Shadowing Practice: Shadowing English with Your Name | Speak like a Native Ep.29 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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English Shadowing Listen once at normal speed, then shadow the sentence twice at a slower speed.
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meanie.
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Cause you're heavy.
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Come on, would you get off already?
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What for, meanie?
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Cause you're heavy.
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Hey, that's rude.
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You know, I gotta say, you two make a great couple.
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No, I don't.
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Gotta say, you two make a great couple.
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No, I don't.
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Gotta say, you two make a great couple.
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No, I don't.
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Oh, I see you actually bothered to do your hair today.
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Oh, I see you actually bothered to do your hair today.
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Oh, I see you actually bothered to do your hair today.
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Wait, what?
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Oh, yeah, what happened?
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Did your grandma exercise all your demons?
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Oh, yeah, what happened?
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Did your grandma exercise all your demons?
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Oh yeah, what happened?
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Did your grandma exorcise all your demons?
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Something totally possessed your body.
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Something totally possessed your body.
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Something totally possessed your body.
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Would you just give it a rest with all this occult nonsense?
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Would you just give it a rest with all this occult nonsense?
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Would you just give it a rest with all this occult nonsense?
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Mitsuha's gotta be feeling stressed enough as it is, right?
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Mitsuha's gotta be feeling stressed enough as it is.
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Mitsuha's gotta be feeling stressed enough as it is.
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What are you guys talking about?
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Are you feeling okay?
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What are you guys talking about?
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Are you feeling okay?
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What are you guys talking about?
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Are you feeling okay?
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Too light.
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That's the origin of the word twilight.
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Too light.
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That's the origin of the word twilight.
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Too light.
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That's the origin of the word twilight.
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I'm sure everyone here knows that word.
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I'm sure everyone here knows that word.
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It's dusk, a time when it's neither day nor night.
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It's dusk, a time when it's neither day nor night.
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It's dusk, a time when it's neither day nor night.
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when the border between worlds blur, and one might encounter something not human.
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When the border between worlds blur, and one might encounter something not human.
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When the border between worlds blur, and one might encounter something not human.
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Another older term for it is dusklight.
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Another older term for it is dusklight.
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Another older term for it is dusklight.
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Some people also call it golden hour.
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some people also call it golden hour some people also call
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it golden hour what about magic hour it's something my grandma says
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what about magic hour it's something my grandma says what about
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magic hour it's something my grandma says well golden hour
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and magic hour are technically the same well golden hour
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and magic hour are technically the same well golden hour
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and magic hour are technically the same but it's a term that mostly photographers use
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But it's a term that mostly photographers use.
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But it's a term that mostly photographers use.
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Well, she does take a lot of pictures.
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Well, she does take a lot of pictures.
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Well, she does take a lot of pictures.
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Miyamizu!
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Yes?
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Well, I can see that you remember your own name today.
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Well, I can see that you remember your own name today.
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Well, I can see that you remember your own name today.
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Don't remember?
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Well, believe it or not, you forgot where your own desk and locker were yesterday.
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Don't remember?
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Well, believe it or not, you forgot where your own desk and locker were yesterday.
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Don't remember?
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Well, believe it or not, you forgot where your own desk and locker were yesterday.
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Plus, you had the worst case of bedhead, and you didn't have your ribbon on either.
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Plus, you had the worst case of bedhead, and you didn't have your ribbon on either.
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Plus, you had the worst case of bedhead, and you didn't have your ribbon on either.
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What?
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No way!
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Yeah, it was like you had amnesia or something.
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No way!
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Yeah, it was like you had amnesia or something.
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No way!
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Yeah, it was like you had amnesia or something.
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Now that you mention it, I do feel like I've been having weird dreams lately.
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now that you mention it i do feel like i've been having weird dreams lately
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now
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that you mention it i do feel like i've been having weird dreams lately i could dream about someone else's life
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i could dream about someone else's life I could dream about someone else's life?
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Wait a sec.
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I've got it.
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It's memories from a previous life.
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Wait a sec.
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I've got it.
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It's memories from a previous life.
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Wait a sec.
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I've got it.
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It's memories from a previous life.
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Or maybe your subconscious linked to the Everett interpretation of the multiverse.
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or maybe your subconscious linked to the effort interpretation of the multiverse
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or maybe your subconscious linked to the effort interpretation of the multiverse
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wait a minute don't tell me you're the one who wrote in my notebook
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wait a minute don't tell me you're the one who wrote in my notebook Wait a minute, Teshi.
