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Proactive English Practice. Can you go faster?
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I'm late.
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I'm trying.
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There's a traffic jam.
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My meeting starts at 8 :30.
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I know a different route. Is it faster?
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Longer distance, but less traffic.
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Take it, please!
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Turning now.
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Hold on.
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What time is it?
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8 /20.
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10 minutes.
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Can we make it?
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If this road is clear, Yes.
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My boss hates when people are late.
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Deep breaths.
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We're moving now.
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This is the worst morning.
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It'll get better.
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We're almost there.
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I can see the building.
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Here you go!
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828. Two minutes.
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Run!
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You can still make it!
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One cappuccino, please.
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and a croissant.
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Coming right up.
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I need a calm morning.
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Here you go.
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Enjoy!
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Wait.
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Everything okay?
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I ironed Mark's shirt this morning.
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Okay.
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Did I turn the iron off?
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You don't remember?
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I was in a hurry.
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Mark was late.
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I'm sure you turned it off.
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But, What if I didn't?
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Can you call someone to check?
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I'll call Mark.
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No answer.
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Try again.
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He's in his meeting.
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He never answers.
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Can you go home and check?
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I have to, I'm sorry.
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How much?
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450. Go!
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Check your iron!
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I'm sure it's fine.
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I'm sure.
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Hello!
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I see smoke!
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In my building.
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Stay calm, sir.
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What is your address?
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45 Oak Lane.
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Apartment building.
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What floor is the smoke on?
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Fourth floor, near apartment 4B.
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Is there fire or just smoke?
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I see smoke under the door.
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Do not open the door.
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I won't!
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What do I do?
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Leave the building immediately.
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Okay.
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But what about the people inside? Are the residents home?
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I don't know.
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I knocked!
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No answer.
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The firefighters will check.
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Go outside.
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Okay, I'm leaving.
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Firefighters are on the way!
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How long?
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Five minutes.
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Stay away from the building.
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Please hurry!
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Mark, focus!
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The deadline is Friday.
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I know.
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I'm working on it.
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Your phone is buzzing again.
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Ignore it.
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It's probably spam.
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That's the fourth time, Mark.
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The meeting is more important. Are you sure?
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Four calls in a row?
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Lisa sometimes Calls about small things.
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Four times is not a small thing.
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I'll call back after the meeting.
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OK, let's finish the report. Where were we?
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Page 6.
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Page 6.
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The budget section.
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It's buzzing again.
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That's five times mark Five?
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Maybe you should check.
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After the meeting.
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It can wait.
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If you say so, page six.
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Page 6.
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OK, let's continue.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Pick up. Are you okay?
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My phone has no signal down here.
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The subway blocks the signal.
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I need to call my husband.
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It's urgent.
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Try near the exit.
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Better signal there.
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Near the exit, Where?
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Over there by the stairs.
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Thank you! Is everything okay?
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I think I left the iron on at home.
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Oh no!
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How long ago?
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Almost two hours.
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Go to the exit.
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Try calling from there.
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Still no answer.
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He's not picking up.
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Text him.
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Texts sometimes go through.
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Call me, urgent, iron.
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Sent.
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Good.
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Now get home fast.
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I'm so scared.
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Stay calm.
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It might be fine.
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Sir, are you the one who called?
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Yes.
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I'm from the fifth floor!
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You said smoke on the fourth floor?
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Yes, apartment 4B.
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Under the Door.
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Did everyone leave the building?
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I told everyone on my floor What about the fourth floor?
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I knocked on 4B.
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Nobody answered.
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Do you know who lives there?
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Mark and Lisa, a young couple. Are they at work?
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I think so.
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I haven't seen them today.
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Good.
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We're going inside now.
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Is it a big fire?
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We'll find out.
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Please stay back. Can I wait here?
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behind the yellow tape.
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Stay safe.
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I hope they're okay.
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We'll check now.
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Stay behind the tape.
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Mr. Chen!
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"Sorry I missed your calls." Mark, where are you? At work!
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What happened?
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There was smoke in the building!
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Smoke? Where? From your apartment, 4B.
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Our apartment?
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Are you serious?
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The firefighters are here right now.
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Firefighters?
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Oh my god!
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Nobody was inside.
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Don't panic. Is Lisa there?
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Is she okay?
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I haven't seen her.
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She's not home?
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I need to find her.
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She might be on her way.
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I'm leaving now.
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I'm coming.
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Mark, stay calm.
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Drive carefully. Is the fire bad?
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I don't know yet.
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They're inside now.
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I'll be there in 20 minutes. Be safe, Mark.
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We'll be here.
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Excuse me.
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I live in that building. Which apartment?
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4B, that's my apartment.
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I'm sorry.
