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Proactive English Practice.
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Hello.
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I would like to order...
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Pizza.
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Sure.
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What size?
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Large, small, or medium?
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Sorry.
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Can you repeat that?
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slower?
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Oh, sorry.
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What size?
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Large, small, or medium?
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Large, please.
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What toppings?
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Toppings.
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What is toppings?
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Things on the Pizza.
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cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, Oh, I would like cheese and...
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How you say, Mushrooms?
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Mushrooms, yes.
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Anything else?
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No, that is all.
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Pickup or delivery? Can you repeat that?
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Do you want to come get it?
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or we bring it to you.
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Oh!
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Bring it, please.
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Delivery.
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What's your address?
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45 Green Street, apartment 3B.
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Green Street.
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Got it.
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30 minutes.
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How much?
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$14 .99.
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Okay, thank you.
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See you in 30 minutes.
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I did it!
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I ordered pizza in English!
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Hello?
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I want to...
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Give back this shirt.
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You mean return it?
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Yes, return.
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I bought it last week.
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What's the problem?
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It is… too small.
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It doesn't fit.
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Do you have the receipt?
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Receipt.
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What is receipt?
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The paper from when you paid.
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Oh, yes, here.
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Perfect.
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Would you like a bigger size or a refund?
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refund.
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What is refund?
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Money back.
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Oh, refund.
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Yes, please.
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Money back.
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No problem.
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I'll process it now.
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I'm sorry, my English is not perfect.
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Your English is fine.
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You explained the problem very well.
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I said, give back.
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The correct word is return. But I understood you.
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That's what matters.
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You are very patient.
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Here's your refund, $15.
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I learned two new words today.
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Hello, 45 Green Street, please.
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45 Green Street.
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Got it.
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Here we are, 45 Grant Street.
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Grant Street, No, Green Street!
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"Oh, I heard Grant.
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Sorry." My pronunciation is bad.
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Green.
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Green.
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Green!
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I understand now.
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Sorry about that.
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It's okay, my fault.
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I need to speak more clearly.
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Green Street is about 10 minutes from here.
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How do I get there?
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I'll take you, turn left here.
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left.
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Okay.
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Then turn right at the traffic light.
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Right at the light.
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Your building is next to the pharmacy.
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next to the pharmacy.
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Yes, that's my building!
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Here you go, 45 Green Street.
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Thank you and sorry for the confusion.
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No problem.
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Happens all the time.
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Next time, I will say it very clearly.
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Green.
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Haha, perfect pronunciation.
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Have a good day.
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Hi, are you ready to order?
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Yes, I would like the Queechee?
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The what?
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The Queechee, this one on the menu.
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Oh, the quiche, quiche.
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Quiche?
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Not Queechee?
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No, it's French.
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Q -U -I -C -H -E.
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Quiche.
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English is so confusing.
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French words in English.
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I know.
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Don't worry.
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Everyone says it wrong the first time.
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Quiche.
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Quiche.
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Okay.
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I would like the quiche, please.
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Perfect.
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And to drink? Can I get a...
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Lemonade?
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Lemonade, yes.
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That one you said perfectly.
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One right, one wrong.
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Not bad.
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Anything else?
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No, thank you.
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And, sorry for my pronunciation, Don't be sorry.
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You ordered in English.
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That's brave.
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Brave or funny?
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Both.
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I'll bring your quiche in five minutes.
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Quiche.
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I will never forget this word now.
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Okay.
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English cooking class.
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Only English tonight.
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Only English.
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In the chicken?
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in the kitchen, not chicken.
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Kitchen, not chicken.
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Sorry.
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Okay, what do we do first?
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First, we...
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Wash the vegetables.
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Good.
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Wash.
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Now?
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Now we cut the onions.
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Cut.
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C -U -T.
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I hate cutting onions.
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I always cry.
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Everyone cries.
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Next, we boil water for the pasta.
