Shadowing Practice: Transfer? Connecting flight ✈️? #english #ingles #airport #learnenglish - Learn English Speaking with Video

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All right, passport and boarding pass.
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Have a good flight.
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Thank you.
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I have a question because I have a connecting flight.
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I go to New York and then to Los Angeles.
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What happens with my luggage?
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Do I have to pick it up in New York?
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Since your connection is with the same airline, you don't have to pick up your luggage in New York.
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It will be automatically transferred to final destination

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 9 sentences and 74 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:27.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
luggage noun/ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.
connect verb/kəˈnɛkt/To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
destination noun/dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
passport noun/ˈpæspɔɹt/An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.
airline noun/ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
automatically adverb/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/In an automatic manner.
flight noun/ˈflaɪ̯t/The act of flying; the ability to fly.
connection noun/kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/The act of connecting.
transfer verb/tɹænsˈfɚ/To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
pick up verbTo lift; to grasp and raise.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwill be automatically transferred
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryhave to pick
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill be

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, connection /kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/
  • Long words — get the stress right: destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, automatically /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like luggage, connect, destination.

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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