Shadowing Practice: The Devil Wears Prada - all scenes with Emily 2/4 (4K) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I mean, you get coffee.
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- and you run errands, yet I'm in charge of her schedule, her appointments and her expenses, and, um...
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- Thank you.
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Most importantly, I get to go with her to Paris for Fashion Week in the fall.
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I get to wear couture.
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I go to all the shows and all the parties.
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I meet all of the designers.
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It's divine.
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Okay, now stay here.
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I'm going to the art department to give them the book.
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No. This is the book.
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Now, it is a mock -up.
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of everything in the current issue.
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- Mm -hmm.
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- And we deliver it to Miranda's apartment every night.
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And she returns.. don't touch it.
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She returns it to us in the morning with the Her notes.
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Yeah.
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The second assistant is supposed to do this, but Miranda is very private, and she does not like strangers in her house.
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So until she decides that you're not a total psycho, I get the lovely task of waiting around for the book.
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Oh, Emily, what do I do?
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- Deal with it.
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- - Leave it.
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I have Miranda Priestly calling.
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I have Patrick!
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Thank you.
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All right.
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- No, she called me in there and she asked me about Pier 59.
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And there was something about Simone, Frankie, someone else and she needs skirts.
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I'm Calvin Klein.
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And, uh, there was something about a pony.
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Did she say witch skirts?
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- No. Did you say what kind?
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- No. I tried to ask her.
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You never ask Miranda anything right.
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I will deal with all of this.
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And you will go to Kelvin Klein.
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Me?
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Oh, I'm sorry, do you have some prior commitment?
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Some hideous skirt convention you have to go to?
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Okay!
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Cassidy forgot to have her look at Dalton.
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Pick that up.
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Oh yeah, and Miranda went out to meet with Mizell, and she will want more Starbucks when she gets back.
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Hot Starbucks.
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Oh my god.
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What took you so long?
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I have to pee!
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You haven't peed since I left?
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No, I haven't been manning the desks, haven't I?
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Bursting.
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You do code.
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Do the code.
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OK.
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Now, be prepared.
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The run -through is at 12 :30, and people are panicking.
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So the phone is going to be ringing off the hook.
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The run -through.
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Right.
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Yes, editors bring in options for the shoot and Miranda chooses.
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She chooses every single thing in every single issue.
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Run -throughs are a huge deal.
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I don't know why you don't know that, Andrea.
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Okay, you ready?
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Oh, hi hi Right well after the loo Serena and I are going to lunch.
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This is this is her the new me.
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Hi told you So you're kidding you know quite serious.
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Yeah, I get 20 minutes for lunch and you get 15 when I come back you can go I Okay.
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What exactly is she wearing?
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Her grandmother's skirt.
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And then Cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of eight different designers.
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And then it filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic
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Casual corner where you no doubt fished it out of some...
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clearance bin.
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However, that blue represents millions of people.
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The twins also need flip flops.
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Thank God it's Friday, right?
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At least Miranda will be in Miami, so we don't have to be on call this weekend.
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You know, my dad's coming in from Ohio.
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Yeah, we're gonna go out to dinner and maybe see Chicago.
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You doing anything fun this weekend?
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Thank you.
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Yes.
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Thank you.
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Excuse me, where do you think you're going?
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No idea why Miranda hired her.
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Me neither.
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The other day we were in the beauty department and she held up the swimwear eyelash curler and said, what is this?
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From the moment I saw her, she was going to be a complete and utter disaster.
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We're at a prison office.
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No, actually she's not available, but I'll leave work.
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Okay, thanks.
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Bye.
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Thank you.
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Are you wearing the Chanel boots?
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Yeah, I am.
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You look good.
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- Thank you.
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What?
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Oh, shut up, Serena.
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Emily?
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- Guard this with your life.
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- Of course.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Devil Wears Prada - all scenes with Emily 2/4”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Miranda, skirt, department. This video has 103 sentences and 685 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:36. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 18 of its 103 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 |
|---|---|---|
| skirt noun | /skɚt/ | A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs. |
| couture noun | /kuˈtʊɹ/ | The production of high-end, custom-made clothing. |
| curler noun | /ˈkɜː(ɹ)lə(ɹ)/ | One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair. |
| errand noun | /ˈɛɹənd/ | A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.) |
| eyelash noun | /ˈaɪlæʃ/ | One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids. |
| hideous adjective | /ˈhɪd.i.əs/ | Extremely or shockingly ugly. |
| swimwear noun | Items of clothing appropriate for swimming. | |
| trickle verb | /ˈtɹɪkəl/ | to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously. |
| flop verb | /flɑp/ | To fall heavily due to lack of energy. |
| pony noun | /ˈpoʊni/ | A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers. |
| utter verb | /ˈʌtəɹ/ | Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice. |
| mock verb | /mɑk/ | To mimic, to simulate. |
| pee noun | /ˈpiː/ | Urine. |
| clearance noun | /ˈklɪɚ.əns/ | The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared. |
| tragic adjective | /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/ | Causing great sadness or suffering. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| run through verb | To summarise briefly. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. | |
| hold up verb | To wait or delay. | |
| ring off verb | To disconnect at the end of a phone call. | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Did you say what kind?
- Some hideous skirt convention you have to go to?
- You haven't peed since I left?
- No, I haven't been manning the desks, haven't I?
- Excuse me, where do you think you're going?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, haven't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 skirt, couture, curler.
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.