fool looks absolutely frightful it looks horrendous you look like
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a freak what the blaze are you talking about the father yelled putting both hands to his hair
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i most certainly had not dyed it what do you mean i've dyed it what's happened to it
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or is this some sort of a stupid joke his face
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was turning pale green the color of sour apples you must
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have dyed it dad the son said it's the same color
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as mom's only much dirtier looking of course he dyed it the mother cried It can't change color all by itself.
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What on earth were you trying to do?
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Make yourself look handsome or something?
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You look like someone's grandmother gone wrong.
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Get me a mirror, the father yelled.
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Don't just stand there, shrieking at me.
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Get a mirror.
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The mother's handbag lay on the chair at the other end of the table.
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She opened the bag and got out a powder compact that had a small round mirror on the inside of the lid.
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She opened the compact and handed it to her husband.
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He grabbed it and held it and in doing
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so spilled most of the powder all over the front of his fancy tweed jacket.
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Be careful, shrieked the mother.
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Now look what you've done.
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That's my best Elizabeth Arden face powder.
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Oh my God, yelled the father, staring into the little mirror.
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What's happened to me?
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I look terrible.
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I look like you gone wrong.
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I can't go down to the garage and sell car like this.
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How did it happen?
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He stared round the room.
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First at the mother, then at the son, then at Matilda.
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How could it be happened?
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He yelled.
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I imagine, Daddy, Matilda said quietly,
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that you weren't looking very hard and you simply took Mommy's bottle of hair stuff off the shelf instead of your own.
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Of course that's what happened, the mother cried.
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Well, really, Harry, how stupid can you get?
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Why didn't you read the label before you start splashing the stuff all over you?
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Mine's terribly strong.
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I'm only meant to use one tablespoon of it in a whole basin of water
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and you've gone and put it all over your head neat.
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It'll probably take all your hair off in the end.
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Is your skull beginning to burn dear?
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You mean I'm going to lose all my hair, the husband yelled.
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I think you will, the mother said.
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Peroxide is a very powerful chemical.
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It's what they put down the lavatory to disinfect the pan.
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Only they give it another name.
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What are you saying?
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The husband cried.
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I'm not a lavatory pen.
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I don't want to be disinfected.
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Even diluted like I use it.
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The mother told him.
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It makes a good deal of my hair fall out.
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So goodness knows what's going to happen to you.
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I'm surprised it didn't take the whole of the top of your head off.
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What shall I do?
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Well, the father, tell me quick what to do before it starts falling out matilda said i've give it a good wash dad
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if i were you with a soap and water
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but you'll have to hurry will that change the color back the father asked anxiously
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of course it won't you twit the mother said then what
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do i do i can't go around looking like this forever you'll have to dye it black the mother said
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but wash it first or there won't be any dare to dye right the father shouted
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springing into action get me an appointment with your hairdresser this
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instant for a hair-dying job tell them it's an emergency they've
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got to boot someone else off their list i'm going upstairs to wash it now
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with that the man dashed out of the room
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and mrs formwood sighing deeply went to the telephone to call
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the beauty parlor he does do some pretty silly things now and again doesn't he mommy matilda said The mother, dialing the number on the phone,
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said, I'm afraid men are not always quiet as clever as they think they are.
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You will learn that when you get a bit older, my girl.
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In this chapter, Matilda secretly puts platinum blonde dye in her father's hair tonic, leaving him furious and embarrassed.
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This clever prank shows her bold spirits and reminds us that even the smallest person can fight back with intelligence and courage.
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In the next chapter, Matilda's cleverness grows and her parents keep underestimating her, but she has even more surprises ahead.
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Hope you enjoyed.
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See you soon.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “MATILDA CH7(P1) Reading Shadowing Shadowing”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hair, matilda, mother, father, dye. This video has 154 sentences and 1837 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:03. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| matilda noun | /məˈtɪldə/ | A bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag. |
| platinum noun | /ˈplæt.ɪn.əm/ | The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value. |
| blond adjective | /blɑnd/ | Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour. |
| dye noun | /daɪ/ | A colorant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied. |
| yell verb | /jɛl/ | To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement. |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| shriek verb | /ʃɹiːk/ | To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish. |
| shout verb | /ʃaʊt/ | To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc. |
| tonic noun | /ˈtɑ.nɪk/ | A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate. |
| violet noun | /ˈvaɪ.ə.lət/ | A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers. |
| shelf noun | /ʃɛlf/ | A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects. |
| underneath adverb | /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ | Below; in a place beneath. |
| quietly adverb | /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ | Producing little or no noise. |
| powder noun | /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/ | The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust. |
| cornflakes noun | /ˈkɔɹnfleɪks/ | A breakfast cereal made from toasted flakes of maize. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fall out verb | To come out of something by falling. |
| build up verb | To erect; to construct. |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
| go around verb | To move or spread from person to person. |
| head off verb | To begin moving away. |
| keep away from verb | To avoid or eschew. |
| let out verb | To release. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What on earth were you trying to do?
- You look like someone's grandmother gone wrong.
- Don't just stand there, shrieking at me.
- What's happened to me?
- Is your skull beginning to burn dear?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was made · was dyed · was kept |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've done · you've died · you've gone |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was looking · was just moving · was shrieking |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep growing · start splashing · starts falling |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 37 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you've, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, breathe /bɹiːð/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shriek /ʃɹiːk/, shout /ʃaʊt/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, splash /splæʃ/, garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/
- Long words — get the stress right: lavatory /ˈlæv.ə.t(ɔ)ɹ.i/, exceedingly /ɪkˈsidɪŋli/, fascination /fæsɪˈneɪʃən/, underestimate /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/, accompany /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/
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 matilda, platinum, blond.
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.