Shadowing Practice: SATC | Carrie Irritates Everyone - Learn English Speaking with Video

In a town where everyone's dying to couple up, sometimes there's nothing better than being out of a relationship.

You have time to do your laundry, freedom to play your favorite bad music really loudly.

But the best part of being out of a relationship, plenty of time to catch up with your friends.

I feel sorry for Big, I really do, because if you think about it, I was the best thing that ever happened to him.

Actually, no, I pity him, because I get to walk away and be me, and he has to walk away and stay him, you know?

And who wants to be him when you can be me?

I mean, I'm smart, I am funny.

I was this thing, you know?

I was it.

I mean, I was this magic moment.

I was the abracadabra.

I was totally the poof in the relationship.

I mean, I've got more poof in one finger than he could ever have.

I mean, jeez, sometimes I poof just hailing a cab.

So I guess it's better to know now, so that I can go poof someone else.

Someone who deserves me and not some screwed -up, insecure guy who can't deal with a woman who's got her act together.

Now, I'm gonna end up deliriously happy, and Big is gonna die old and alone, and I pity him.

Really, I pity him.

What?

All right, who's gonna tell her?

What?

Honey, you're obsessed with talking about Big, and frankly, we can't take it anymore.

It's out of our league.

What is this an intervention?

Yes stop her before she obsesses again Isn't part of the whole breaking up process

that you get free reign to whine to your friends of course you do

But maybe you should think about whining to a shrink Why should I pay someone

when we can talk for free and then go get a drink or whatever?

I don't need professional help.

I've got you guys Yeah, for about another ten minutes and then we're cutting you off cold turkey Hey, I don't need therapy.

I need new friends Look, we're as fucked up as you are.

It's like the blind leading the blind.

Sometimes it helps to talk to somebody who's objective.

Okay.

I understand why you see a shrink, you know, because you're always in your head, but I'm fine.

I am functioning.

Besides, I don't really, to be honest, I just don't buy the whole shrink thing.

Neither do I.

I mean, my parents believe that any head problem could be solved with physical exercise.

That's why all of us are really good tennis players.

It's a slippery slope.

You know, first you're going once a week, then it's three times a week, and then the next thing you know, you're starting your sentences with, well, my shrink says...

My shrink says that's a very common fear.

Therapy, it's.. it's just so self -indulgent.

Ancient man didn't need shrinks to survive.

Ancient man only lived till 30.

Were my friends right?

Had I crossed the line from pleasantly neurotic into annoyingly troubled?

I decided to seek my own professional help.

How can you not have a shrink?

This is Manhattan.

Even the shrinks have shrinks.

The fact was Stanford was right.

A therapist was as ubiquitous in Manhattan as pirated cable.

I have three.

You do not.

I do.

One for when I want to be coddled, one for when I want tough love, and one for when I just want to look at a really beautiful man.

Well, that's sick.

Which is why I see the other two.

You want a name?

Oh, no. Miranda's shrink referred me to one.

Uh, Dr. Ellen Greenfield.

Dr. G!

Oh, my God!

She is hot hot hot.

Gwyneth Paltrow sees her.

Why does she go to a shrink?

She suffers from high self -esteem

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

The speaker keeps coming back to these words: shrink, poof, pity, relationship, hot. This video has 69 sentences and 651 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:23. The speaker talks fast, about 192 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 13 of its 69 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
pity noun	/ˈpɪt.i/	A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
finger noun	/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/	A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
refer verb	/ɹɪˈfɜː/	To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
suffer verb	/ˈsʌfɚ/	To undergo hardship.
solve verb	/sɒlv/	To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
honey noun	/ˈhʌni/	A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
objective noun	/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/	A material object that physically exists.
tennis noun	/ˈtɛnɪs/	A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
intervention noun	/ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/	The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
reign noun	/ɹeɪ̯n/	The exercise of sovereign power.
laundry noun	/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/	A laundering; a washing.
frankly adverb	/fɹæŋkli/	In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.
therapist noun	/ˈθɛɹəpɪst/	Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.
pirate noun	/ˈpaɪɹət/	A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
hail noun	/heɪl/	Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
walk away verb	To withdraw from a problematic situation.
break up verb	To break or separate into pieces.
end up verb	To bring to a conclusion.

Sentences worth repeating

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

I mean, I'm smart, I am funny.
All right, who's gonna tell her?
It's out of our league.
I don't need professional help.
How can you not have a shrink?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

Long words — get the stress right: intervention /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/, abracadabra /ˌæbɹəkəˈdæbɹə/, annoyingly /ʌˈnɔɪjɪŋli/, ubiquitous /juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/

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 pity, finger, refer.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

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