Shadowing Practice: PHUWIN'S SPEAKING ENGLISH SKILLS/Sophia GMM - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The club is in the best place to find a lover so the bar is where I go
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To my own channel Sophia It's not fun, I don't want to be a kid
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I'm not a kid There's a word that I've spoken to a lot I don't want to be a kid
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It's not fun, I don't want to be a kid So,
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if you will do surgery to this area, what is the most important thing that we should be careful?
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Uh, um, the artery?
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Well, the patient could go into hypovolumic shock due to major blood loss, but I'm not too sure about that.
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Is it hard to learn Thai language?
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In my opinion, the Thai language as in the speaking language or the vocalization of it isn't that hard.
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It's not like Chinese
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or Japanese where it's a logo based language where you have to learn every word for each thing,
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whereas in Thai it's more of a combination of words of prefix and suffixes, kind of like English, so I don't think you have too much problem learning it.
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What is hard is the writing system, and that would take some use to, because there are a lot of exceptions and rules and generality that you have to understand about the language itself.
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Alright.
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To be honest, it's really hard to pronounce Thai language.
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To a foreign tongue, I guess, it's really hard, and even though I'm Thai myself, my Thai isn't that, what do you call it,
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pronounced or that clear because I have a tinge of English in it
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and that tends to make some Thai people confused
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when I speak with the pronunciations and other things
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and yeah it is pretty hard I would say the pronunciation
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but once you can get through that hurdle it'll be pretty good.
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Hi this is Coffee Minute with Poo-in.
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Am I someone who likes to drink coffee?
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Usually no. Usually I try to avoid as much caffeine as possible.
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However, whenever I have a work day that starts early in the morning, like 5am, 6am, I usually have a glass of Americano in the morning.
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So that's a must have for me.
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Or other days that I feel sleepy, I'll try to have black coffee as much as possible to get me throughout the day.
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However, depending on my mood sometimes, Sometimes I also like to go to coffee shops and get coffees.
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My usual orders would probably be something like a flat white or a dirty or something along those lines.
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I'm eating a good cafe, and I'm eating a good food.
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I'm eating a good food.
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How would I describe my life right now in three words?
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First of all, I would say fun.
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Second of all, I would say very tiring.
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And third of all, I would say bittersweet.
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It's very eye-opening.
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The overall experience of coming to Paris Fashion Week is very eye-opening for me.
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I have to admit that before coming here, I still don't really...
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Before coming to Paris Fashion Week, I don't have a good grasp on what exactly fashion is.
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And I have to admit right now that after watching it, although my understanding of it has increased, I still don't have a firm grasp on it.
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So it's very eye-opening for me to see the other industries, the other parts of fashion and it's a whole other space that I've never been in,
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I've never seen and I've only started to explore.
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What am I really into right now?
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I would say I'm into my work.
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I'm a workaholic.
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I have to admit that there are many times when I finish work at like 10, 11 p.m and I arrive home,
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I take a shower, I do my daily routine and I sit in bed and I still wonder, huh,
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I feel like I'm not productive enough right now by sitting in bed
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or like watching YouTube or scrolling through Instagram or TikTok or whatever.
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So I would say I'm really into my work right now
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and I don't really have anything much else going for me apart from this
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because the other one of the things that one of the other things
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that I'm really into is spending time with friends
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and family with my schedule
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and with everything it's kind of impossible to do it at the same time
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so how do I find my work-life balance right now.
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I would say there's not really a balance but I try to fit whatever I can wherever and whenever I can.
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So I try to fit my friends, I try to fit my family, try to fit my health,
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try to fit my hobbies into around my work schedule so that everything evens out and I can still live a mental,
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mentally healthy life I would say.
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What are my life goals right now?
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Live.
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Be in the present, trying to experience everything as much as possible because I know personally from experience that nothing lasts forever.
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If I don't cherish it now, it's not going to be with me for long.
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So I'm going to try experience everything as much as I can before I don't have the chance to.
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Thank you.
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Cheers.
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So what I like about Pippon is that his drive, he has a willingness to do anything and everything for the thing
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that he wants and he has really high ambitions for himself.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “PHUWIN'S SPEAKING ENGLISH SKILLS/Sophia GMM”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Thai, language, coffee, fit, fashion. This video has 69 sentences and 916 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:45. The speaker talks at a natural 160 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| pronounce verb | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. |
| grasp verb | /ɡɹæsp/ | To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand. |
| bittersweet adjective | /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/ | Both bitter and sweet. |
| generality noun | /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/ | The quality of being general. |
| hurdle noun | /ˈhɝd(ə)l/ | An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race. |
| prefix noun | /ˈpɹiːfɪks/ | A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc. |
| suffix noun | /ˈsʌfɪks/ | A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning. |
| vocalization noun | /voʊk(ə)l(a)ɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ | The act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance |
| workaholic noun | A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home. | |
| cherish verb | /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/ | To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care. |
| artery noun | /ˈɑɹ.təɹ.i/ | Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its… |
| caffeine noun | /ˈkæfiːn/ | An alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system. |
| sleepy adjective | /ˈsliːpi/ | Tired; feeling the need for sleep. |
| willingness noun | /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/ | The state of being willing |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get through verb | /ɡɛt ˈθɹu/ | To overcome; to endure. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Am I someone who likes to drink coffee?
- I'm eating a good food.
- How would I describe my life right now in three words?
- What am I really into right now?
- What are my life goals right now?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 30 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocalization /voʊk(ə)l(a)ɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, cherish /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/, ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, generality /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/, vocalization /voʊk(ə)l(a)ɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
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 pronunciation, pronounce, grasp.
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.