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Don't tell me you're the one who wrote in my notebook.
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But you really were acting just a little funny yesterday, Mitsuha.
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But you really were acting just a little funny yesterday, Mitsuha.
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But you really were acting just a little funny yesterday, Mitsuha.
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You been feeling okay?
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That's what's weird.
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you've been feeling okay that's what's weird you've been feeling okay that's what's weird i feel fine maybe it's from stress
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i feel fine maybe it's from stress i feel fine maybe it's from stress You know,
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you've got that ritual coming soon, don't ya?
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You know, you've got that ritual coming soon, don't ya?
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You know, you've got that ritual coming soon, don't ya?
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Ugh, don't remind me!
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I can't stand this place anymore!
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Don't remind me!
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I can't stand this place anymore!
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don't remind me i can't stand this place anymore i want to graduate already
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and go to tokyo as soon as i can i want to graduate already
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and go to tokyo as soon as i can i want to graduate already
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and go to tokyo as soon as i can can't say
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i blame you there really isn't nothing at all in this town We'll be right back.
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Can't say I blame you.
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There really isn't nothing at all in this town.
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Can't say I blame you.
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There really isn't nothing at all in this town.
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There's only one train that stops here every two hours.
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There's only one train that stops here every two hours.
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There's only one train that stops here every two hours.
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And all the stores close at 9 o 'clock.
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No bookstores, no dentists.
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And all the stores close at 9 o 'clock.
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No bookstores, no dentists.
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And all the stores close at 9 o 'clock.
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No bookstores, no dentists.
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No jobs in town.
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No undateable.
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Even the days are too short.
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No jobs in town no one dateable even the days are
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too short no jobs in town no one dateable even the days are too short forget
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that stuff why don't we go to a cafe forget that stuff why don't we go to a cafe
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forget that stuff why don't we go to a cafe how is this a cafe like this town's got a cafe
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how is this a cafe like this town's got a cafe how is this a cafe like this town's got a cafe
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Mitsuha just went straight home.
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Mitsuha just went straight home.
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Mitsuha just went straight home.
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Things have got to be really rough for her right now.
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Things have got to be really rough for her right now.
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Things have gotta be really rough for her right now She's on center stage and all Yeah
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She's on center stage and all She's on center stage and all What are you gonna do after you graduate high school?
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What are you gonna do after you graduate high school?
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What are you gonna do after you graduate high school?
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Where'd that come from?
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You talking about the future?
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Mm -hmm.
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Where'd that come from?
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You talking about the future?
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Where'd that come from?
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You talking about the future?
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I don't know.
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I think I'll probably just end up living in this town, you know?
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Same as ever.
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I don't know.
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I think I'll probably just end up living in this town, you know?
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Same as ever.
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I don't know.
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I think I'll probably just end up living in this town, you know?
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Same as ever.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Shadowing English with Your Name”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hour, cafe, feeling, town, Mitsuha. This video has 174 sentences and 1425 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:16. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 41 of its 174 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
grandma noun/ˈɡɹænmɑː/Grandmother.
clock noun/klɑk/A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
desk noun/dɛsk/A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
lately adverb/ˈleɪt.li/Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
bother verb/ˈbɑðɚ/To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
remind verb/ɹəˈmaɪnd/To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
photographer noun/fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.
encounter verb/ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
interpretation noun/ɪnˌtɜːpɹəˈteɪʃən/An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
nonsense noun/ˈnɒn.səns/Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
technically adverb/ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.
demon noun/ˈdiː.mən/An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
possess verb/pəˈzɛs/To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.
ritual noun/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/A rite; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts.
distress noun/dɪˈstɹɛs/Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
end up verbTo bring to a conclusion.
get off verbTo move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Come on, would you get off already?
  • Did your grandma exercise all your demons?
  • Did your grandma exorcise all your demons?
  • What are you guys talking about?
  • You know, you've got that ritual coming soon, don't ya?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going onI've been having · you've been feeling
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thingone who wrote
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwere acting
Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certainmight encounter

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 68 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gotta, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: interpretation /ɪnˌtɜːpɹəˈteɪʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, amnesia /ˌæmˈniʒə/, subconscious /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/
  • Long words — get the stress right: photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/, interpretation /ɪnˌtɜːpɹəˈteɪʃən/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/

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 grandma, clock, desk.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →