Shadowing Practice: Shadowing English with ROSÉ | Speak like a Native Ep.45 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hi Vogue, I'm Rosé and this is What's in My Bag.
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English shadowing.
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Listen once at normal speed, then shadow the sentence twice at a slower speed.
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I've brought quite a lot of things.
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I've brought quite a lot of things.
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I have brought quite a lot of things.
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I would really love to be a minimalist, but I don't think I am.
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Maximalist!
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I would really love to be a minimalist, but I don't think I am.
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Maximalist!
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I would really love to be a minimalist, but I don't think I am.
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Maximalist!
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so let's start with the basic this is my everyday pouch
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so let's start with the basic this is my everyday pouch
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so let's start with the basic this is my everyday pouch
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sometimes i can like carry around a lot of things and so this is actually really
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helpful sometimes i can like carry around a lot of things and so this is actually really helpful
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sometimes i can like carry around a lot of things and so this is actually really helpful
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inside i have this is a really good blotting paper i think you call it
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inside I have this is a really good blotting paper I
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think you call it inside I have this is a really good blotting paper I think you call it
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and it's powdered so like when I'm about to go out
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and there are going to be like a hundred people taking pictures of me And it's powdered.
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So like when I'm about to go out
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and there are going to be like a hundred people taking pictures of me and it's powdered.
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So like when I'm about to go out and there are going to be like a hundred people taking pictures of me.
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It really helps to, you know, absorb all the oil.
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It really helps to, you know, absorb all the oil.
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It really helps to, you know, absorb all the oil.
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Because there are some that don't have the powder in it.
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Because there are some that don't have the powder in it
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because there are some that don't have the powder in it and they don't work as well.
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So this is really good.
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And they don't work as well.
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So this is really good.
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And they don't work as well.
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So this is really good.
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I have this tiny mirror with me and it's really good.
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I have this tiny mirror with me and it's really good
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because one side is a bit more magnified than the other sometimes we need to need a like
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because one side is a bit more magnified than the other sometimes we need to need to like
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because one side is a bit more magnified than the other
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sometimes we need to need to like it's really good
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so it's perfect and it looks kind of really cool it's really good
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so it's perfect and it looks kind of really cool it's really good
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so it's perfect and it looks kind of really cool
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so I found this recently it's super cute
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so i found this recently it's super cute
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so i found this recently it's super cute these are what
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do you call these you know what i'm going to do ah pimple patches These are,
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what do you call these?
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Oh, pimple patches.
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These are, what do you call these?
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Oh, pimple patches.
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I don't get pimples often, but then when I do, I get really big ones.
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I don't get pimples often, but then when I do, I get really big ones.
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I don't get pimples often but then
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when I do I get really big ones and so
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when I saw this online I was so excited to order it
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and so when I saw this online I was
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so excited to order it and so when I saw this online I was
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so excited to order it and so it makes getting pimples a bit more fun I would say
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and so it makes getting pimples a bit more fun i would say and
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so it makes getting pimples a bit more fun i would
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say okay next up i have this like a smaller version of the same pouch
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okay next up i have this like a smaller version of the same pouch Okay,
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next up I have this like a smaller version of the same pouch.
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I've noticed that I always lose my hair ties and I cannot find them.
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I've noticed that I always lose my hair ties and I cannot find them.
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I've noticed that I always lose my hair ties and I cannot find them.
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So I just found it a home and I also put some safety pins in here
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So I just found it a home and I also put some safety pins in here
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So I just found it a home and I also put some safety pins in here
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because sometimes Like I would buy buy a pair of pants and they're huge
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because sometimes like I would buy buy a pair of pants
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and they're huge because sometimes like I would buy buy a pair of pants
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and they're huge so I recently bought this book eight rules of love by Chae Shetty.
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So I recently bought this book Eight Rules of Love by Chae Shetty.
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So I recently bought this book Eight Rules of Love by Chae Shetty.
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I feel like it's a bit cheesy so usually I don't think I would pick it up in a bookstore.
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I feel like it's a bit cheesy
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so usually I don't think I don't think I would pick it up in a bookstore.
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I feel like it's a bit cheesy, so usually I don't think I would pick it up in a bookstore.
