Shadowing Practice: pack with me to move abroad 🇨🇦 - Learn English Speaking with Video

I am packing and I'm going to be moving to Canada and living there for two years.

And yes, the suitcase is on the bed.

Okay, here's my suitcase.

It's on the bed.

It's fine.

I have a blanket down and this blanket is the blanket that I usually use for my dog, Wilson.

When my dog, Wilson, is on my bed, he's normally sat on this blanket it

so it's fine it's like a black a long black skirt i don't go to any formal events

and i have to finish finish packing this is impossible i have

so much stuff you can see this pile of clothes

and laundry over here i have so much stuff to get into the suitcase

so I think we just need to start packing.

The only thing I have in here so far is this.

So these are some workout clothes for going to the gym and I have two birthday cards.

It's my birthday in two weeks so I have these birthday cards as well

and honestly for this part of the video we are just going to pack

and I will film some of it

but honestly this is going to be such a long process

so I'm just going to start grabbing some things and we're going to go.

My trip is kind of split into like two parts.

For the first part I'm going to be in Spain

so I need to split my like summer clothes

and my winter clothes because in Canada I'm obviously going to need the winter clothes a lot more than the summer clothes.

I have here, these are some of my favourite jeans

so I'm gonna pack those i then have some trousers like a couple these are a couple tops

and uh these are these are pajamas and here's like 100 socks i'm gonna start with trousers and we'll go from there

jeans

I'm gonna bring maybe like four pairs of trousers I actually

I bought these recently can you see they're like this super cool pair of like dark wash denim jeans

and actually I heard recently

that skinny jeans are coming back into fashion like skinny jeans are in again

and i am not happy i'm not happy about skinny jeans being cool again

because i just think that baggy i just like baggy clothes

and i like a baggy silhouette in fashion like a baggy shape baggy is

when like clothes are too big i'm not happy that now we're going too skinny

i have another pair of jeans these ones are from hollister

and in basically every single vlog i think i'm wearing these jeans they're the hollister low -rise baggy flare

and i wear these like every day

and then this is a black skirt this is by the brand oh dress in i don't know it it's vintage

it's like a black a long black skirt black maxi skirt i'm going away

and i'm staying in canada until christmas at christmas i'm going to come back

because i always spend christmas in the uk like Christmas is our biggest holiday in the UK

so I want to be here then and in my head I'm thinking

that I don't need to bring like everything to Canada right now I just need to bring the essential things

that I think I will want for the next three months and then I can bring more stuff afterwards.

While I pack, I am going to watch a YouTube video.

That's my, that's my plan.

Can I show you guys?

Can I show you guys this dress that I bought in a charity shop?

Ignore the mess ignore the mess i'm packing look at this dress i bought isn't that amazing

i got this in a in a charity shop

and i thought it was

so beautiful for like a formal event i don't go to any formal events

but i thought it was so pretty

and it has all of these like all of these stripes in here that are made out of ribbons.

If you want to know the brand it's Isabel,

Isabel London with a z but it is so cute and I'm going to bring this as like a as a formal, a formal dress.

I also want to show you this dress which is amazing

that I have

so I used to live in California I think I've mentioned

this before I used to live in California in San Diego

and I was shopping once like in the thrift stores in La Jolla

which is basically the Beverly Hills of San Diego

and I found this dress it was by the designer Helmut Lang and I got it for like $30.

How beautiful and it's got like a no back and every time I go on vacation I wear this dress.

I used to wear it in San Diego all the time

but in the UK it's like a bit too fancy so if I have space I will bring this but we'll see.

I think like my big suitcase is kind of nearly done

and then I have my small suitcase there

and I'm going to tell you something insane about me

so I got asked by one of my students the other day she said to me

when you leave the UK like

when you live abroad is there anything from the UK

that you cannot live without and I said yeah there is it's bedding like the things

that you put on your bed

because at least in America people typically use like they use like a blanket

and then they put a they call it like a comforter on top

and this comforter is like usually a thick blanket um

and I hate it I hate it like in the UK

I have always basically my whole life I have slept with

a duvet like this like with a with a duvet

and now unless I'm like on vacation in a country that's

really really hot I hate sleeping without a duvet in particular I like a duvet with feathers inside

but I am vegetarian so I don't eat meat

and I don't like buying feather duvets or feather pillows

because they like obviously take the feathers from geese

or from ducks um so when I travel I take a duvet

and pillows with me because I won't buy I will not buy new feather pillows

or new like a new feather duvet this is just me like this is me being weird

so in my suitcase half of what I have packed like

half of this suitcase is clothes the other half of that suitcase is going to be a duvet and pillows

but obviously it's quite difficult to like get all of that to fit so I have these

this is a vacuum bag

and I'm going to vacuum like vacuum everything down not too much

but a little bit so

that it fits in my suitcase i know that's crazy what you do is you fill the bag

then you need to seal it so you seal it you close it here

so here it is and it's sealed and then you push the air out And there you go.

