Shadowing Practice: Streamline English Destinations 05 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Out of work.
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In Britain, a lot of people are out of work.
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Tracy Chapman is 18 and she left school a year ago.
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She lives in the North East, an area of high youth unemployment.
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She hasn't been able to find a job yet.
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Me dad just doesn't understand.
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He started working in a steel mill when he was 15.
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Things are different now, but he thinks I should start bringing home some money.
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Oh, I get me an employment benefit, but that isn't much, and I'm fed up with queuing for it every Thursday.
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I hate having to ask me mum and dad for money.
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Oh, me mum gives me a couple of pounds for tights now and then, but she can't stand seeing me at home all day.
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I've almost given up looking for a job.
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I buy the local paper every day, but I'm really tired of looking through the situation's vacant column.
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There are fifty applicants for every job.
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I was interested in being a dentist receptionist, because I like meeting people, but now I take any job at all.
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People ask me why I don't move to London, but I don't want to leave me family and friends.
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Anyway, I'm scared of living on me own in a big city.
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George Morley is 54.
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Until last year, he was a production manager in the textile industry.
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He had worked for the same company since he left school.
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He had a good job, a four -bedroomed house and a company car.
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When his company had to close because of economic difficulties, He became redundant.
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It's funny, really.
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I don't feel old, but it isn't easy to start looking for a job at my age.
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I've had so many refusals.
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Now I'm frightened of applying for a job.
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All the interviewers are twenty years younger than me.
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You see, I'm interested in learning a new skill, but nobody wants to train me.
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I can see their point of view.
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I'll have to retire in ten years.
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It's just, well, I'm tired of sitting around the house.
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I've worked hard for nearly forty years, and now I'm terrified of having nothing to do.
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When I was still with Lancastrian Textiles, I was bored with doing the same thing day after day,
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but now I'd really enjoy doing a job again.
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Any job, really.
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It's not the money.
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I got good redundancy pay and the house is paid for and I've given up smoking no,
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it's not just money I just need to feel well useful that's all
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Streamline English Destinations 05”. This video has 38 sentences and 427 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:37. The speaker talks at a natural 163 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| mill noun | /mɪl/ | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.) |
| column noun | /ˈkɒləm/ | A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration. |
| difficulty noun | /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ | The state of being difficult, or hard to do. |
| pound noun | /ˈpaʊ̯nd/ | A unit of weight in various measurement systems. |
| fifty noun | /ˈfɪfti/ | A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50. |
| unemployment noun | /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ | The state of having no job; joblessness. |
| forty adjective | /ˈfoɹti/ | Resembling or characteristic of a fort. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| retire verb | /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ | To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. |
| bore verb | /boɹ/ | To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| dentist noun | /ˈdɛntɪst/ | A medical doctor who specializes in teeth. |
| refusal noun | /ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/ | The act of refusing. |
| vacant adjective | /ˈveɪkənt/ | Not occupied; empty. |
| queue noun | /kju/ | A line of people, vehicles or other objects, usually one to be dealt with in sequence (i.e., the one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| look through verb | To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand. |
| sit around verb | To spend time sitting idly, not doing anything important. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Me dad just doesn't understand.
- I've almost given up looking for a job.
- I've had so many refusals.
- I'll have to retire in ten years.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, unemployment /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/, receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/, redundancy /ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/
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 skill, mill, column.
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.