Shadowing Practice: Trading His Bentley For A Porsche 😎 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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do i need to put up on the lift do whatever
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you want find something wrong with i cut the price in half really keep the car till
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you sell it then pay me really yeah wow this is great
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i need to sell this car as bad as you let's go well
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it sounds like you want a lot of money for it off the bat right away freaking tell me
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when i sell it front
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and rear cameras everything works yeah everything's good everything works uh navigation
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i mean it's a bentley like there's gotta be something wrong with it why do you have the vin
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this is me that's my sticker why'd you cover the in though you know red flags every day
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so let's try to see good next week what do you mean i watch these videos he's always
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so nice to people i'm nice i'm being nice right
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now i'm trying to handle my deal oh
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he didn't start yet i'm just joking i'm just
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i gotta let the people know all right anyway bill's sensitive
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apparently guys bill's a sensitive man all right bill bill bill be shot
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we're just kidding over here relax
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i can't even find the pin plate on this thing are
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you sure is there any paint work on it rolled over but we fixed it
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no not the car at a miles let me just start it up i'm gonna take a picture
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all right go ahead it has cuts all right let's go okay we're looking in the right place
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and then the other one one of them's on the wheel just one little one okay all right
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it's looking really clean
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okay
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that little thing right there all right just bring me around the car
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i love it this is really sick these are like technically carbon buckets they're so nice wow
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wow let's go let's go let's go it just fits in there jesus
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that's tight how much you want for this 50 is
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that your like that's that's that's cash if we trade let's go higher
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but we're just selling today you said no i'll sell trade
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i don't care i'm here for you see what kind of deal this
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guys can i put you in a cyber truck no i'm gonna get rid of the benton
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and grab a cyber truck
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you wouldn't be the first person to do something
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so rash we've had worse for lamborghinis what are you like
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looking to buy anything 2012 to 2014 honda civic let me stop it you have
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that blue porsche out there with that big tail on it yeah
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that was one of the 911
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or anything with crudging buckets what about x5m 2025 thousand miles
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that's too much too much money i thought we were going
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there no no i'm a broke yeah okay the instant offer was 45 with no like aftermarket stereo
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or anything like that and put it in the appraisal so it's like 49 50.
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no it's 45.
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can we do 44.
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no we gotta go the other way i mean
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we're going the other way we're going up right now what can we do i swear
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that offers for six no i look at it right here it's 45 .6 this is with nothing altered
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if you go ahead
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if you just select stereo it just deducts it to 44 .8 i don't know i gotta pray about
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that pretty close can we do 46.
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what's the least you could take on the belly 48 can
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you meet me at 47 we'll work a deal in the trade
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or something so you want this blue one right here right how much is it
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that one is no go down no the older one
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that one's two two i don't get
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that kind of money yeah you're right i forgot all right so this one's for 112.
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yeah i'll give you a 47 for the All right, sounds good, appreciate it, thanks.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Trading His Bentley For A Porsche 😎”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sell, trade, bill. This video has 56 sentences and 655 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:52. The speaker talks fast, about 229 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sensitive adjective | /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/ | Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses. |
| bucket noun | /ˈbʌkɪt/ | A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items. |
| cyber adjective | /ˈsaɪ.bəɹ/ | Of, or having to do with, the Internet; alternative form of cyber-. |
| stereo noun | /ˈstɛəɹ.i.oʊ/ | A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two or more channels, each playing a portion of the original sound at different locations in order to… |
| select verb | /sɪˈlɛkt/ | To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options. |
| pray verb | /pɹeɪ/ | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| instant noun | /ˈɪnstənt/ | A very short period of time; a moment. |
| tail noun | /ˈteɪ̯l/ | An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| belly noun | /ˈbɛli/ | The abdomen (especially a fat one). |
| technically adverb | /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/ | Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology. |
| alter verb | /ˈɔl.təɹ/ | To change the form or structure of. |
| joking verb | /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/ | Kidding, trying to fool. |
| navigation noun | /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/ | The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship. |
| civic adjective | /ˈsɪvɪk/ | Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. | |
| go up verb | To move upwards. | |
| roll over verb | To make a rolling motion or turn. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | i'm being · i'm trying · i'm just joking |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | i'll sell · we'll work · i'll give |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna take · gonna get |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to put · need to sell |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 33 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, gotta. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: navigation /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/, rash /ɹæʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, navigation /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like sensitive, bucket, cyber.
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.