Shadowing Practice: prepping for the vanity fair oscar party! | get ready with me - Learn English Speaking with Video
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today is the vanity fair oscar party and i'm about to start getting ready
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so i'm going to just take you all with me on the journey as i usually do
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and i'm very excited it's gonna be a fun night
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here's my skin prep for my glam tonight before i go on the red carpet
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or the vanity fair girls can party.
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So the skin's prepped, got the glow, we got the glaze all over, and then we're gonna start my hair and makeup.
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Here we go.
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YSL made me four really beautiful dresses to choose from, and right now it's boiled down to two.
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So I'm actually gonna try them again, both, once more.
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I think I know which one I want to do.
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They're very different, but I just want to try them tailored and fitted and all of it, and then we'll see.
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But they're really beautiful, both of them, so it's a win -win.
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Depending on which dress I choose, I do feel like it's very true to Saint Laurent in their styles.
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I like to kind of do things on the sexier side, so there's one direction that's a bit sexier, and then there's one direction that's also sexy, but just a completely different vibe.
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I still feel like they're very me, but maybe a little different than anything I've worn before.
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Today we're gonna do like a sexy, like a little like, almost like slightly inspired by like a Brigitte Bardot.
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Yeah, like lived in a little bit.
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Maybe she laid in the sun a little with, maybe slept in a little bit of the eyeliner.
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Yeah, just a little like smudged, worn in.
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Yeah, but still really like soft.
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Yes, soft and beautiful, sheer skin, very fresh everything very fresh just we wanted the eyeliner to
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be a little like effed up in my bag I'll definitely
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always have a growth peptide lip treatment with me I would
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not go out in the world without it in my bag just
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because gotta keep the lips hydrated other than
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that it's usually maybe a little bit powder
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and a lip liner it's kind of touch up the lip in the lip kit that's pretty much all
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that goes in So I think we'll just do something like that.
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I like that one.
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I love...
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Yeah, I think that'll go.
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Is that what I thought I was wearing?
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I feel better in this one.
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Because I feel like I can pose.
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This is for the after party.
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She just decided.
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I think this is good old now.
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I'm wearing like a bold earring.
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Yeah, probably.
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I think like tuck it and show one earring and then have kind of a dramatic side and then a sculpt side.
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Yeah.
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Like that kind of a feel.
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Some movement and whatnot.
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Just like my best like hair dry kind of eye.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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But like shiny.
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I've got this eye, and I feel like this could maybe just go a little longer, go a little longer, kind of like just like fade out a little bit more.
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I kind of know what to expect.
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It's always super beautiful and very classy and fun, and some days I want to do something sexier, some days I want to do something more classic, so we're almost there.
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I love that height in the back.
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Bryce loves the height in the back.
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Yes.
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We're close, just gotta go finish this makeup.
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Final hair and makeup look.
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This is the look, custom YSL, which I really love.
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I think it's super chic and super beautiful.
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and now i'm gonna go to the vending hair party
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “prepping for the vanity fair oscar party!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: lip, beautiful, hair, sexier, makeup. This video has 58 sentences and 635 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:16. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sexy adjective | /ˈsɛksi/ | Having sex appeal; attractive. |
| vanity noun | /ˈvænəti/ | That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit. |
| custom noun | /ˈkʌstəm/ | Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving. |
| dramatic adjective | /dɹəˈmætɪk/ | Of or relating to the drama. |
| bold adjective | /ˈbəʊld/ | Courageous, daring. |
| powder noun | /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/ | The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| carpet noun | /ˈkɑɹ.pət/ | A fabric used as a complete floor covering. |
| lip noun | /lɪp/ | Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. |
| pose verb | /poʊz/ | To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| sheer adjective | /ʃɪɚ/ | Very thin or transparent. |
| inspire verb | /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by… |
| prep noun | /pɹɛp/ | Preparation. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| touch up verb | /ˈtʌt͡ʃ ʌp/ | To make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Is that what I thought I was wearing?
- I'm wearing like a bold earring.
- We're close, just gotta go finish this makeup.
- I think it's super chic and super beautiful.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | i'm going to just · gonna be · gonna start |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | we'll see · we'll just do · that'll go |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 28 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheer /ʃɪɚ/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, chic /ʃik/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
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 sexy, vanity, custom.
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.