Shadowing Practice: Ruby and Jay look through Ben’s dating app - EastEnders (06/06/19) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Look at that tash.
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Can I have it back please?
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You need tattoos.
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I don't need nothing.
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Oh, you're not getting any actions?
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I don't kiss and tell.
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Oh.
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Here, what do you think?
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He's got no head.
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Of course he's got a head, it just ain't in the picture.
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That's weird, isn't it?
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Some people ain't in the heads.
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Yeah, they put on a new face as well, it ain't even theirs.
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That's just wrong.
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Well, that's the fun though, isn't it?
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You'd never know he's gonna show up.
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Sorry, does it make you uncomfortable, me talking about sleeping with men?
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No, no, I just, when I sleep with someone it's just got to mean something.
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Oh, aren't you lovely?
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Yeah, he's romantic, isn't he?
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Unlike you, you're just cheap.
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There you go.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 22 sentences and 134 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:40. The speaker talks fast, about 200 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds.

Key vocabulary in this video

10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
romantic adjective/ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
uncomfortable adjective/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
tattoo noun/tæˈtuː/An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.
theirs/ðɛɚz/That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
tass noun/tæs/Synonym of tasse.
unlike/ʌnˈlaɪk/Different from; not in a like or similar manner.
stupid adjective/ˈstjuːpɪd/Lacking in intelligence.
weird adjective/ˈwiɚd/Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
lovely adjective/ˈlʌv.li/Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
cheap adjective/ˈt͡ʃiːp/Low or reduced in price.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
show up verbTo appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as ain't, isn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like romantic, uncomfortable, tattoo.

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