Shadowing Practice: NICE Girl Gets TAKEN For GRANTED | Dhar Mann - Learn English Speaking with Video

Happy birthday, dear Georgie.

Happy birthday to you.

Hey!

Aw!

Thank you guys so much.

Man, y'all my work busy.

Y'all always lose it down.

What are you doing standing around?

Get back to work.

Oh, um, sorry, Angela.

I mean, Mr. Williams.

They were just celebrating me and bringing me a cake for my birthday today.

Last time I checked, I don't pay you guys by the hour to sit around eating cake.

I'm not going to ask again.

I'd like to see you in my office.

Discuss your performance lightly.

Now!

What?

No way.

Come in.

Hey, sweetheart.

Sabrina let me in.

Oh, hey, Dad.

I brought you a little something for your birthday.

Thank you so much, Dad.

Your grandfather gave me this on my 21st birthday.

Okay, and now I'm giving it to you.

It's almost a hundred years old.

Oh, it's a watch.

Not just any watch, it's a very special watch, as you get to see.

Do you not like it?

Oh, it's not that.

I love it, Dad.

Thank you.

I just have a lot on my mind right now, that's all.

You want to talk about it?

Adam canceled our plans tonight.

30 minutes before we're supposed to go out to dinner.

I'm sorry.

Are you sure you should be with this guy?

I know it's not my place, but you complain about him all the time.

It seems like he doesn't treat you the way you deserve to be treated.

Yeah, I mean, he has his issues, but I don't know.

It's not just him.

My boss yelled at me today because I took literally two minutes to celebrate my birthday with some of my coworkers.

And then he pulled me aside to his office and he told me, I'm on my last straw.

It just hurts, you know?

I feel like I'm giving all of myself to this company.

I'm literally the hardest working person in that office.

But he pays me $13 an hour.

Minimum wage.

It's like whatever I do, he doesn't see my value, you know?

Sweetheart, do me a favor.

After work tomorrow, go buy that pawn shop on MLK and see how much they'll offer you for that watch.

Wait, why would I do that?

This was grandpa's.

And you just gave it to me for my birthday.

Just do it for me.

Let me know how much they offer you, okay?

Alright, Dad.

I will.

Let me walk you out.

Oh, sorry about the mess.

This is all Sabrina's stuff.

Is she not clean?

If it wasn't for me, this would be like an episode out of Hoarders, okay?

She literally doesn't lift a finger. So annoying.

But anyway, thank you for stopping by and for the gift.

I love you, sweetheart.

Happy birthday.

Thanks.

Sabrina!

Did you take my jacket without asking me?

It even has a stain on it!

Hey, how can I help you?

Yes, I'd like to see how much this watch is worth.

Alright.

Okay, let me take a look.

Okay.

Come on, come on, come on, I don't got all day.

Okay, there you go.

Mm-hmm.

I'll give you 150 for it.

That's it?

My dad said this is a very special watch.

It belonged to my grandfather.

Special to him?

Maybe.

Not here.

That's the best I can do.

Take it or leave it.

Alright.

Thanks.

Okay, I'm thinking the chocolate lava cake.

What do you think?

Mmm, yeah let's skip dessert.

I mean, I shouldn't be eating cake and honestly, you shouldn't either.

But it's my birthday.

Yesterday was, not today.

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Well, we would have been having dinner yesterday had you not cancelled on me last second.

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Are you even listening to me, Adam?

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Adam, you've been on your phone all night.

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Alright, phone's down.

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What's up?

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Hi, I'm taking over for Harold.

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Is there anything that looks good?

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Yeah, this sure is.

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Sure is.

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Oh, strawberry cake rack, Georgie.

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Actually, we'll just take the check.

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Thanks.

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OK, no worries.

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I can take this for you.

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Thank you.

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You are not going to believe this.

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You know I left my wallet home.

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I am so sorry, babe.

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Look, I'm going to use a can.

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I'll be right back, OK?

