Shadowing Practice: Surf's Up - Building a Surfboard | Fandango Family - Learn English Speaking with Video
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All right, hold it steady.
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This is a dream come true.
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This is a dream come true, here to be here with Z doing this.
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And it's coa wood, which all the best boards are made from coa wood.
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All right, now, I drew this pattern as a guide.
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Now, do you want to have your board with a lot of rocker, or just a little?
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Uh, I don't know.
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I guess I'd like...
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What you want is something in between.
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Trust me, I'm the expert here, okay?
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Okay.
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So, um, here are your shaping tools.
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Now, remember, the board's already inside there, see, somewhere.
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And what you're doing is you're trying to find it.
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I'll reveal it.
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Okay, okay.
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All right.
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Every carve counts.
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Why are you smiling?
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Don't smile.
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I'm not smiling.
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I'm just, you know, I'm excited.
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This isn't like hacking a piece of ice.
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You know, it takes patience and finesse.
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All right already, I'm trying.
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Can you just give me the tools, please?
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Sheesh.
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All right, here, take it.
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Take it.
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Go ahead.
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Thank you.
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Here we go.
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What are you doing?
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Look, if you're gonna do it, you do it right.
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All right, look, first of all, with the grain, with the grain, you see what I'm doing here?
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You let the tool do the work, you see?
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Just like you're riding a wave, you let the wave do the work.
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You don't fight the wave.
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You can't fight these big waves, code.
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Long strokes.
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Loads of finesse.
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Find the board within the tree.
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Nice and easy.
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Yeah, I got it.
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See that?
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You just...
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Just...
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Maybe I can do it now, okay? With.. with...
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Can I do it now?
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Shh.
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Can I do it now?
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Yeah.
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I got carried away.
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Sorry about that.
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It's your board.
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My board.
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Okay, with the grain.
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I got it.
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Don't forget to eyeball it.
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I got it.
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Once in a while.
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Okay, long strokes with the grain.
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Not too long.
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Here we go.
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You're doing it wrong.
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Will you just let me...
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I can't...
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I...
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Don't finesse when you're in my face, okay?
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Just let me make the board.
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Do you want my help?
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No, I don't want your help.
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I don't want your help.
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Oh, you don't want my help?
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I don't want your help.
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Oh, all right, fine.
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I just want to make my board.
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Build the board yourself, man, all right?
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I don't care what the board looks like.
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You're the one who's got to ride the game.
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Fine.
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I'll...
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Thank you.
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It's in there somewhere.
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Go climb.
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Walk over there, please.
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Please.
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Don't cut yourself.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Surf's Up - Building a Surfboard”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: board, grain, wave, finesse, tool. This video has 90 sentences and 446 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:50. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 15 of its 90 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| grain noun | /ɡɹeɪn/ | The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice. |
| reveal verb | /ɹɪˈviːl/ | To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden. |
| steady adjective | /ˈstɪdi/ | Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| patience noun | /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ | The quality of being patient. |
| finesse noun | /fɪˈnɛs/ | A skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation. |
| carve verb | /kɑɹv/ | To cut meat in order to serve it. |
| eyeball noun | /ˈaɪ.bɔl/ | The ball of the eye. |
| rocker noun | /ˈɹɑ.kɚ/ | A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth. |
| sheesh | /ʃiːʃ/ | An expression of disbelief or exasperation. |
| wave verb | /weɪv/ | To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely. |
| smile verb | /ˈsmaɪl/ | To have (a smile) on one's face. |
| tool noun | /tul/ | Any physical device meant to ease or do a task. |
| load noun | /loʊd/ | A burden; a weight to be carried. |
| expert noun | /ˈɛk.spɜːt/ | A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| carried away adjective | Made excessively emotional or excited, so that one goes too far. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| walk over verb | To gain an easy victory. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Trust me, I'm the expert here, okay?
- Can you just give me the tools, please?
- You let the tool do the work, you see?
- Can I do it now?
- Do you want my help?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're doing · are you smiling · I'm not smiling |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll reveal · Will you just let |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 31 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, sheesh /ʃiːʃ/
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 grain, reveal, steady.
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.