Shadowing Practice: The Pan Am Experience - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I'm looking forward to my first Pan Am flight experience.

Welcome aboard.

We are in our final stages of boarding.

Sam, show you sitting in 4C.

I'm a captain.

A captain doesn't need a boarding pass.

Completely replicated version of a Pan Am 747 -200.

This is what people do back in the 70s flying here.

Duty -free, no taxes.

And suddenly the moustache came.

Welcome back.

I always wonder what's flying Pan Am like?

50 years later, we're still able to fly.

There is a Pan Am experience at Los Angeles here.

Let's check it out, guys.

Welcome to the Pan Am Exteriors!

I am glad to found United my childhood favorite!

Look at this uniform here!

It's a beautiful uniform!

Thank you!

Awesome.

I love it.

Brings by my childhood memories here at United.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are in our final stages of boarding flight 445 to Miami.

We are boarding the L -1011 today.

Hello there.

Hi there.

Hi.

Pan American, how are you this evening?

I'm here to check in my flight tonight.

Okay, may we have your last name, please?

Tree, Sam Tree.

Okay, let me find your boarding pass.

Actually, I was able to find a seat for you in first class, though.

We did find a boarding pass for you.

Let me validate that first for you.

There you go.

We're going to stamp it.

Yeah, we'll stamp it for you.

We'll make it official.

There you go.

Mr. Sam, show you sitting in 4C.

It's the best seat in the house.

We made sure it's clear for you

so it's fantastic i'm really delighted to give you the body pass

and it's you're gonna have an amazing time with us thank you thank you

so much thank you

so much i'm flying pandan for the first time in my

life thank you wow this is definitely not an ordinary flight

i'm looking forward to my first pandan flight experience hi my

name is anthony todd i'd like to welcome you to the Pan Am experience.

We're about to board a vintage Pan Am 747 restored from the 1970s

and replicate what it was like to fly Pan Am back in the era.

Come aboard and I'll show you exactly what I'm talking about.

You're now standing in a completely replicated version of a Pan Am 747 -200 back in the 1970s.

This is actually my favorite zone of the 747

and we've actually restored every single thing this airplane to look

exactly like it did on pan am back in the era

even the seat fabric has been replicated to look exactly like how pan am's first cut seat fabric looked

and the curtains the wallpapers even the wallpaper on the sidewalk

panels all restored to look exactly like pan am back in

the era we're now in what pan am referred to as clipper class

and a lot of people don't realize it

but it was actually the very first version of business class

that existed clipper class came in a lot of different forms

and the era that i chose to replicate was actually the 80s

and so this seat fabric this light blue with these nickel sized globes were meant to reflect the sun

and the moon eclipse

and i love again how they put thought into even the

seat fabric on pan am these were my favorite headrests of the time period too

and so i replicated all these it looked just like it did

when i was a kid let's go up the winding staircase

on the 747 this was actually exclusively for the people who bought tickets in the first -class cabin and

so Pan Am used this upper deck as a lounge just

after takeoff the cabin crew would invite any interested passengers seated

in the first -class cabin to come up here to the upper deck lounge

and drinks were served up here passengers could smoke and play cards

but about an hour and a half into the flight this would actually turned into a dining room.

And so first -class passengers on Pan Am actually had a choice to dine either downstairs in the nose

or up here in the upper deck.

And it always worked out because some passengers just wanted to stay downstairs

and others wanted to be up here in the social environment

and so they would open up these tables

and literally lay down white table linen and china

and serve a five course gourmet meal

and that's what we're going to replicate tonight the experience of

what it was like to fly on this magnificent airline known as pan am right here at the panam experience

I'm a captain, a captain doesn't need a boarding pass, I can sit anywhere I want, right?

I have tremendous luck tonight, I have a beautiful young lady sitting next to me, so they gave captain the best seat.

On behalf of myself and the entire crew, we would like to welcome you on board this Pan Am 747 jet clipper.

All of your carry -on items shall be securely stowed underneath the seat in front of you or in the overhead bins, making the aisles clear at all times.

We will show you how to fasten a seat belt.

Take the metal end and insert it in through the buckle.

Tighten by pulling on the strap.

To unlatch the seat belt, simply lift the buckle.

Unless we have an earthquake tonight, you shouldn't expect any movement of the aircraft, so your seat belt isn't really that necessary.

In the event of one of our stewardesses supposed water on you, or you personally drink too much, and having an inflatable vest around your neck seems like a

good solution this is how you would wear it despite all of

that the life vest is pretty much useless here

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because there is no reason any of you will actually need

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to float in this airplane as your pan am experience begins we invite you to sit back relax

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and enjoy the hospitality quality and service in traditional Pan Am style.

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Oh my god, this is like the original Pan Am.

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They're not that old, they're new.

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Cocktail menu?

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Thank you.

