Shadowing Practice: Speaking skills practice: Talking about your family (Elementary - A2) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Music
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Hi Sam, how's it going?
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Good, how are you?
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Fine thanks.
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Hey, is that the new version of Game of Kings?
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Yeah, you wanna play?
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It's great.
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Wow, you can't buy that here.
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Where did you get it?
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From my brother.
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He sent it to me.
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What?
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Charlie?
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No, my other brother.
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What?
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He lives in the States.
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In New York.
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Really?
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I didn't know you had another brother.
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Yeah, well, he's my half-brother.
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but I don't get it.
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He's my dad's son.
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My dad went to New York to study and married in America.
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Your mum's American?
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No, no. Not my mum.
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That was ages ago, before he met my mum.
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Okay, I get it now.
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Wow, I didn't know that.
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So, how old is your half-brother?
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Err, he's five years older than me.
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So he's 23.
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Cool.
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And do you see him often?
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Not very often.
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I've been to visit him twice, well for three times.
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For the first time I don't remember because I was really little.
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But we speak upstairs a lot.
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And have you met Rob's mum?
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Yeah.
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She's really nice.
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She's from that sport originally.
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She's married to someone else now.
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And what does your mum think?
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Errr.. she's fine about it.
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She knew my dad was the wrong and had a sleep.
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Ah, okay.
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Okay, on the questions, do you like to play for your treatments or not?
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Yeah, cool.
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Hi Sam, how's it going?
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Fine, thanks.
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Hey, is that the new version of Game of Kings?
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Oh.
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You can't buy that here yet.
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Where did you get it?
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What?
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Charlie?
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Really?
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I didn't know you had another brother. But...
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I don't get it.
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Your mum's American?
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Ah, okay.
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I get it now.
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Wow.
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I didn't know that.
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So, how old is your half-brother?
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Cool.
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And do you see him often?
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And have you met Rob's mum?
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What does your mum think?
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Ah, okay.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, cool.
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Hi Sam, how's it going?
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Fine thanks.
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Hey, is that the new version of Game of Kings?
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Oh, you can't buy that here yet.
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Where did you get it?
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What?
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Charlie?
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Really?
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I didn't know you had another brother. But...
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I don't get it.
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Your mum's American?
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Okay.
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I get it now.
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Wow, I didn't know that.
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So, how old is your half-brother?
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Cool.
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And do you see him often?
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And have you met Rob's mum?
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What does your mum think?
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Ah, okay.
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Yeah, cool.

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You're practicing English with "Speaking skills practice: Talking about your family (Elementary - A2)" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

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