Shadowing Practice: Nice As Nails | Strawberry Shortcake | Full Episode | S1 E22 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Strawberry Shortcake She's a very bitty girl with very big possibilities
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And fruit-filled fun is the secret to her recipe She may be small, her task is too tall She'll be at best,
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but just give her a call Strawberry Shortcake She's a very bitty girl with very big possibilities She may be small,
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but no task is too tall for Strawberry Shortcake
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I did it!
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I did it!
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I did it!
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I did it!
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Oh no!
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I did it!
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I did it!
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Plum, come on, you have to see!
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I did it!
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Orange hurry, you have to see what I made!
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Blueberry, Blueberry, come on!
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Raspberry, you've gotta come see, you've just gotta!
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Strawberry, come see!
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See what?
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That's the most incredible manicure ever!
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But there's more!
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They're musical!
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I call them Glamicures!
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They're the greatest!
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The very best!
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Most creative salon beautification!
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Oh, thank you.
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Great, thanks.
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Thank you.
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Thank you very, very much.
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This is the greatest thing since raspberry lip gloss.
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I'm so glad you like them.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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Oh, my goodness, this is the greatest thing ever.
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It is the greatest thing I've ever seen.
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And here you go, Lemon.
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And thank you for the wonderful Glamocure.
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This is the greatest beautification success I've ever had!
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Ooh!
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Ha ha ha.
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Ha ha ha.
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Oh.
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I'm sorry, Mr. Longface.
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Oh.
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Ha ha ha.
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Oh.
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I'm so sorry, everyone.
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Um, I'd better go do something.. somewhere else.
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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight, nine, ten, eleven, and twelve...
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Oh, what am I doing?
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Hmm, I'm not sure how this is gonna work out.
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Maybe a little quiet will help me think of an answer.
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Hi, Plum.
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Oh, hi there.
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Just having a little swim.
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The weather's so nice.
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Oh well, it was nice weather.
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So, how do you like your glamocure?
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Oh, it's just wonderful.
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Yeah, wonderful. And waterproof.
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Waterproof?
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Waterproof?
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Oh.. is that so?
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Yeah.
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Won't wash off, no matter how hard you scrub.
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How lucky for us.
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I can't stand them anymore!
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Oh, music is nice here and there, but all day and all night?
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I can't think straight.
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Try dancing to two tunes at the same time.
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The one you're supposed to dance to, and the one coming from your Glamacure.
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I think people aren't coming to the store as much, because they're getting tired of the Glamacure music.
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What are we gonna do?
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I don't know.
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Oh!
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Maybe Raspberry and Blueberry can think of something.
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Oh, good idea.
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In the meantime, let's get out of here.
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So, what do we do now?
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I don't know.
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What can we do?
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You say you want a pan of stew?
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No, I said what can we do?
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Well, the first thing we can do is get rid of these earmuffs.
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They're almost as bad as the galamacures.
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So, what do we do?
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Okay, everybody hold your hands very still.
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Look, we have to tell Lemon that these things just aren't working out.
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But how could we do that?
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She's so proud of them.
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I know.
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I've never seen her so thrilled about something.
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It would hurt her feelings to learn the truth.
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I'm not going to be the one to tell her.
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If she found out that we don't like her glamocures, well, she...
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She...
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She might stop giving manicures altogether.
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Why, she might even stop giving hair stylings.
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And she might not speak to us ever again.
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She might close the salon and move away.
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And it'd be our fault for being so cruel.
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Yeah, right.
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Strawberry'd never do something like that.
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She's too considerate.
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Yeah, that's true.
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She's really nice with things like this.
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I take back what I said about telling Lemon.
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I would go to the ends of the Earth rather than hurt her feelings.
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I would go beyond the ends of the Earth.
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Well, I would...
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I would...
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I would put up with my glamocure forever.
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Us too!
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Whew!
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Then it's decided.
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We'll never tell Lemon her glamocures are driving us crazy.
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Right!
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It's a really simple step, Orange.
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Just do exactly what I do.
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Okay.
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One, two, three.
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One, two, three.
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One, two, three.
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One, two, three.
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Four, three.
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One, two, three, four.
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One, three, two, seven, eight.
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Nine!
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Oh!
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If that isn't the signal for nap time, nothing is.
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Huh?
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What? Where could they be?
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Who are you looking for, Lemon?
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Raspberry and Orange.
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They were supposed to meet me for a picnic, but they haven't shown.
