Shadowing Practice: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 14 Small Talk - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Oh, hello, Michael.
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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How is everything with you these days?
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It's been great seeing you again.
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Gee, look at the time.
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I've got to run.
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Talk to you later.
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3. How are you, anyway?
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It's so nice to see you.
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What have you been doing lately?
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4. It's been really nice talking to you.
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Let's get together again soon, okay?
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5. Oh, hi.
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I've been thinking about you.
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I haven't seen you in such a long time.
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How's everything?
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6. Where have you been?
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It's been ages.
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How's it going with you?
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7. Listen, I hope to see you again soon.
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Let's have lunch sometime, okay?
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8. How have you been?
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And how's your family?
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It's so nice to see you again.
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Listening to Hey, how's it going?
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Are you enjoying the party?
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Yes, I am.
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The people here are really nice.
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Really?
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Everyone is so friendly.
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Hi, Tim.
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How's everything?
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Everything's fine, thanks.
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Hey, hear that?
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That's Taylor Swift.
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Isn't she great?
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Yes, she's really good.
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3. Who's that over there?
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Have you met her?
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No, I haven't met her before, but I think I will now.
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Nice talking to you.
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4. So how are you, anyway?
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Okay.
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Not too bad.
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How's everything at work?
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Fine, but I'm very busy.
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I have to work late nearly every night.
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5. I think I'll get something to eat.
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The food looks good.
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Can I get you something?
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No, I'm not hungry right now.
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Thanks.
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Okay.
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Talk to you later.
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6. Hey, hi.
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I've been thinking about you.
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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Did you have a good trip?
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Yeah, it was great.
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I took a train across Canada.
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Then I drove to Disneyland.
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Wow, that's great.
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7. Hey, great to see you.
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How have you been?
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Fine, thanks.
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How are your parents?
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Oh, Mom and Dad are fine, thanks.
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Mom just started a new job.
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Oh, really?
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8. Hi, how have you been?
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Oh, fine, thanks.
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Do you know everyone here?
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Yeah, almost everyone.
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Listening to One Hey, how's it going?
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Are you enjoying the party?
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Yes, I am.
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The people here are really nice.
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Really?
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Everyone is so friendly.
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2. Hi Tim, how's everything?
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Everything's fine, thanks.
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Hey, hear that?
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That's Taylor Swift.
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Isn't she great?
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Yes, she's really good.
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3. Who's that over there?
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Have you met her?
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No, I haven't met her before, but I think I will now.
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Nice talking to you.
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Four.
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So how are you, anyway?
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Okay.
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Not too bad.
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How's everything at work?
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Fine, but I'm very busy.
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I have to work late nearly every night.
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Five.
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I think I'll get something to eat.
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The food looks good.
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Can I get you something?
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No, I'm not hungry right now.
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Thanks.
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Okay.
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Talk to you later.
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6. Hey, hi.
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I've been thinking about you.
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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Did you have a good trip?
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Yeah, it was great.
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I took a train across Canada.
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Then I drove to Disneyland.
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Wow, that's great.
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Seven.
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Hey, great to see you.
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How have you been?
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Fine, thanks.
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How are your parents?
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Oh, Mom and Dad are fine, thanks.
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Mom just started a new job.
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Oh, really?
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Eight.
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Hi, how have you been?
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Oh, fine, thanks.
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Do you know everyone here?
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Yeah, almost everyone.
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Listening 3 1.
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Hey, I was just talking to Molly.
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Did you know she's leaving the company?
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Really?
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You're kidding.
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Yeah.
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She's decided to change jobs.
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She wants to become an airline pilot.
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An airline pilot?
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Wow.
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That's a surprise.
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2. I'm really excited about the rock concert next week.
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I'm glad I got my tickets early, because I heard that all the tickets had been sold.
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I heard that too.
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I'm looking forward to the concert.
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It should be great.
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3. I got a really cool present for my birthday.
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Oh yeah?
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What is it?
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My parents gave me a bird, a yellow canary.
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She's so cute.
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I've always wanted a bird.
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I love when they sing.
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That's awesome.
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So what are you going to call her?
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Polly.
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Four.
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Oh, hey, Claire just texted me.
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She says she's sick.
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That's why she's not here tonight.
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Yeah, I spoke to her dad this morning, and he said she has a really bad case of the flu.