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Hi, Dad.

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Hey, honey.

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Everything all right?

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It's just Adam.

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I'd rather not talk about it.

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What's up?

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Did you go to the pawn shop like I asked you?

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Yeah, they said that they offered me $150 for the watch.

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I'm kind of surprised it's not worth more.

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It's not worth more or they didn't offer you more.

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What's the difference?

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Tomorrow, after work, take it to the high-end jewelry shop on Beverly and see what they're willing to offer you.

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Is there a point to all this?

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I really don't want to sell it.

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Plus, I doubt that they'll offer much more.

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Just take it, please.

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It'll make sense soon.

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Sure, Dad.

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No problem.

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I love you.

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I love you, too.

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Call me after you take it.

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Okay.

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Bye.

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Bye, honey.

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Happy birthday!

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Thank you. Of course.

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Enjoy.

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Hi there.

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Oh, hi.

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Do you guys buy used watches?

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Yes, we do.

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Is there something I can help you with?

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Yes.

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I got this watch as a birthday present.

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Supposedly it's over 100 years old.

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Do you mind telling me what it's worth?

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I haven't seen one of these in ages.

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The thing is, it's really difficult to put an exact

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price on it because these types of watches just don't come around very often.

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Can you give me a ballpark of what it's worth?

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I would be willing to...

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I'd be willing to offer you $10,000 for it.

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Wow.

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Okay.

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I think I'll hold on to it because it has sentimental value, but thanks for your time.

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I understand.

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Um, if you change your mind, you know where to find me.

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Thank you.

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Have a good day.

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You too.

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Hey.

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Uh, are you cutting your toenails on the table?

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Yeah? So?

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Okay, that is gross, okay?

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I eat on that table.

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Sabrina, you've been saying that you're gonna clean up for weeks, okay?

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This is all of your stuff.

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I know, and I'm gonna do it.

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I've just been like super busy.

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Busy doing what?

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Okay, you don't even have a job right now.

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Exactly.

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I've been really busy looking for a job.

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Oh, that's rich.

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That's a new one.

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What's this?

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It says our electric bill wasn't paid.

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It's literally the only utility bill that you're in charge of.

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I'm gonna do it.

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Relax.

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He is not a nice person.

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Mom, because you're a janitor, does that mean I'm going to be on this?

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No!

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Not a sweetheart, unless you want to be.

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Did you eat half of my pasta that was yours?

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Well, considering that there's only two people that live here, whose else did you think it was?

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My bad.

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She was...

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telling me to clean them up.

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And you just left all the dirty dishes in the sink too?

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I mean, classic.

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I am just trying to watch TV peacefully, but I think I'll go upstairs since you're just picking on me for literally everything.

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Don't leave your toenails there!

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Sabrina!

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Sabrina!

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Hey, Dad.

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Hi, honey.

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Why the long face?

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Oh, nothing.

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Just roommate drama.

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Nothing new.

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Sorry to hear that.

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So, did you take the watch to the jewelry store like I asked?

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Yes, I did.

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And you're not going to believe it.

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They offered me $10,000 for it.

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Way more than the other place.

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I was actually thinking about selling it too, but I didn't have the heart to.

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Well, I'm glad you didn't, because I have a friend who's a high-end art collector, and he's coming over later today.

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I think you should show it to him so we can get his opinion on how much he thinks it's worth.

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Okay, wait, what's the point of that?

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Like, I already have a great offer on it, and it's not like I'm going to part ways with it anyway.

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Just please, meet with him.

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I won't ask you to do it again.

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I promise.

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Okay, Dad.

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I'll come by in a bit.

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I'll see you soon.

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I love you.

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Love you too.

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Bye.

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Sweetheart!

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Hi, Dad. Did you bring it?

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I did.

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Perfect.

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This is Alfredo, the friend I told you about.

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Oh.

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Hi.

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Hi.

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Hi.

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I understand you have an interesting piece you want to show me.