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boil.
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the water, How you say,
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goes very hot The water boils, bubbles very hot.
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boils, Yes, and then we cook the sauce.
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Cook the sauce.
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How long?
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20 minutes.
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We Stir it Stir, yes.
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Move the spoon around.
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wash cut boil cook stir 5 New Words In the kitchen,
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In the kitchen, not the chicken.
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I will never confuse that again.
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You will.
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But I still love you.
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Hi, welcome.
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What would you like today?
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I would like a new...
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how you say style?
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A new hairstyle, of course!
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Yes, but not too short.
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How short?
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little shorter like here.
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to your shoulders, Shoulders, yes.
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That word, I always forget it.
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shoulders.
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It's a hard word.
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Everything in English is hard.
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You're doing great.
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What about the color?
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No color change, just cut.
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Just a cut.
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Simple and beautiful.
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I'm afraid you will cut too much.
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I'll go slowly.
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Tell me if it's enough.
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Okay, I trust you.
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How about this?
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Is this too short?
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No, it's perfect.
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Not too short, not too long.
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C. You explained exactly what you wanted. In English!
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I'm so proud of myself!
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You should be.
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"You look beautiful." Excuse me.
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Where is the electronics store?
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It's on the second floor, upstairs.
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Upstairs?
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What is upstairs?
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Up.
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Go up.
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Second floor.
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Oh, up the stairs!
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Upstairs.
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Yes, take the escalator.
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Over there.
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Eska what?
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The moving stairs, see?
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Oh, moving stairs!
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We call them "moving stairs" too.
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Escalator, it goes up.
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And where is the store exactly?
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Upstairs, turn right It's across from the food court.
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Across from: What does a cross from mean? on the other side.
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You see Food Court, the store is on the other side.
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Other side.
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Across from.
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Okay.
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you'll see a big blue sign: Tech Zone.
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BlueSign TechZone upstairs.
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across from food court.
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Perfect!
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You repeated everything correctly.
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I learn by repeating.
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It helps.
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That's a smart method.
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Good luck!
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Upstairs I go.
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Hi!
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Your son is very cute.
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His name is Ethan.
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How old is he?
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He's four, almost five.
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"Almost five !" He's big for his age.
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He is.
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Does your child go here?
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"No, no children.
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I just like this park.
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It's a lovely park.
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Are you new here?
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Yes.
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We moved here five months ago. from another country?
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Yes, I am learning English.
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Your English is very good.
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I practice every day.
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Does he like the park?
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He loves it.
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We come every afternoon.
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Does he like the swings?
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The swings are his favorite I learned a new word.
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swings.
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You'll learn many words at the playground.
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swings, Slide.
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Sandbox.
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Three words.
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See?
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You're a fast learner.
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Thank you, Amy.
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Nice talking to you.
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Hey Mark, ready for today?
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Ready!
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But please speak slowly. Of course!
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First, we stretch.
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stretch Move arms and legs slowly, yes?
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Exactly!
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Stretch your arms up, like this.
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Like this?
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Perfect.
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Now stretch your legs.
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Stretch arms.
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Stretch legs.
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What's next?
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Now we lift weights.
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Lift.
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What is Lyft?
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Pick up.
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Make it go up.
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Like this.
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Oh, lift!
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Pick up the heavy thing!
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Yes, lift it ten times.
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One.
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2. 3.
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This is heavy!
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Keep going!
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Seven?
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8. 9, 10.
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10. I did it!
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Great!
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Now repeat, do it again.
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Repeat?
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Again?
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My arms are tired!
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One more time: stretch, lift, repeat.
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Stretch, lift, repeat.
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Three gym words.
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You're learning English and getting strong.
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Haha, my body hurts, but my English is growing.
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Hi, what can I get for you?
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We have fresh croissants and bread!
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I...
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I didn't understand. Can you speak slower?
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Oh, sorry.