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She's had it for about a week.
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Sometimes it takes a long time to get over the flu.
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Claire has been sick a couple of times this year.
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I know.
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It's too bad.
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Five.
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That guy over there just moved here from Canada.
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I was talking to him a while ago.
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He's really interesting.
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He's an actor, and he's already appeared in a couple of movies.
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Yeah, so he was telling me.
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He mentioned the names of his movies, but I haven't seen any of them.
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Maybe one day he'll be a big star.
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Six.
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There's a really interesting exhibition at the museum this month.
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It's all about Walt Disney and the story of how he started making cartoons.
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Is that right?
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I haven't been to the museum for a long time.
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You should go and take a look at it.
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I'm sure you'll find it really interesting.
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I think I will.
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Thanks for letting me know.
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Hey, I was just talking to Molly.
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Did you know she's leaving the company?
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Really?
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You're kidding.
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Yeah.
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She's decided to change jobs.
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She wants to become an airline pilot.
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An airline pilot?
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Wow.
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That's a surprise.
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Two.
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I'm really excited about the rock concert next week.
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I'm glad I got my tickets early, because I heard that all the tickets had been sold.
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I heard that too.
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I'm looking forward to the concert.
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It should be great.
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Three.
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I got a really cool present for my birthday.
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Oh, yeah?
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What is it?
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My parents gave me a bird.
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A yellow canary.
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She's so cute.
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I've always wanted a bird I love when they sing that's awesome so what are you gonna call her Polly
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four oh hey Claire just texted me she says she's sick
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that's why she's not here tonight yeah I spoke to her dad this morning
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and he said she has a really bad case of the
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flu she's had it for about a week sometimes it takes a long time to get over the flu.
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Claire has been sick a couple of times this year.
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I know.
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It's too bad.
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5. That guy over there just moved here from Canada.
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I was talking to him a while ago.
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He's really interesting.
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He's an actor, and he's already appeared in a couple of movies.
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Yeah, so he was telling me.
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He mentioned the names of his movies, but I haven't seen any of them.
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Maybe one day he'll be a big star.
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6. There's a really interesting exhibition at the museum this month.
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It's all about Walt Disney and the story of how he started making cartoons.
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Is that right?
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I haven't been to the museum for a long time.
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You should go and take a look at it.
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I'm sure you'll find it really interesting.
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I think I will.
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Thanks for letting me know.
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Pronunciation 1.
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How's your family?
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2. How are you?
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3. How have you been?
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4. What have you been doing?
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Dictation.
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Hi, Angela.
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I haven't seen you for a long time.
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What's new?
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Oh, not much, really.
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I've been studying a lot.
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What about you?
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What have you been up to?
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Uh, not much.
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I did visit Gina last week.
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Oh, nice.
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So, how's your sister these days?
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She's fine, thanks.
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And how are your parents?
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Oh, they're pretty busy, but doing well.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 14 Small Talk”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: fine, interesting, parents. This video has 244 sentences and 1254 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:56. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 66 of its 244 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| airline noun | /ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/ | A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| exhibition noun | /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/ | An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited. |
| cartoon noun | /kɑɹˈtun/ | A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. |
| lately adverb | /ˈleɪt.li/ | Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since. |
| sometime adverb | /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ | At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future. |
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| canary noun | /kəˈnɛəɹi/ | A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands. |
| dictation noun | /dɪkˈteɪʃən/ | Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words. |
| bird noun | /ˈbɜːd/ | An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of… |
| ticket noun | /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc. |
| concert noun | /kənˈsɝt/ | An agreement in a design or plan; a union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; an accordance in a scheme; harmony; a simultaneous action. |
| pilot noun | /ˈpaɪ̯.lət/ | A person who steers a ship, a helmsman. |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| actor noun | /ˈæk.tɚ/ | Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get over verb | To overcome. |
| look forward to verb | To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to. |
| get together verb | To meet, to gather together, to congregate. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How is everything with you these days?
- What have you been doing lately?
- How's it going with you?
- Are you enjoying the party?
- Did you know she's leaving the company?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been thinking · I've been studying |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't seen · haven't met · I've always wanted |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | had been sold |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was just talking · was talking · was telling |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 42 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, haven't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
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 airline, hungry, exhibition.
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.