Two cushions.

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I'm going to do the same thing to this.

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Another thing that I cannot live without.

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This is an electric blanket.

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So this blanket warms up and I love this thing.

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I save so much money.

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on heating, like heating the house when I have this.

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I used to use it at university because my house in London was so cold.

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So I used this and it was the best thing ever.

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Actually, like as a person, I'm a serious planner.

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Like I have a plan for everything um but

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when it comes to like packing

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or needing certain things in certain places I just like don't care I really don't care

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if I like don't have everything

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that I need we we call this like I have a

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bit of a make do attitude a make do attitude so

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if you make something do it's like you make whatever you

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have with you work I will make do with whatever is in this suitcase

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and I will survive you know I'm gonna just make do

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with it I don't care the only thing I cannot make

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do without is a duvet seriously I need one obviously

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if I travel I don't mind if it's different but for living somewhere long term oh my god so unscrew this

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so here are my feather cushions perfect let's see it's now

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pretty late it is 10 to 11 I'm going to stop here

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and I'll do more tomorrow I don't have to leave until about 3 p .m

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so I have time we're packing again with Wilson here's Wilson it's the next day I have no makeup on

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and I literally just shoved my hair up so probably looks shit

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but I am now going to try

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and get the feather duvet in this suitcase ignore the mess

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what do you think do you have faith do you have faith

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that I can do this I have faith guys I have faith okay

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yeah i know and i know what you were thinking you thought this is impossible

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but it isn't it's not impossible look at this we're nearly there

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i also i did not tell you but i also put a coat in here I added more stuff

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yep yep that is an electric blanket two pillows like feather cushions a double queen -size duvet

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a puffer coat and all of my winter clothes in one and there she is and now we have to

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make sure that it's not too heavy

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and I have to finish finish packing this is known as like my personal items bag

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and I don't know if you can see

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but this thing is full of tech like it's got my

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keyboard in it it's got it's gonna have this camera in it it's gonna have my hard drive everything

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and I know that security again I like hate this bag full of like a keyboard

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and cables and everything

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and then here is my big suitcase I paid extra to have like a heavier bag allowance

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so it needs to weigh less than 23 kilograms

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which I'm really hoping that it will like I don't think I should have any problems with

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that but hi I'm now filming this from Spain

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so I'm here in the villa right now i haven't really filmed very much or actually anything about my journey because

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basically what i did is i flew from the uk to spain for a family vacation is to celebrate

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basically the birthday of one of my family members

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and basically tomorrow is when i fly to canada I'm gonna try

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and like film a little bit from that part of the journey

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but right now it is about eight o 'clock well 10 to 8 at night

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and everything is packed like my suitcase is in the car everything is ready we're going to go out

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and enjoy like one more night in Spain

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and then tomorrow at I think 7am I need to leave to go to the airport to start my journey to Canada.

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I will see you then.

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This video is perfect for intermediate English learners aiming to boost their conversational skills, especially for daily life or IELTS speaking practice. If you want to sound natural when talking about packing, moving, or sharing personal stories, this casual dialogue is a goldmine. It’s also great for those practicing shadowspeak (or shadow speak)—mimicking a speaker’s rhythm and tone—since the pace is relaxed and the topics are relatable.

Words & Idioms Worth Stealing

Let’s grab some standout phrases from the video to level up your vocabulary:

Baggy silhouette: A loose, roomy clothing shape (e.g., "I love a baggy silhouette—so comfortable!").
Charity shop: A store that sells used items to raise money for good causes (like a thrift store in the US).
Essential things: The most important items you can’t live without (perfect for talking about packing!)
Split into parts: Divided into sections (e.g., "My trip is split into two parts: work and vacation").

These phrases are super useful for everyday chats—start using them today!

How to Get the Accent Right

The speaker has a friendly, conversational British accent—let’s focus on nailing two key sounds:

"A" in "baggy": Pronounce it like "bah - gee" (not "bay - gee"). The short "a" sound is common in British English—listen closely and mimic it with shadowspeak practice.
Intonation in casual speech: Notice how the speaker’s voice rises when asking questions ("Can I show you guys?") and falls when making statements. This rhythm makes you sound more natural. Try using a shadowing app or shadowing site to replay short clips and match her tone.

Don’t worry about perfection—just have fun mimicking! Every small step gets you closer to sounding like a pro.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
“Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true	used to live · used to wear · used to use
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've mentioned · have slept · have packed
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	are made · is known · is packed
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	finish packing · start packing · start grabbing

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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