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Yes.

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Let's take a look.

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Uh-uh.

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No. This can't be.

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It is absolutely marvelous.

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Do you have any idea how rare this is?

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Um, yes.

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I actually took it to a store and they offered me 10 grand for it for it.

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That was so funny.

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$10,000?

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Yeah.

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My dear, you must not have shown this to anyone that knows the true value of this watch.

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Within a day, I could find 10 buyers willing to pay over $100,000.

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Easy.

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Uh, 100?

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Yes.

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Oh, yes.

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No, that's 10 times more than what the last person offered me.

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Well, it's a good thing your dad's friend's a collector knows what it's really worth, hmm?

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Listen, there are only a few of these left in circulation in the whole world.

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I'd hang onto it at all costs because a few years from now, it'll be worth double.

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Thanks, Alfredo.

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I appreciate you coming by.

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I'm confused.

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You knew that the watch was worth that much this whole time?

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Then why'd you have me go and see all these other people?

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Sit down, sweetheart.

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You see, I wanted you to do all of that

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because I wanted to teach you the same lesson my father taught me.

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Only the right place can value you the right way.

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I still don't get it.

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The watch represents you, Georgie.

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In life, sometimes you're going to find yourself in the wrong place.

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And you may be upset because you're not being valued.

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But the truth is only those who know your worth are capable of appreciating you.

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So don't stay in a place where someone doesn't see your value.

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Wait. Are you saying...

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Your boss doesn't see your value, just like the pawn shop did.

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Your roommate and your boyfriend don't see your value, just like...

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The jewelry store didn't.

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Precisely.

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But Alfredo did.

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So what I'm trying to teach you is your value doesn't decrease based on someone else's inability to see your worth.

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You're special, just like this watch.

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And you have to go to the right place to find someone who can truly appreciate how special you are.

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Thanks, Dad.

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Sometimes I play it safe And you can see it It's easy for me to show But sometimes I'm really brave

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And that just means that I'll try again tomorrow It's my dark, the eight of mountains where the valleys used to be

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Gotta change perspective if I really wanna see them Sunrise over the water,

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I swam over and under Get lost in all the wonder, never call it quits When life hit me apart,

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I went faster I just gotta remember I was made for this

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I was made for this Sunrise over the water, I swam over and under Get lost in all the wonder,

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never call it quit or slow When life hit me apart,

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I went that soul farther I just gotta remember I was made for this Oh,

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it's such a time as Lisa Oh,

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I was made for this I looked him dead in his eye Dead enough?

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And I said, you can go get it yourself.

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No way.

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No, you didn't.

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No, I didn't.

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With my chest in awe, OK?

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I was through with him.

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You know, sometimes I just wonder.

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You're funny, you're smart, and you are absolutely beautiful.

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How did I get so lucky to be with a girl like you?

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Aw. So sweet.

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Hey, you're Chad, right?

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We went to high school together.

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It's me, Janessa.

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Yes, hey, how you been?

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It's so good to see you.

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Wow, you look amazing.

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Um, this is actually my girlfriend, Georgie.

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We're celebrating her birthday today.

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Aw, happy birthday!

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Can I get you something?

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Dessert?

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Cake, maybe?

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Actually, I'm okay.

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You sure?

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On the house.

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Yeah.

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I'm trying to watch my face.

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No, no, no, no, no. You gotta be kidding me.

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You are absolutely perfect the way that you are.

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Look at her.

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Isn't she stunning?

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I mean, picture perfect.

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How in love.

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Look, we'll get a chocolate lava cake with one scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Just what?

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Oh, you want two scoops of vanilla ice cream?

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That's my favorite.

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I'm never gonna get it.

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I love it.

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Okay, I'll be right back with that guy.

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Oh, and don't you even reach for that Wally.

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This is all on me.

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I got you.

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Why are you smiling so hard?

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It's nothing.

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Feels good to be with someone who values me.

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That's all.

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I got you.

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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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