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Hi folks, can I interest anyone in some light reading?

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We have People magazine, if anyone's interested.

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Yeah, oh yeah, we have a taker, alright.

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I wonder what's gonna happen in Moscow.

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Whoever.

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USSR, right?

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Sam, may I offer you a cigarette tonight?

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Usually I don't smoke, but...

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Well, this is more of a Hollywood cigarette.

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Hollywood cigarette.

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Yeah, I think you'll find it much to your liking.

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This is what people do back in the 70s, flying here in the smoking row.

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Enjoy a fine cigar and a cocktail.

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Would you care for a hot towel?

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Thank you.

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Hot towel for you?

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Is this the menu today? Of course.

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For our first course, we have a selection of seared Mayan prawns with cocktail sauce, as well as a buffalo mozzarella with a pesto glaze, followed by the classic Chateaubriand,

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carved table side on the trolley with seasonal vegetables.

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Moving on to our cheese and fruit course, we have a Danish brie, a blue and a camembert,

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followed by a wonderful dessert course in dessert recourse, many dessert recourse.

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Look at this glass here.

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It's so Pan American, isn't it?

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It has Pan American logo everywhere.

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Cheers, everybody.

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And now it's the caviar portion of our upper deck service.

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Amazing with a shot of vodka as well.

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Crazy salad with a pesto and a lemon wedge

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or a prawn cocktail with cocktail sauce Crazy with pesto and a lemon wedge Enjoy Thank you

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when one of our clients comes in to really taste the chateaubriand with what wine in 1974

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a private collection a reserve from napa valley is george de

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la tour is one of the best wine in world

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and he loves our Chateaubriand and he brought his own wine with him it's an awesome idea

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We'll be right back.

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We'll be right back.

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We'll be right back.

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We'll be right back.

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We'll be right back.

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dinner is served

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center is going to be a little bit more rare

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and it's going to be a little bit more well done i prefer center center cut all right

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and are all the vegetables okay for you green beans carrots

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and potatoes yeah okay and would you care for both horseradish and chateau sauce

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uh what sauce do you have this is a red wine reduction

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and then we have horseradish what's the ife on the 70s

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flight like this i can tell you chateaubriand eating a huge meal

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that is the ife there's no individual screens at

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that time i like the chateaubriand here

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because it's cooked exactly the way it is rare

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and it also has the more well done on the end so you We have a choice, which is very nice.

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Duty free, no taxes.

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So what are the last courses here?

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We have blue cheese, we have sharp cheddar, and we have brie with dried pears and prune taste.

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That's a lot of fruit and cheese.

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That is beautiful. So gorgeous.

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This is the new trend.

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After Pan Am experience, after the main course, after Chateau Briand, suddenly the moustache came.

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We'll be right back.

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You We'll be right back.

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We'll be right back.

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We'll be right back.

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Would you care for fruit tart, red velvet, or chocolate cake?

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What a service here, ending with dessert, and all the wine, tea, coffee, and all the stewardess in the retro uniform here.

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You gotta tell me which airline retro uniform you like the most.

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Well, after three hours of pandemic experience, I gotta tell you, this is the greatest airline experience I ever had and I have not even take off yet

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 171 sentences and 1642 words to shadow. The speech runs for 16:54. The speaker talks slowly, about 97 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
replicate verb	/ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/	To make a copy (replica) of.
cocktail noun	/ˈkɑk.teɪl/	A mixed alcoholic beverage.
deck noun	/ˈdɛk/	Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
passenger noun	/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/	One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
uniform noun	/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/	A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.
fabric verb	/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/	To cover with fabric.
dessert noun	/dɪˈzɝt/	The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
belt noun	/ˈbɛlt/	A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
restore verb	/ɹɪˈstoɹ/	To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
cabin noun	/ˈkæbɪn/	A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those…
cigarette noun	/ˈsɪɡəɹɛt/	A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
airline noun	/ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/	A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
meal noun	/ˈmiːl/	Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
invite verb	/ɪnˈvaɪt/	To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
menu noun	/ˈmɛn.juː/	The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
look forward to verb		To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
come up verb		To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
go up verb		To move upwards.
lie down verb		To assume a horizontal position.
open up verb		To open.
sit back verb		To recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.
take off verb		To remove.
work out verb	/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/	To calculate.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	has been replicated · were meant · were served
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	we've actually restored · has been replicated
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	people who bought · choice, which is

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 43 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sharp /ʃɑɹp/, reduction /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/, chateaubriand /ʃæˌtoʊbɹiˈɑ̃/, château /ʃæˈtoʊ/, horseradish /ˈhɔɹsɹædɪʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, exclusively /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/, magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/, hospitality /ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ə.ti/, chateaubriand /ʃæˌtoʊbɹiˈɑ̃/

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 replicate, cocktail, deck.

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.

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How to practise with this video

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