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You cannot go inside. But that's my home.
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The firefighters are working.
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It's not safe.
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What happened?
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Is there a fire?
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There was smoke in your apartment.
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Smoke?
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Oh no. Oh no. Do you know what caused it?
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The iron.
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I think I left the iron on.
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the iron.
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Okay.
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I'll tell the firefighters. Is anyone hurt?
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Nobody was inside.
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Nobody is hurt.
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Thank God.
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You can wait over there.
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It's safe.
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I need to call my husband.
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Call from the safe area.
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Stay behind the tape.
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This is all my fault.
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Stay calm.
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The firefighters are in control.
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That's my building!
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Let me through!
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Sir, I can't let you pass.
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I live there.
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Apartment 4B 4B?
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That's the apartment with the smoke.
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I know!
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My wife might be in there.
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Nobody is inside the apartment. Are you sure?
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The firefighters checked, It's empty. Where is my wife?
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Lisa! Is she tall?
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Brown hair?
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Yes!
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She's in the safe area.
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Over there.
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She's here?
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She's okay?
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She's okay.
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She arrived 10 minutes ago.
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Go to the safe area.
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Stay behind the tape.
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I see her!
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Lisa!
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Sir, walk, don't run.
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Lisa!
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Lisa!
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Mark!
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Oh my God! Are you okay?
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Are you hurt?
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I'm okay.
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I'm okay. Are you?
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I'm fine.
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I was so worried.
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I tried to call you.
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seven times.
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I was in the meeting.
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I didn't check.
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I was so scared, Mark.
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Me too.
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When Mr. Chen called, I know.
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It's the iron.
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I left it on.
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The iron?
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your shirt.
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I ironed your shirt this morning.
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Lisa.
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I was in a hurry.
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I forgot to turn it off.
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It doesn't matter.
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It does.
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It's my fault.
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Lisa, you're safe.
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I'm safe, that's all. But, the apartment.
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We can fix the apartment.
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I can't replace you.
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Mark Come here.
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It's okay.
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We're okay.
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Excuse me.
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Can you tell me about 4B?
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4b?
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Yes, the fire is out.
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How bad is the damage?
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The bedroom has smoke damage.
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Just the bedroom?
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The fire started there.
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We stopped it fast.
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What started it?
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An iron left on.
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On the dresser, The dresser caught fire?
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The heat burned the surface.
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then smoke. Can we go inside?
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Not yet, maybe tomorrow.
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Can we get our documents?
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Our laptop?
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Tomorrow morning, with a building inspector.
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Where do we sleep tonight?
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Do you have family nearby?
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No. We'll go to a hotel.
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Good!
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Call your insurance company too.
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Okay, thank you.
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You're lucky, nobody was hurt.
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I know, we're very lucky.
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I can't believe this day.
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The Worst Monday in History It was my fault, Mark.
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the iron, Stop saying that! But it's true.
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I forgot.
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Lisa, we are safe.
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That is the most important thing.
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The bedroom is ruined.
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The bedroom can be fixed. are things.
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Things are just things.
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My photos?
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My books.
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Most of the apartment is OK.
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The firefighter said smoke damage.
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Only the bedroom.
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The rest is fine.
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I feel so stupid.
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You're not stupid.
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You were in a hurry.
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I'll never leave the iron -on again.
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I know you won't.
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Where do we sleep tonight?
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I booked a hotel.
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two nights.
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Two nights?
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Tomorrow, we talk to the Building Manager.
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and then And then we fix the bedroom.
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together.
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together.
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Lisa.
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Yes?
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I'm glad you're safe.
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I'm glad you're safe, too.
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We lost a room.
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But we didn't lose each other.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 331 sentences and 1287 words to shadow. The speech runs for 19:25. The speaker talks slowly, about 66 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bedroom noun | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| tape noun | /teɪ̯p/ | Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape. |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| exit noun | /ˈɛɡzət/ | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| knock verb | /nɑk/ | To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. |
| urgent adjective | /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/ | Requiring immediate attention. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| buzz noun | /bʌz/ | A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones. |
| ignore verb | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | To deliberately not listen or pay attention to. |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| resident noun | /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/ | A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area. |
| ruin noun | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| panic noun | /ˈpænɪk/ | Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare. |
| inspector noun | /ɪnˈspɛk.tɚ/ | A person employed to inspect something. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| stay behind verb | To remain where one is, whilst others leave. | |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| stay back verb | /steɪˈbæk/ | To remain (at work, school, organisation, country, etc.) after normal hours |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 57 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/, cappuccino /ˌkæpəˈt͡ʃinoʊ/
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 bedroom, tape, hurry.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is hurt · was hurt · is ruined |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't seen |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might be |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the worst · the most important |
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.