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But I was watching one of the interviews and I was definitely convinced.
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But I was watching one of the interviews and I was definitely convinced.
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But I was watching one of the interviews and I was definitely convinced.
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He knew what he was talking about and I'm kind of a fan so I thought I'd give it a go.
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When I want to pick up a book it's
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because I want to just shut the rest of the world out
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and that's the reason why I would open a book
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when I want to pick up a book it's
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because I want to just shut the rest of the world out
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and that's the reason why I would open a book
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when I want to pick up a book it's
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because I want to just shut the rest of the world out
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and that's the reason why I would open a book of
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course we have the password i'm traveling literally every other day
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of course we have the password i'm traveling literally every other
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day of course we have the password i'm traveling literally every other day
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so i i need this i need this with me all the time So I need this,
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I need this with me all the time, so I need this, I need this with me all the time.
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My body passed, which I don't need anymore because I'm in Paris now.
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My body passed, which I don't need anymore because I'm in Paris now.
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My body passed, which I don't need anymore because I'm in Paris now.
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we have glasses cases we have glasses cases we have glasses cases for my
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every day it's just you know simple not too big not too small For my everyday,
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it's just, you know, simple, not too big, not too small.
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For my everyday, it's just,
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you know, simple, not too big, not too small.
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Oh, these, these are huge and very handy,
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these, these are huge and very handy,
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these, these are huge and very handy when it's super sunny outside, I've noticed.
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when it's super sunny outside i've noticed
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when it's super sunny outside i've noticed these are the best look how it covers half your face
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these are the best look how it covers half your
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face these are the best look how it covers half your face and I think it actually looks really cool and
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I think it actually looks really cool
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and I think it actually looks really cool
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so these ones I have been absolutely loving so these ones I have been absolutely loving.
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So these ones I have been absolutely loving.
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My eyesight's not the best so I'm always wearing contact.
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My eyesight's not the best so I'm always wearing contact.
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My eyesight's not the best so I'm always wearing contact.
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But then when I'm flying I tend to my eyes tend to dry out.
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But then when I'm flying, I tend to, my eyes tend to dry out.
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But then when I'm flying, I tend to, my eyes tend to dry out.
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So I want to, like, make sure I have glasses.
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So I want to, like, make sure I have glasses so I want to like make sure I have glasses
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because I cannot stand the world being blurry and I need these.
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Because I cannot stand the world being blurry and I need these.
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Because I cannot stand the world being blurry and I need these.
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Does that make me look really smart?
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does that make me look really smart does
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that make me look really smart I take around my wallet this one's a handy one
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because it has a place where you can put in cash
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I take around my wallet This one's a handy one because it has a place where you can put in cash.
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I take around my wallet.
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This one's a handy one because it has a place where you can put in cash.
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Okay, so the last pouch I have is where I keep my, like, vitamins.
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okay so the last pouch i have is where i keep my like vitamins okay
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so the last pouch i have is where i keep my
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like vitamins lozenges these ones have been my favorite i feel like
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because we're on tour I do go through some issues with

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 143 sentences and 1701 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:56. The speaker talks at a steady 114 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
powder noun/ˈpaʊ.dɚ/The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
everyday adjective/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
pants noun/pænts/An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
helpful adjective/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
pin noun/pɪn/A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
convince verb/kənˈvɪns/To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
patch noun/pæt͡ʃ/A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a…
wallet noun/ˈwɑl.ət/A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
sunny adjective/ˈsʌni/Featuring a lot of sunshine.
password noun/ˈpæs.wɜɹd/A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
vitamin noun/ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function. They are found…
absorb verb/æbˈsɔɹb/To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in…
cheesy adjective/ˈt͡ʃiːzi/Of or relating to cheese.
mirror noun/ˈmiɹɚ/A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
shadow noun/ˈʃædəʊ̯/A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
dry out verbTo cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry.
go out verbTo leave, especially a building.
pick up verbTo lift; to grasp and raise.
go through verbTo travel from one end of something to the other.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 50 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I've. 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. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like powder, everyday, pants.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've brought · have brought · I've noticed
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwas definitely convinced
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe best
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwas watching · was talking

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