Shadowing Practice: The Wrong Number 🕵️ | Full Episode - S3 E20 | Learn to Count - Numberblocks - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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It was a grey day in the big city.
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I was wondering where my next case would come from when...
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You've got to help me, One.
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It's gone.
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Everything's gone.
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Slow down, Nine.
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Tell me what happened.
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I live in apartment nine on the ninth floor of Numerical Towers.
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I left home this morning at nine o'clock to buy a newspaper.
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When I came back nine minutes later, the door was open.
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Everything was gone.
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A mystery indeed.
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I'll take the case.
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Let's look for clues.
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Did you notice anything strange or unusual when you got back?
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Uh, no. Nothing.
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Oh, there was one thing.
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A suspicious shadowy stranger in a coat and hat pushed past me and ran out of that door.
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But apart from that, nothing.
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Can you describe this stranger?
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They were as wide as the door, so two blocks wide, with a flat head.
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Clue one.
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Flat head when standing two blocks wide.
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Anything else?
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I could see over their head when we were both two blocks wide, so they must have been smaller than me.
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Clue two.
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Smaller than nine.
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Look!
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Hat!
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Coat!
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It's them!
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After them, quick!
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After them, quick!
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There, on the steps.
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The hat!
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These aren't steps, it's...
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Did either of you see a suspicious step-shaped figure in a coat and hat?
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Sorry, friend.
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No one else down here.
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Just us.
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Something didn't add up.
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Or did it?
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Let's look at what we know.
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Clue one.
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The suspect had a flat head when standing two blocks wide.
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So it can't have been three, five, seven or nine.
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And it wasn't you because you can't stand two blocks wide.
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Two, four, six, eight, ten.
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The suspect must be an even number.
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Bingo!
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And remember clue two?
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The suspect was smaller than nine.
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So it can't have been ten.
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That still leaves two, four, six and eight.
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But which was it?
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Hm.
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Wait!
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There's one more clue we nearly forgot.
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The suspect can make a step shape.
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Not two, or four, or eight.
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So it must have been...
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Six.
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Hmph.
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And who did we meet in the alley?
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Three.
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And another three.
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Equal six.
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Stop!
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Thief!
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You've got it all wrong.
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Oh, where to begin?
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I'm not taking these things.
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I'm moving them in.
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Moving in?
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Come up and I'll show you.
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One, two, three, four, five, nine.
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Wait, nine doesn't come after five.
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This isn't apartment nine.
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It's apartment six.
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Look!
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Number six turned upside down looks like a number nine.
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No one stole your things, Nine.
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You went into Six's empty apartment.
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So my things must be...
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Right where I left them.
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Case closed.
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Sorry we chased you, Six.
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I thought that you were after me.
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That's why I hid as three plus three.
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Let's make it up to you by helping you move in.
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Welcome to the big city.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Wrong Number 🕵️”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: nine, clue, wide, blocks, suspect. This video has 91 sentences and 479 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:28. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| clue noun | /kluː/ | Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. |
| coat noun | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| suspicious adjective | /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ | Arousing suspicion. |
| grey adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Commonwealth standard spelling of gray. |
| mystery noun | /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ | Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown. |
| unusual adjective | /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/ | Not usual, out of the ordinary. |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| ninth adjective | /naɪnθ/ | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| upside noun | /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/ | The highest or uppermost side or portion of something. |
| thief noun | /ˈθiːf/ | One who carries out a theft. |
| alley noun | /ˈæl.i/ | A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings. |
| bingo noun | /ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/ | A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out… |
| humph | /h(ʌ)mf/ | A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating annoyance, indignation, disapproval, doubt, or sighing. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| add up verb | To take the sum of; to total. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. |
| push past verb | To rudely force one's way in front of another. |
| see over verb | To inspect something fully. |
| slow down verb | To decelerate. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Did you notice anything strange or unusual when you got back?
- Can you describe this stranger?
- Let's look at what we know.
- There's one more clue we nearly forgot.
- You've got it all wrong.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | smaller than |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm not taking · I'm moving |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll take · I'll show |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, I'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: ninth /naɪnθ/, thief /ˈθiːf/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, shadowy /ˈʃæd.oʊ.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 clue, coat, suspicious.
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.