Shadowing Practice: Roommates: Whose Turn Is It to Do the Dishes? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Ryan, seriously? The sink is full of dishes again!
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What? I only left a couple of plates!
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A couple? There are three days of dishes here!
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Well... I've been really busy with my exams.
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I have exams too, and I still clean up.
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Okay, you're right. I'm sorry, Chloe.
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Look, I don't want to fight about this.
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But I can't cook when the kitchen is like this.
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So, what do you want me to do?
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Wash your dishes the same day. That's all.
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Hmm, the same day... what if I get home late?
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Then do them before breakfast. That's fair, isn't it?
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Yeah, that's fair. I can do that.
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Wait, I have a better idea! Let's make a schedule!
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A schedule? You? You've never followed one!
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Hey, people can change, you know.
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All right. How would it work?
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I'll wash up on weekdays,
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and you take the weekends.
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Nice try! That gives me all the big weekend meals.
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Oh, come on. I thought you wouldn't notice.
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We take turns, one day each. Deal?
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Deal. And I'll start right now.
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Really? Right now? I can't believe it!
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Don't get used to it. Where's the sponge?
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Ha, it's under the sink, where it's always been.
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If you finish them all, I'll make us pasta tonight.
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Pasta? Now that's a deal!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 28 sentences and 218 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:33. The speaker talks at a steady 140 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| exam verb | /ɪɡˈzæm/ | Shortened form of examine |
| sink verb | /ˈsɪŋk/ | To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance. |
| pasta noun | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| sponge noun | /spʌnd͡ʒ/ | Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica. |
| weekday noun | /ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/ | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, but not Saturday or Sunday. |
| schedule noun | /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ | A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to… |
| cook verb | /kʊk/ | To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc. |
| kitchen noun | /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/ | A room or area for preparing food. |
| breakfast noun | /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/ | The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. |
| plate noun | /ˈpleɪ̯t/ | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dish /dɪʃ/, schedule /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/
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 dish, exam, sink.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've been · You've never followed |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll wash · I'll start · I'll make |
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.