Shadowing Practice: Shopping Betrayal | Friends | Comedy Central Africa - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Phoebe, listen, you were with me and we were shopping all day.
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What?
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We were shopping and we had lunch.
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Oh, all right, what did I have?
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You had a salad.
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No wonder I don't feel full.
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Hi, guys, what's up?
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I went shopping with Monica all day and I had a salad.
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Good, Phoebs.
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What'd you buy?
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Um, we went shopping for, um, for, um, for, fur, fur.
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You went shopping for fur?
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Yeah.
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And then I realized that I'm against that.
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And, um, so then we bought some, um, um, boobs. Where have you been?
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Just out.
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Had some lunch.
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Just me.
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Little quality time with me.
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Hey, thanks for your jacket.
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Oh, no problem.
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You can borrow it, by the way.
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Oh, here are your keys, honey.
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Thank you.
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Mon?
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Mm -hmm.
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If, uh, you were at lunch alone, how come it cost you, uh, $53?
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You know what probably happened?
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Someone must have stolen my credit card.
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Oh.
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And sort of just put the receipt back in your pocket.
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Huh.
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That is an excellent, excellent question. That is excellent.
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Monica, what's with you?
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Who did you have lunch with?
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Judy? Who?
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Julie.
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What?
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Jody?
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You were with Julie?
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Oh, look.
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When it started, I was just trying to be nice to her because she was my brother's girlfriend.
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And then, one thing led to another, and before I knew it, we were...
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shopping.
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Shopping.
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Oh my God.
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Wait, we only did it once.
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It didn't mean anything to me.
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Yeah, right.
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Sure.
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Rachel, I was thinking of you the whole time.
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Look, I'm sorry, all right?
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I never meant for you to find out.
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Oh, please, please.
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You wanted to get caught.
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That is not true!
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So you just sort of happened to leave it in here?
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Did it ever occur to you that I might just be that stupid?
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Okay, Monica, I just have to know one thing.
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Did you go with her to Bloomingdale's?
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 61 sentences and 331 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:00. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| pocket noun | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. |
| occur verb | /əˈkɜː/ | To happen or take place. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
| borrow verb | /ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/ | To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. |
| receipt noun | /ɹɪˈsiːt/ | The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received. |
| jody noun | A Jody call. | |
| phoebe noun | /ˈfiːbi/ | Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis. |
| lunch noun | /lʌnt͡ʃ/ | A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. |
| girlfriend noun | /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/ | A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, don't. 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.
- 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 salad, pocket, occur.
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.