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That's odd.
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I wonder what happened.
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It seems as if Blueberry and Plum have been avoiding me too.
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I wonder if they're mad at me.
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Mad at you?
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Maybe I did something wrong, or maybe they just don't like me anymore?
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I don't see how anyone couldn't like you.
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I know.
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How about if I do my pruning later and I'll picnic with you.
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Oh, Strawberry, thank you.
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And then, when we're done, you could go by the other girls' places and ask them if everything's okay.
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Ask them?
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Oh, oh my, no. I couldn't do that.
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I know it's scary sometimes to ask difficult questions, but wouldn't you rather know the truth than imagine bad things?
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Oh, but what if the truth is something just terrible?
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Could it be more terrible than what you're already afraid of?
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Maybe they don't like me anymore?
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Well, I guess you have a point What if you ask them for me?
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Uh-huh, I think it's better coming from you more direct, you know But I'll be happy to go with you if you'd like.
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I'll think about it After our picnic sounds good Look!
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Strawberry had the same idea!
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Gardening gloves!
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That's good.
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But isn't she afraid Lemon will catch on?
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Oh!
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Looks like she's taking them off!
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Poor Strawberry.
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Such a kind soul to picnic with Lemon and endure that music.
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Oh, I feel so bad avoiding Lemon's invitation for a picnic.
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Me too!
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But I just couldn't bear to listen to my glamocure! Be strong.
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We made a vow to live with our glamocures and not tell Lemon.
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No matter how tired we are, no matter how many picnics we have to miss.
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Deal?
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Deal.
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You're right, Strawberry.
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I have to talk to my friends.
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And now's as good a time as any.
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But you'll come along, right?
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Sure.
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Whoops!
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Oops!
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Oops!
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Oh no!
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Got it!
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Thanks, Lem-rem!
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Oh, hi, Strawberry!
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Hello.
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I, uh, just dropped by to see if everything's, you know, okay?
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Okay?
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Well, sure.
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What wouldn't be okay?
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Everything's just great!
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Oh, sorry about the picnic.
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Just got so busy in the store.
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Oh, I see.
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That's fine.
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Strawberry joined me.
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Uh, so...
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Is your Glamacure working okay?
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Okay?
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Well, sure!
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Lights nice and bright?
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So bright you almost need sunglasses.
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Oh, good!
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Plenty of music?
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Ooh, morning, noon, and night!
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Well, thanks.
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I just wanted to see if everything was okay.
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As okay as an O and a K can be.
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I just didn't know what you would have to do to work.
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That's kind of a magic trick.
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You didn't have to do anything, so it wasn't a magic trick.
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I've finished my magic trick, so I think in this space you would sell it.
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I'd like to see that you actually had a magic trick.
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Oh, actually, no. You're the one that I noticed in the background.
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What else if it's like a magic trick?
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You can't realize this it's a magic trick.
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You can't just sit on how you feel.
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Hi, Blueberry.
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Hi.
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Oh!
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Uh, hi!
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Um, is this a bad time?
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Is everything okay, Blueberry?
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Okay?
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Uh, couldn't be better.
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Why, I was just sorting books to the tune of my glamocure.
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See?
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Oh, good.
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I was just.. well, I haven't seen you in a couple of days.
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I just wanted to make sure I didn't do anything to...
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Well, you know...
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Bother you?
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Bother me?
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Why, no, no!
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Okay, that's good.
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Well, I'll see you around then.
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Nice to see you, Lemon!
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Strawberry!
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That was close.
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Bosley!
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Oh dear!
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Oh my god!
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Hi Raspberry!
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What are you sewing?
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Everything okay Raspberry?
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What are you making?
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Oh!
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Just stuff.
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You know, stuff.
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Just trying my new over, under, through and backstitch.
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Hey, did I mention how much I love my Glamacure?
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Thanks, Plum.
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See you later.
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You were right.
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Everything is fine.
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I think.
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You think?
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Well, everyone said so, but I had a teeny-tiny feeling that maybe something wasn't right.
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Huh.
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Oh, well.
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It must have just been me.
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I guess.
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I'm just glad that you spoke to everyone.
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That took courage, Lemon.
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Thanks.
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Yeah, I do feel better.
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I guess.
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Hmm.
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Huh?
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Hmm.
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Poor things.
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I'm sure you're wondering why I asked you here.
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I need your help with something.
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Look!
