Shadowing Practice: Save the sea turtles! | Kim's Convenience - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What are you doing?
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Bagging.
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Okay, Mr. Kim, if you don't care about me...
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I don't.
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At least care about the sea turtles.
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Did you not read the pamphlet I gave you?
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No. I threw in garbage.
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First of all, that should have gone in the recycling.
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And more importantly, sea turtles are dying because of your plastic bags.
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My bag?
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Yeah, your bag, their bags.
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I am boycotting all plastic bags.
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Hmm.
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So how you carry?
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I will be like the majestic sea turtle and adapt.
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Did you know that plastic bags kill more sea turtles than sharks?
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You mean a bag kill shark or a shark kill turtle?
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Either way, it is a travesty and it needs to be stopped.
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Oh, you're right.
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I help, huh?
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No, I...
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Take a bread, put it in a hand.
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I insist, huh?
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Turtle, very important.
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Very important.
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Yeah, like this.
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Yeah, okay.
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Take a banana and put it in the pockets.
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Yeah, it's tight.
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Yeah, okay.
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You can add a little bit more inside here.
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Use the other hand, too.
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Yeah, don't you see?
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And a can on the chin, hmm?
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Okay, that's some flattering.
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Then you're saving the sea turtle.
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You understand me.
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Yeah, I get the dough.
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Okay, well, always a nice casual visit.
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Okay, see you.
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Bye-bye.
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He not gonna make it home.
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Not even close.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 44 sentences and 230 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:23. The speaker talks at a natural 166 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| turtle noun | /ˈtɝtl̩/ | Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise. |
| pocket noun | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. |
| casual adjective | /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/ | Happening by chance. |
| garbage noun | /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/ | Food waste material of any kind. |
| importantly adverb | /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/ | Used to mark a statement as having importance. |
| insist verb | /ɪnˈsɪst/ | To hold up a claim emphatically. |
| banana noun | /bəˈnænə/ | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. |
| chin noun | /ˈt͡ʃɪn/ | The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. |
| adapt verb | /əˈdæpt/ | To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit. |
| dough noun | /doʊ/ | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked. |
| boycott noun | /ˈbɔɪkɑt/ | The act of boycotting. |
| majestic adjective | /məˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/ | Having qualities of splendor or royalty. |
| flatter verb | /ˈflætɚ/ | To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour. |
| pamphlet noun | /ˈpæmflɪt/ | A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly… |
| recycle verb | /ɹəˈsaɪkəl/ | To break down and reuse component materials. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 turtle, pocket, casual.
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.