Shadowing Practice: ‘Nevertheless’ vs ‘However’ | English Grammar Explained | Episode 39 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You sent for me.
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However, I have patience to answer.
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He always opens with however.
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It arrives before his facts, like a concierge.
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Let us see what follows your concierge.
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Statement 1.
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I did not touch the bottle, however the cork was pierced from above.
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Statement 2.
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An hour later.
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I never approached the pantry.
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Nevertheless, I can attest the vial lay under the napkins.
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Quite consistent.
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However and nevertheless, both mark contrast.
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They both object, yes.
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They do not both absolve.
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A small summary for the sleepless.
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However means but, or on the other hand, or no matter how.
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It pivots or measures.
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However carefully you poison, almonds will gossip.
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Nevertheless means in spite of that.
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It concedes, then pushes on.
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The evidence is awkward.
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Nevertheless, we proceed.
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One cannot concede a thing one could not know.
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Exactly.
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I did not touch the bottle.
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Nevertheless, the cork was pierced.
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Invites a question.
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How do you know?
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Nevertheless claims knowledge in spite of distance.
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However, merely flirts with it.
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I inferred experience.
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Then say I figured out or I worked out.
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You kept writing, we understand, as if you had attended the crime's rehearsal.
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When Basil died, the glass left a ring on the book.
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We found a carbolic cloth in your bag, tied left -handed, the same knot as the pantry wrap.
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Earlier, you said, he took enough to stop his heart in under sixty seconds.
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Sixty seconds is not a doctor's figure of speech.
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It is a man with a watch.
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Cyan, certain compounds act promptly.
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Nevertheless, I gave him a mild draught.
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That is the mischief of nevertheless.
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It tramples the obstacle without moving it.
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You cannot keep both truths.
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Mild and sixty seconds.
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Another line.
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Basil delayed, however I persuaded him to sip.
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Later, you wrote, he gulped eight...
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Eight what, Doctor?
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Drops. By appearance, a guess.
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Guesses seldom select numerals.
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Order of events, then.
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You searched the pantry and discovered a vial before there was time for dust.
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You understood a pierced cork before I broke the seal.
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You timed a death you did not witness, and nevertheless you were merely helpful.
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Your adverbs are brave, your chronology is not.
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Inspector, you have built a tower of words.
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Language is a load -bearing wall.
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Motive means manner.
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Motive.
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Havisham kept proof your credentials were theatre.
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He threatened to publish.
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Means.
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Droppers, scales, carbolic, knowledge of dose, eight drops, and a practice hand.
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Manor.
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A cork with a pinhole.
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A left -handed knot.
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A second murder by draught, when Basil became inconvenient.
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Your mouth says mild, your bag says quite enough.
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However elegant this is, circumstantial.
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Nevertheless, I regret Basil.
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I intended to calm him, nothing more.
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And yet here your pen improves upon grief.
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He said he'd finally speak.
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Nevertheless, I could not allow hysteria to win.
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You did not calm him.
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You stopped him.
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When you planted the pantry vial, you knotted the cloth left -handed.
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When you handled
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Basil's glass, you wiped it with a cloth that smells of your bag.
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When I asked how fast the poison acted, you gave me the time a murderer counts while the throat tightens.
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However you phrase it, you were there.
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Your pedantry will hang an innocent man.
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If you were innocent, your pedantry would match ours.
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You would say I worked it out, not I understand.
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You would say I was wrong, not nevertheless less.
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Dr Cosmo Tibbett, you falsified your qualifications.
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You poisoned Lord Habersham.
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When Basil threatened to expose your little theatre, you silenced him.
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Edwin saw too much.
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You left him on a cold floor and time finished the work.
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You are under arrest.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “‘Nevertheless’ vs ‘However’”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: nevertheless, Basil, pantry, cork, pierced. This video has 93 sentences and 612 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:01. The speaker talks at a steady 122 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 67% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| nevertheless adverb | /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/ | In spite of what preceded; yet. |
| cork noun | /kɔɹk/ | The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water. |
| mild adjective | /ˈmaɪld/ | Gentle and not easily angered |
| poison noun | /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ | A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| pierce verb | /pɪɹs/ | To puncture; to break through. |
| sixty noun | /ˈsɪksti/ | A commercial lasting 60 seconds. |
| knot noun | /nɑt/ | A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its… |
| innocent adjective | /ˈɪnəsənt/ | Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. |
| merely adverb | /ˈmɪəli/ | Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. |
| spite noun | /spaɪt/ | Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice. |
| motive noun | /ˈmoʊtɪv/ | An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action. |
| threaten verb | /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| consistent adjective | /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ | Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: nevertheless /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/, cloth /klɒθ/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, concierge /ˌkɑnsiˈɛɹʒ/
- Long words — get the stress right: nevertheless /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, chronology /kɹəˈnɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/, circumstantial /səɹ.kəmˈstænʃəl/, inconvenient /ˌɪn.kənˈviːni.ənt/
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 nevertheless, cork, mild.
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.