Shadowing Practice: Rumi Won The MasterChef Competition | Slow English for Beginners ( Level A2 ) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Rumi and Mira were once students of the same cooking master.

During the MasterChef final, Mira secretly poisoned Rumi's ingredients.

The audience immediately blamed Rumi, but then the referee found Mira's orange-red hair inside the bowl.

What will happen next?

Let's watch the story.

Rumi was the owner of a small noodle shop famous for its delicious food.

Every day, customers lined up outside because everyone loved her cooking.

Rumi's noodles are the best.

One evening after a long and busy day, Rumi was cleaning the tables, washing dishes, and preparing to close her noodle shop for the night.

Just then, Ginu walked into the shop looking for dinner.

Oh, sorry. Are you already closed?

I was about to close, but if you're hungry, I can still cook for you.

Really?

Thank you.

Please enjoy.

Even though the shop was about to close, Rumi happily cooked a fresh bowl of noodles for Jinu and served it with a warm smile.

Wow.

This is amazing!

I've eaten food from many famous restaurants, but this might be the best bowl of noodles I've ever had.

I'm happy you like it.

My name is Jinu.

I'm one of the judges of the MasterChef King competition.

The MasterChef King competition?

You have incredible talent.

You should join.

All right.

I'll do my best.

The next day, Rumi arrived at the MasterChef competition.

Genu welcomed her warmly.

But when she looked around, she saw hundreds of talented chefs ready to compete.

Mira.

Suddenly, Rumi recognized someone.

It was Mira.

Well, well.

Look who decided to join the competition!

It's been a long time, Rumi.

I didn't expect to see you here. Of course I'm here!

And this time, I'm going to win.

How are you even here?

Our master banned you from competing years ago! Of course I do.

You cheated in competitions.

You sabotaged other contestants.

That was why Master expelled you.

That old man was wrong.

He always favored you.

No. He gave both of us the same chance.

You were expelled because of your own actions.

After arguing

with Mira for a while, Rumi walked to her cooking station.

Moments later, the first round of the MasterChef competition officially began.

Round after

round, Rumi and Mira amazed the judges with their incredible cooking skills.

No matter how difficult the challenge was, both chefs continued earning high scores and defeating every opponent in their path.

After several intense days of competition, they finally became the last two contestants remaining.

The next day would decide who became the master chef king.

But late that night, Mira sat alone thinking about the final.

deep down she knew she could not defeat Rumi fairly.

So after Rumi carefully prepared all of her ingredients and went to sleep,

Mira quietly sneaked into the storage room and decided to play a dirty trick.

This championship belongs to me.

The grand final between Rumi and Mira was finally underway, and the atmosphere was incredibly tense.

Both chefs worked as fast as they could, carefully preparing every ingredient and giving their best effort.

The audience watched in excitement as the two rivals competed for the championship title.

After a long and intense battle, both dishes were finally complete.

Confident in her cooking, Mira stepped forward first and presented her famous longevity noodles to the judges for tasting.

I present my longevity noodle.

Very good.

Nine points.

Excellent.

8 points.

Mmm, this is delicious.

Nine points.

Let's see you beat that, Rumi.

I present my Italian red noodles.

This is incredible.

Amazing flavor.

Perfect texture.

Outstanding work.

Ten points.

This is one of the best dishes I've ever tasted.

About five minutes later, all three judges suddenly began holding their stomachs in pain, leaving the entire audience shocked and confused.

you I knew it Rumi's food isn't safe.

She poisoned the judges Poisoned food

That's terrible What?

I would never do that.

Then explain why all three judges suddenly got sick.

Everyone calm down.

We will investigate this immediately.

The competition staff immediately inspected Rumi's ingredients.

Soon they found a bottle of poison hidden among them.

We found poison!

Wait, what is this?

This hair doesn't belong to Rumi.

We have identified the owner of the hair.

This is to...

This orange-red hair belongs to Mira.

The poison was added after the ingredients were prepared.

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This proves someone tampered with Rumi's ingredients.

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And the evidence points directly to Mira.

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No...

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I didn't.

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You cheated!

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Shame on you!

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No. Please.

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Due to cheating and sabotaging another contestant, Mira is disqualified.

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The title of MasterChef King belongs to Rumi.

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You earned this.

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You won fairly.

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This story teaches us that honesty and hard work will always defeat cheating in the end.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Rumi Won The MasterChef Competition”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Rumi, Mira, noodle, competition, Masterchef. This video has 112 sentences and 813 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:47. The speaker talks slowly, about 83 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 76% 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
poison noun	/ˈpɔɪ.zən/	A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
ingredient noun	/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/	One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
belong verb	/bɪˈlɒŋ/	To have its proper place.
chef noun	/ʃɛf/	The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
cheat verb	/ˈt͡ʃiːt/	To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
compete verb	/kəmˈpiːt/	To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend.
dish noun	/dɪʃ/	A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
earn verb	/ɝn/	To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
carefully adverb	/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/	With care; attentively, circumspectly.
intense adjective	/ɪnˈtɛns/	Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
delicious adjective	/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/	Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
sabotage noun	/ˈsæb.əˌtɑʒ/	A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction…
longevity noun	/lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/	The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.
trick noun	/ˈtɹɪk/	Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
confused adjective	/kənˈfjuːzd/	unable to think clearly or understand

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
calm down verb		To become less excited, intense, or angry.
line up verb	/laɪnˈʌp/	To align; to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running.
look around verb		To inspect a building or area.
step forward verb		to take one or more steps forward, especially in response to a request for identification

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Are you already closed?
I'm happy you like it.
I didn't expect to see you here.
How are you even here?

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 eaten · It's been · I've ever tasted
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	were expelled · was added · is disqualified
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the best · my best · their best
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	will happen · I'll do · will investigate

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: chef /ʃɛf/, dish /dɪʃ/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, sabotage /ˈsæb.əˌtɑʒ/, shock /ʃɔk/
Long words — get the stress right: ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, longevity /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, investigate /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/, disqualify /dɪsˈkwɔləfaɪ/

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 poison, ingredient, belong.

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.

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