Shadowing Practice: THE $21,000 FIRST CLASS AIRPLANE SEAT - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Want to see the coolest thing I've ever seen in an airplane seat?
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When I think of the greatest days in my entire life, I think of when my children were born, or perhaps when my son graduated high school,
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or today, when I was upgraded from business to first on Emirates.
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I don't know what I did to deserve this, I really don't.
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Oh my god, Smacks, writing kit.
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We're in the air, just left Dubai.
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I got my own doors.
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It's like my own little house over here.
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Total privacy.
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The TV here is enormous, it's like a movie theater, it's touch screen,
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but you can also control it with this thing it's like a mini iPad remote now
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if I want to drink and I don't want to have to call them
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and the fact that that's motorized is just ridiculous completely unnecessary
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The purser told me that I just order whatever I want whenever I want and there's no meal time.
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You just tell them to cook you something and they cook it.
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Like being at a real restaurant.
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This, this is caviar.
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If you don't know, caviar is fish eggs.
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Salty!
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In addition to the amenities kit
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This lovely thing which has all kinds of great surprises in it like shaving cream
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and deodorant and all kinds of sh like that They gave me this big bag see and in here here.
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Slippers.
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Eye shades. And pajamas.
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Very nice.
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I brought my own pajamas but I appreciate the gesture.
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Alright, this is what it looks like when it goes from a seat from a chair To a bed
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This is more comfortable than my bed at It's so cozy.
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The moment has arrived.
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She just told me my shower is ready.
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So you have to reserve the shower, like make a reservation.
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I reserved it for as close to landing as possible, we land in an hour and 45 minutes, so it's shower time.
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This is going to be so, so awesome.
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Once you're inside, you close the door to get the water, and you adjust the temperature.
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Once you find, you press that button, the water will come, you press again, it will stop.
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This is it.
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The real deal.
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The dream.
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Showering on an airplane.
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I've got 30 minutes in here.
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I can do whatever I want.
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I've got 5 minutes of running water in the shower.
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That gives me 25 other minutes to fill.
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That's a real work it.
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Dreams do come true, I am showering on an airframe.
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This is amazing, it's everything I'd hoped it would be.
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I am 43 ,000 feet in the air right now.
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Woo!
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Do I feel fresh and clean?
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This concludes my airplane shower spot experience.
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Thank you.
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Truly, truly extraordinary experience.
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Did you shower?
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Yeah, of course I did.
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How was it?
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Amazing.
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Incredible, right?
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Cool, eh?
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Unbelievable.
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see you later thank you it really does change your whole relationship with travel
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when you take what was the most painful part of traveling
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and instead of that being a terrible experience goes from pain It's so much better than the job,
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like it's so much more pleasure than it is It's like a meatball
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It's a fish Thank you man
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “THE $21,000 FIRST CLASS AIRPLANE SEAT”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: shower, airplane, experience. This video has 64 sentences and 540 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:03. The speaker talks slowly, about 60 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| airplane noun | /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ | A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor. |
| caviar noun | /ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/ | Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy. |
| pajamas noun | /pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/ | Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers. |
| airframe noun | /ˈɛɹ.fɹe(ɪ)m/ | The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant). |
| deodorant noun | /diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/ | Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor. |
| meatball noun | A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked. | |
| motorized adjective | Equipped with a motor. | |
| purser noun | /ˈpɝsɚ/ | The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft. |
| slipper noun | /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/ | A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily. |
| amenities noun | /əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/ | Synonym of pleasantries. |
| salty adjective | /ˈsɔlti/ | Tasting of salt. |
| shave verb | /ˈʃeɪ̯v/ | To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. |
| gesture noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/ | A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech. |
| conclude verb | /kənˈkluːd/ | To end; to come to an end. |
| reservation noun | /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ | The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- It's like my own little house over here.
- If you don't know, caviar is fish eggs.
- Do I feel fresh and clean?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've ever seen · has arrived |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were born · was upgraded |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I've, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, shade /ʃeɪd/
- Long words — get the stress right: deodorant /diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/, amenities /əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, unnecessary /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/
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 airplane, caviar, pajamas.
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.