Shadowing Practice: Mini Vlog in Macau 💚⁩ - Learn English Speaking with Video

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We're going to go to the Alamo We're going to the Alamo We're going to the Alamo
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We're going to the airport We're going to the airport This car is so comfortable
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Look at the seat There's an Alamo I'm going to take my trip to Macau Pass.
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It's a really nice place to get out of the Macau Pass.
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I'm going to go to Macau Pass.
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I've already got my Macau Pass.
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This week's holiday is also包含 Macau Pass.
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When you come to the Macau Pass, you can take the Macau Pass.
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Because it can take the Macau Pass for a car.
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And you can buy a car.
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Now we are going to check in our room Let's go
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We are already checked in our hotel I want to take a quick room tour Okay,
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I have been to the bathroom I want to share with you guys This time I came to the U.S.
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I you I'm going to go to the Tashin Go E-Wallet
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I'm going to buy a new one This is called Voyage It includes the airport,
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the airport, the airport and the voucher It's very convenient
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I think it's a pretty easy
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I want to take a look at this video I want
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to take a look at this I want to take a
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look at this I want to take a look at this Now we're coming out.
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Let's go!
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Let's go to the Ninh河 and Tone.
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We can buy Mark 12 Pass.
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This is a special edition.
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You can also just go to the Ninh河.
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We have to eat the same food for the first time.
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We will have to eat the same food for the first time.
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We have a whole food for the first time.
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And the first time we have a hot hot pot.
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This is really delicious.
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It's so fresh!
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It's really easy to eat!
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I'm going to eat the food!
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Oh really, it's really convenient Ok,
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I'm going to go to the airport I'm going to the airport Let's see I'm going to the airport
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It's the first thing to get to the house with the food for breakfast.
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It's my favorite chicken.
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I am sick, it is delicious.
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This is really hot on the sushi.
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It is so hot.
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It's like a hot one.
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It's hot.
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It's hot.
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It is hot.
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It's hot.
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It's hot.
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It's hot.
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It's hot.
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I don't know.
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The restaurant is in the world of the world.
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It's really beautiful.
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The restaurant is in the world.
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It's like we entered a castle.
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We entered a world of art.
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It's really beautiful.
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It's a restaurant.
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It has a lot of this this this this this this this this this this this
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I I
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The last day I bought the The last day I bought the I'm thinking of the The
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This is the The most delicious The It's really香
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Just need to go to the E-Wallet app.
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There are different options for you to choose.
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Just like that.
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Bye bye!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Mini Vlog in Macau 💚⁩”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hot, Pass, Macau, airport, Alamo. This video has 64 sentences and 509 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:56. The speaker talks slowly, about 86 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.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
delicious adjective/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
convenient adjective/kənˈviː.niənt/Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
castle noun/ˈkɑːsəl/A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or…
sushi noun/ˈsuːʃi/A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or…
voucher noun/ˈvaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.
restaurant noun/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
comfortable adjective/ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
holiday noun/ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.
breakfast noun/ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
favourite adjective/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
bathroom noun/ˈbæθˌɹum/A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
airport noun/ˈɛɹ.pɔɹt/An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger…
enter verb/ˈɛntɚ/To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
tour noun/tɔː(ɹ)/A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
quick adjective/kwɪk/Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
come out verb/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/To be discovered; to be revealed.
get out of verbTo leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itare already checked · is called
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingWe're going to go · I'm going to take · I'm going to go
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryhave to eat · need to go
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowwe're coming · I'm thinking

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, sushi /ˈsuːʃi/, fresh /fɹɛʃ/, edition /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/, option /ˈɑpʃən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like delicious, convenient, castle.

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