Shadowing Practice: Rob & Ashlie’s Future Plans: Essential English Grammar You Need to Know! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hiya Rob.
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Hi Ashley.
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That wasn't really what you hoped for was it?
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Not really.
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Still Poppy looks great and I was in the advertisement even if you can't see me.
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That's true.
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It's a start and I'm sure you'll be in more ads in the future.
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Yeah.
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And it's the future I want to talk about.
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Watch this.
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My meeting's at 11 o 'clock.
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I'm going to the gym.
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Don't let her in.
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You wait here and I'll be back in a couple of hours.
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Well that's going to take more than a few hours.
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Ah very funny.
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In all of those clips, you and Stephen are talking about the future.
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What are the ways we use to talk about the future? Will.
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Okay, will.
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Like in these examples.
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You wait here and I'll be back in a couple of hours.
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I'll give you a call soon, okay?
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I'll be back and I'll give you a call soon.
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Both of those are sort of promises.
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They're not big plans or anything.
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Compare them to these examples.
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We're going to take a few photos of him
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and then we're going to talk about what we're looking for for this advertisement okay great
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the director said we're going to take a few photos
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and we're going to talk about we use going to to talk about plans things
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that are going to happen there's a plan compare these two
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we're going to take a few photos of him i'll see
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you back here in a couple of hours in the first one the director has a plan.
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We're going to take some photos and then we're going to do something else.
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In the second one, Stephen doesn't have a plan.
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He just decides when he speaks.
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I'll see you in a couple of hours.
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So how do you know which one to use?
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It depends what you want to say.
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Did you have a plan?
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How sure are you?
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It's about how you think or feel about the future.
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Sounds tricky.
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It's not really.
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I think it's about listening to how people talk about the future and you soon get a feel for it.
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Look at another way we talk about the future.
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My meeting's at 11 o 'clock.
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You said, my meeting is at 11 o 'clock.
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Present simple.
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So we can use the present simple to talk about the future
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when we're talking about things that have a timetable, like this.
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The film starts at eight o 'clock my train leaves at half past five like
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that okay that one seems clear yeah
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talking about the future can seem difficult because as i said it's about how you see the future but
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if you listen to lots of english you'll soon get a
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feel for the way people talk about things in the future
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now i'll show you something else i noticed today oh well she certainly looks happy healthy and beautiful.
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Oh, she looks amazing.
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Aren't you gorgeous, Bobby?
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Aren't you gorgeous?
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Ashley, you're unbelievable.
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Your leg looked great.
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Adjectives, lots of them.
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Which adjectives did you hear?
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Great, gorgeous, unbelievable.
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Healthy, happy, beautiful.
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I often talk about how to remember new words
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and I often tell you to keep a record of the new words you hear in a notebook, in your phone, on a computer.
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There are lots of things you can write to help you remember.
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Let's take an example.
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Healthy.
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Where's the stress?
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Healthy.
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First syllable.
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And what's the opposite?
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Unhealthy.
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Unhealthy.
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It's an adjective.
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You can make a note of that.
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And you can write a sentence to show how it's used.
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Poppy certainly looks healthy, happy and beautiful now.
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And it helps you remember all the new words.
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Definitely.
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And maybe people will remember my beautiful little puppy too.
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Thanks, Rob.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 85 sentences and 636 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:47. The speaker talks at a natural 168 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| gorgeous adjective | /ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/ | Sumptuously dressed. |
| compare verb | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it… |
| unbelievable adjective | /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/ | Not to be believed. |
| advertisement noun | /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/ | A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar. |
| unhealthy adjective | /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/ | Characterized by, or conducive to poor health. |
| clip noun | /klɪp/ | Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| puppy noun | /ˈpʌpi/ | A young rat. |
| tricky adjective | /ˈtɹɪk.i/ | Hard to deal with, complicated. |
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| notebook noun | /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ | A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written. |
| adjective noun | /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ | A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. |
| hiya | /ˈhaɪ(j)ə/ | An informal greeting, hi, hello. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 29 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, I'll, aren't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/
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 clock, gorgeous, compare.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | you'll be · I'll be · I'll give |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | that's going to take · We're going to take · we're going to talk |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are talking · we're looking · we're talking |
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.