This speaking lesson is built on the video “Meeting New People 🙍🏻‍♀️”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: london, flat, weekend, meet, heard. This video has 95 sentences and 647 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:28. The speaker talks slowly, about 100 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 22 of its 95 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:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
tennis noun	/ˈtɛnɪs/	A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
topic noun	/ˈtɑpɪk/	A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
relax verb	/ɹɪˈlæks/	To make something loose.
swim verb	/swɪm/	To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
recruitment noun	/rɪˈkruːt.mənt /	The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
supermarket noun	/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/	A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
sibling noun	/ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/	A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
homesick adjective	/ˈhoʊ̯m.sɪk/	Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
swimmer noun	/ˈswɪm.ɚ/	One who swims.
rent noun	/ˈɹɛnt/	A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.
lunch noun	/lʌnt͡ʃ/	A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
apartment noun	/əˈpɑɹt.mənt/	A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
customer noun	/ˈkʌs.tə.mə/	A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so.
favourite adjective	/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/	Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
promote verb	/pɹəˈmoʊt/	To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
get back to verb	Return to (an activity)

Sentences worth repeating

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

Hi, what's your name?
Do you like this college?
Do you like this project we are working on?
Did you move here with your family?
Who do you live with?

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've just finished · we've been put · it's been
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	enjoy playing · finished reading
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	are you renting · i'm renting · I'm still trying
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	You'll feel · i'll help · you'll have

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 32 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 tennis, topic, relax.

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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