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What can I get for you?
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What is fresh today?
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Croissants baked one hour ago.
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How do you say that word?
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Crow...
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Croissant.
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It's French.
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Another French word, like quiche, You know quiche?
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Most people can't say that.
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I learned it on Wednesday.
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Quiche!
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Perfect. So, croissant?
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Yes, two please, and bread.
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White or whole wheat? Can you repeat that?
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white bread or brown bread?
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Oh, white bread please.
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Here you go, $5 .50.
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And thank you for speaking slowly.
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Anytime.
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You're brave for asking.
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My English teacher says, Don't be afraid to ask.
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Smart teacher.
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Okay, funniest mistake this week.
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You go first.
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The taxi driver took me to Grant Street. Because you said...
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green like Grant?
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Yes, I said green and he heard Grant.
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What about the pizza on Monday?
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The worker said, What size?
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Large, small or medium?
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And I froze.
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Like a robot.
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I just stood there.
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Well, I sat there on the phone.
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Your turn.
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Ask me about mine.
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Okay, what was your funniest mistake?
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I said "quee -chee" instead of "quiche".
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Queechee!
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That's not even close!
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The waitress was so nice about it.
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And what about the shirt?
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I said give back instead of return.
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Give back.
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Like a present?
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Yes, but the assistant understood me.
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And my best one, I said chicken instead of kitchen.
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Let's practice English in the chicken.
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The poor chicken!
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We make so many mistakes.
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but we laugh about them.
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That's the important thing!
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Every mistake is a story.
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And every story is a lesson.
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Mark.
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This was a good week.
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A really good week.
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I returned a shirt.
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In English: I ordered pizza on the phone.
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in English I learned how to say quiche.
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I learned left, right, and next to.
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I talked to a mother at the playground.
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I asked for directions in a mall.
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I ordered at a restaurant without panicking.
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I went to the gym and learned stretch, Lift.
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Repeat.
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I got a haircut and explained exactly what I wanted.
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and I can finally say "green", not "grant".
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green Stop!
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Do you remember the first week?
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We were so scared.
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I couldn't order a coffee.
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I just pointed.
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I was afraid to say, hello to a stranger. And now?
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Now, I talk to people at the park.
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at the bakery.
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Everywhere.
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Our English is not perfect.
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No, but it's better.
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every single day.
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Small progress is still progress. Who said that?
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I did just now in English.
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Look at you, making up quotes in English!
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Next week will be even better.
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Next week, I want to order pizza.
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on the phone.
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I'll teach you!
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Step 1: Speak slowly.
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Step 2.
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Don't say "quee -chee." Good night, Lisa.
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Good night, Mark.
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In English: you Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 403 sentences and 1596 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:39. The speaker talks slowly, about 67 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| stretch verb | /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ | To lengthen by pulling. |
| upstairs adverb | /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ | Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level. |
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
| refund noun | /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ | An amount of money returned. |
| boil verb | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. |
| swing verb | /ˈswɪŋ/ | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. |
| stairs noun | /ˈstɛɹz/ | A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors. |
| brave adjective | /bɹeɪv/ | Strong in the face of fear; courageous. |
| stir verb | /stɝ/ | To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it. |
| receipt noun | /ɹɪˈsiːt/ | The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received. |
| mushroom noun | /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/ | Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood). |
| topping noun | /ˈtɑpɪŋ/ | Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza. |
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| onion noun | /ˈʌn.jən/ | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| pharmacy noun | /ˈfɑɹməsi/ | A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| give back verb | To return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.). | |
| go up verb | To move upwards. | |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. | |
| make up verb | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | To constitute, to compose. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/, quiche /kiːʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, electronics /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/, escalator /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tɚ/, pepperoni /pɛpəˈɹoʊni/
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 stretch, upstairs, pizza.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | your funniest · my best |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll process · I'll take · will say |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | You're doing · am learning · You're learning |
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.