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Strawberry?
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Where'd they go?
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What happened to your glamocure?
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Oh, it wasn't working out for me.
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It was a little too bright and distracting.
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I know!
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I can't dance with it!
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I can't stack my shelves!
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I can't sleep!
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And it clashes with everything I wear!
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How did you get rid of it?
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We tried everything!
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Soap and water, ketchup and peanut butter.
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How'd you do it?
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I just told Lemon how I felt.
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And she removed it.
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You told her?
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But...but...but...is she alright?
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Did it break her heart?
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Oh, Strawberry, how could you?
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I just figured that part of being a good friend is having the courage to give constructive criticism.
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You know, telling them the truth about something, so they can do better the next time.
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And the other part is taking that criticism taking that criticism in a friendly way.
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Which Lemon did.
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She's fine.
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Oh, it was driving me crazy.
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I couldn't think straight.
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I wanted to hide my head under a pillow.
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I tried that.
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It didn't work.
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But we've been putting up with it because...
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Well, so we wouldn't have to tell Lemon.
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We kind of...
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Avoided it.
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Completely.
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We even kind of avoided Lemon.
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I know.
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She told me.
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She was worried you might be upset with her.
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Oh no!
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That's just awful.
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Poor Lemon.
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And she even dropped by today to make sure everything was okay between us.
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And I didn't tell her the truth.
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Well, there's only one thing to do.
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You'll just have to tell her. Could we?
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We.. we won't make her feel.. bad?
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You can't make her feel worse than you did by hiding from her.
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I guess.
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Yes, we should.
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We definitely better.
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I agree.
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We really ought to...
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Tell Lennon the truth!
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So, what are you waiting for?
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You go.
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No, you go.
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After you.
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No, you.
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Hi!
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Wow!
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Do you all need appointments right now?
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Come on.
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It's what friends do.
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It's the...
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Uh.. the Glamacures.
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We kind of think they sort of aren't right for us.
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Not right?
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Stop it!
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Stop it!
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Stop!
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You're.. laughing. But why?
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I never...
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I never realized how bothersome these Glamocures could be!
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We didn't hurt your feelings?
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Well, I'm disappointed they didn't work out, but I really wish you'd told me sooner.
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I mean, you're my friends.
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I'd rather you were honest with me.
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I'm sorry we weren't.
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I've got a great idea!
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New and improved Super Glamocures!
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Super Glamocures?
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Really?
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I don't know.
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Don't worry, I'll listen to any suggestions you have.
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Ooh, ooh, controllable colors.
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And a way to change the tune.
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Ooh, a way to change the beat.
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A way to turn them off.
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Yeah!
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All great ideas.
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Yay!
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Especially the off switch.
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Yeah!
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Woohoo!
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That's great!
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That's great!
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Woo!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Nice As Nails”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Lemon, Strawberry, glamocure. This video has 369 sentences and 1945 words to shadow. The speech runs for 20:34. The speaker talks slowly, about 95 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 67 of its 369 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 |
|---|---|---|
| picnic noun | /ˈpɪknɪk/ | An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. |
| trick noun | /ˈtɹɪk/ | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
| tune noun | /tjuːn/ | A melody. |
| waterproof adjective | /ˈwɔt̬ɚˌpruf/ | Resistant to the effects of water. |
| bother verb | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. |
| courage noun | /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ | The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate. |
| salon noun | /ˈsælɒn/ | A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests. |
| oops | /ups/ | Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident. |
| awful adjective | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | Very bad. |
| disappointed adjective | /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ | Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down. |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| twelve noun | /twɛlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| recipe noun | /ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/ | Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. |
| suggestion noun | /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/ | Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for) |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
| put up with verb | To endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying. | |
| come along verb | To accompany. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| move away verb | To go away from a place, especially when permanently changing one's residence. | |
| take back verb | To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement). | |
| wash off verb | To remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are we gonna do?
- You say you want a pan of stew?
- No, I said what can we do?
- Maybe they don't like me anymore?
- We didn't hurt your feelings?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | have been avoiding · we've been putting |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've ever seen · I've ever had · I've never seen |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may be · might stop · might even stop |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most incredible · the greatest |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 98 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, thrill /θɹɪl/, bothersome /ˈbɑðɚsəm/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, clash /ˈklæʃ/, beautification /bjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, beautification /bjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, considerate /kənˈsɪdəɹət/
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 picnic, trick, tune.
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.