Shadowing Practice: 한국 사람들의 OOO을 보고 충격받은 미국인 아빠 "미국에서는 상상도 못해요" - Learn English Speaking with Video

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So let's move into what you feel about Korea since you visited here.

What's one part of Korean culture that you've experienced that you admire?

You know, I think one of the fascinating things I've seen is the integrity of the Korean society

that I think is lacking in the U.S now or has been lacking.

It's not entirely in the US, but you're seeing more and more.

We went to the latte world and you were comfortable.

You could set your bag down and you didn't have to worry about anyone going to bother it.

We went to the zoo and we had a table and we could wander around and the bag was fine.

Yeah, safe on the table.

On the table.

And unfortunately, in the U.S., people think that, you know, if you leave something out, you're just, you should have known better and they're going to take it.

So it's unfortunate that, you know, you have a much higher level of trust of the people around you in a large city,

where in the United States, I don't think that trust is there anymore.

I mean, I think there's small towns or certain areas that still, you can still trust it,

but there's still a kind of a wild card out there in the US that has been lost somewhat.

You know, where people think they can just do whatever they want in that regard.

I do have a question.

I've seen some some videos where people will actually go to your house and like steal your packages.

Does that actually happen?

Oh yeah.

You know it's like here you know your your your food your coupon stuff just comes they set it at your door.

You'd have no worries that yeah I mean it probably be there for like weeks.

There's people who follow the delivery trucks in the U.S and they deliver the package and they'll steal the package off.

Really?

Yeah, that's part of that problem where people think that that's okay to do that and then sell it.

That's just like shocking to me.

How could people like think that's okay?

that's a problem in this in the states right now that it's a failure of

of parenting i guess or maybe of the culture

that is has allowed that to become a norm become a possible become okay yeah you know

that i mean it's not it's not okay but

but it's okay like they think it's okay

and there's enough there's enough people out there that think that's okay that they're doing it, that they've, you know,

and then what kind of a moral compass are you putting on the children

that you're raising when that's what you're doing to make money is to steal from others.

So that, yeah, it's an unfortunate thing that's occurring in the States right now.

And it's not, you know, it is, it's unfortunately widespread, but it's not, you know, there are places where it's not,

but it's become more and more of a a problem like i have a good example

actually when me and mangan were dating i um i left my wallet in the taxi yeah

and it had money in it

so i was just like you know i thought it's gone

yeah you know it was one of the first gifts he'd actually given me

so i was pretty upset about it it was a nice wallet

so um we were talking about it

and we were like well why don't we just check the police station you never know

and actually the taxi driver had taken the wallet and brought

and brought it to the police station yeah

and it was there like money and everything nothing was taken out of it

and we were both just like wow like this is this is korea like yeah

and you can you could you can have

that experience in the states yeah you can there are those people

that there are definitely people like that there's you I don't want to say

that everyone in the States is going to steal you.

Yeah.

Like we wouldn't.

I had a situation where I left my credit card in a gas machine in northern Minnesota, a small town.

And I thought, oh, that's gone.

I have to cancel that.

But on a chance, I called the gas station and the person who went to the pump after me, took the card out, took it in and gave it to the station, they mailed it to me and I got my card back.

Wonderful.

So there are… It's there.

You can't say it's everyone in the United States because that's not true.

The small percentage that unfortunately is getting larger thinks

that it's okay to do that and they then give a bad name to the whole, which is unfortunate.

Oh yeah, and you know, there's so much media coverage about things like the negative things that happen in the States.

There's negative things happening, but then it's also wonderful to see when bad things happen, people come together.

come together and they help their neighbors

and they help people around them you know

when whether it's a bad weather event or fires or

or those kind of things you know you can see

that there's still those people out there that really care for their neighbor um so it's not hopeless it's like a dark

cloud or dark rim around uh what could be a very bright thing Number three!

You know it's number three!

Yeah, this is a great way to improve your English skills.

I have been busy.

That's often used for this.

Yeah, I have been busy is a good one.

Usually quickly or briefly, and this is neutral tone.

So it can be formal and it can be informal.

Now, I hear a lot of mistakes with favorite because it's a really common word that almost all English students know.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “한국 사람들의 OOO을 보고 충격받은 미국인 아빠 "미국에서는 상상도 못해요"”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: steal, station, card. This video has 80 sentences and 1006 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:16. The speaker talks at a natural 161 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
unfortunate adjective	/ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/	Not favored by fortune.
wallet noun	/ˈwɑl.ət/	A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
taxi noun	/ˈtæksi/	A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
fascinate verb	/ˈfæsɪneɪt/	To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
mangan noun	/ˈmɑːŋɡɑːn/	A win achieving five han, or three/four han with the required number of fu; worth 12,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 8,000…
wander verb	/ˈwɑndɚ/	To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
neighbour noun	/ˈneɪbɚ/	A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or…
hopeless adjective	/ˈhoʊplɪs/	Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
compass noun	/ˈkʌmpəs/	A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
coupon noun	/ˈkuːˌpɑn/	A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a…
informal adjective	/ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l/	Not formal or ceremonious.
norm noun	/nɔːm/	That which is normal or typical.
admire verb	/ədˈmaɪɹ/	To regard with wonder and delight.
cancel verb	/ˈkæn.sl̩/	To cross out something with lines etc.
widespread adjective	/ˌwaɪdˈspɹɛd/	Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
come together verb	/ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/	To assemble; to congregate; to combine.

Sentences worth repeating

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

That's just like shocking to me.
How could people like think that's okay?
You know it's number three!

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	you've experienced · I've seen · has been lost
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	people who follow · person who went · whole, which is
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	has been lost · was taken

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, I've. 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.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like unfortunate, wallet, taxi.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →

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