Shadowing Practice: Summer Together (BL) | EP1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello Hello See you soon.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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It's a lot of fun, it's good.
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You said it was fun.
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You said it was fun.
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You said it was fun?
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I want to go first.
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Yeah, I'm going to go!
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Hurry up!
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Don't forget it!
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Welcome.
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I'm going to have a cake.
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It's also a cake?
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It's delicious!
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That's right.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you!
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Now we're going to school.
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We're going to travel.
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Good.
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We're going to go to the hotel.
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We're going to go to the hotel.
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We're going to go to the hotel.
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We're going to go to the hotel.
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Yes, yes. Where is the hotel?
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It's the hotel.
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I'm going to go to the hotel.
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Thank you.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Why don't you open the door?
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Why don't you open the door?
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Why don't you open it?
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The door is not open. Are you okay?
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Wait a minute.
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Sorry, I will open it.
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I have to keep doing it.
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I will open it.
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Wait a minute.
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Sorry, the door is not open.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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I'm fine.
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Okay, let's go to the next floor.
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Where are you?
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Yes.
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In the next floor.
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Yes.
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I live here.
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Then he's a man.
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Yes, that's right.
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What's going on?
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There...
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There...
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What's going on?
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I'll help you.
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The house is right here.
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Here, sit down.
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I'll take it out.
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I don't know what's going on.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm going to wash my hands.
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I'm going to wash my hands.
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Now I'm going to wash my hands.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm going to take a look at him.
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I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
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I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
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I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
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I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
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I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
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I'm sorry, I'm sorry I'm going to eat a lot,
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I'll give you a little.
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Okay, I'm going to eat a lot.
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I'm going to eat a lot.
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I'm going to eat a lot.
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I'm going to eat a lot.
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I'm going to eat a lot.
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Oh, I'm going to get some coffee and toast.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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The second time I'll be able to find you.
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Then I'll be the chef's chef!
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Oh, chef!
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Tess, Tess, Tess!
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Coffee one more!
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Yes, I'll do it right now.
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Oh, wait a minute!
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You need to pay your money!
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What?
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We need to go?
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We'll see you next time.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Summer Together”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hotel, eat, door, Tess, wash. This video has 135 sentences and 656 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:23. The speaker talks slowly, about 78 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 74% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
wash verb/wɑʃ/To clean with water.
chef noun/ʃɛf/The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
delicious adjective/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
hurry verb/ˈhʌ.ɹi/To do things quickly.
toast noun/toʊst/Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
cake noun/keɪk/A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
hotel noun/həʊˈtɛl/An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.
minute noun/ˈmɪnɪt/A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
floor noun/flɔː/The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
coffee noun/ˈkɑfi/A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
travel verb/ˈtɹævəl/To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
sit down verbTo assume a sitting position from a standing position.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • You said it was fun?
  • I'm going to take a look at him.
  • I'm going to have a cake.
  • Why don't you open the door?
  • Why don't you open it?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingI'm going to take · I'm going to go · I'm going to have
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill open · I'll help · I'll take
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryhave to keep · need to pay · need to go

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 114 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, chef /ʃɛf/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/

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 wash, chef, delicious.

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 →