Shadowing Practice: Travel Diary : KOREA - Learn English Speaking with Video

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What's up guys?
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Ready to join
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Dom and I on our adventure in Korea?
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Welcome to the heart and soul of Korea.
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The only thing I was looking forward to was this.
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Let me show you how Korea shows their hospitality.
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You get a nail file, cotton pads, toothbrush and toothpaste with mouthwash, long hair must have.
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They hooked it up, but it doesn't get better than this.
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Rain shower!
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Making sure it's not tap.
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If you need some privacy or you like to show your goods,
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a push of a button and here we have a scenic view of the city for your bathing pleasure.
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Sooo!
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We're in Seoul.
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And today we are going to get, I think, a couple scalp massage. So cute!
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Nice boyfriend too!
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I heard about this famous spa where they give you their signature scalp massage using all natural ingredients
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and apparently it's supposed to help with hair growth.
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Celebrities and K -pop stars come here to get their makeup and hair done.
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You get the full service here.
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I tried to get
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Dom to get a trendy Korean style haircut but he opted for the classic cut.
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Whenever I'm visiting a new country, I like to try their traditional food.
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They gave us lotus tea to start.
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It was so good.
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We decided to hit up one of the most famous districts in Korea.
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Can you guess?
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Yup, Gangnam.
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Like Beverly Hills or 5th
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Avenue, this is the place to shop and play.
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Korea is innovating the beauty space.
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Their products and formula are unique and forward -thinking.
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We spent the entire afternoon sampling everything
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If you guys ever see me in real life, don't be scared to come up to say hi I feel like I already know you guys
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So we gotta cherish the memory by taking a selfie.
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Seoul is known for its creative restaurants.
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For example, Mahi's container is like the Hooters for women.
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Instead of gorgeous gals serving you up wings, you have super cute guys glistening while frying up your order.
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So this is a fun place for not only ladies, but couples.
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Greasy, cheesy, pizza -like dishes and fries?
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What's not to like?
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And now it's time for my Korean makeover by the famous Korean celebrity makeup artist
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Lee Ki -young -min.
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She has her own line of cosmetics called VDVC.
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We got right to it and she coached me along the way while sharing her favorite beauty secrets.
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I love having my makeup done because I get to learn so much from the artist.
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It's a great way to learn.
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She was incredibly gentle and talented.
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I loved my transformation.
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The following day, Dom and I hit up the street shops.
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Alright guys, so I found my foundation brushes right here.
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We saw so many cool things like this candy made out of this sugar bar
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that looks like soap dipped in flour I think.
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And he does something magical where the sugar turns into this taffy -like candy
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and he keeps stretching it and stretching it until it divides into thousands of fiber -like strings.
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Apparently it's called Dragon's Beard Candy.
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What is this called again, Shin?
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Gouttade.
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Gouttade.
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And it's gonna be in my belly.
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Try it too, boo.
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After snacking, we decided to hit up one of the oldest temples in Seoul.
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I was magically drawn to the lotus flowers sprinkled throughout the beautiful sacred ground.
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Every lantern has a wish or prayer, and it decorates the entire ceiling.
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We sent our prayers out into the universe.
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The next day, we took a quick flight out into the island of Jeju.
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And the flight was just under an hour.
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People from all over come to this beautiful island.
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The scenery is breathtaking.
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So we quickly checked into our room, resort -style decor, and it was fancy.
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They hooked us up with.. a bidet, I think it's called, and a high -tech toilet from the future.
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Hi!
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And this is where I'm gonna sleep tonight.
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We have a nice view of the Jeju beach.
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That evening, we experienced a new type of camping called glamping, aka glamorous camping.
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I'm all for experiencing new things and glamorous camping is one of them
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The food was incredibly fresh, you could just taste the ocean
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No, no, it's okay
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This was a beautiful way to spend the first night in Jeju But we were looking forward to the following day,
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exploring the best of what Jeju has to offer, nature.
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Baby, that's your best.
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How do you feel?
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I don't need to go to the other side.
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I don't need to go to the other side.
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I don't need to go to the other side.
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And of course, more food.
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We were on our way to see one of the oldest trees on the island.
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It's over 800 years old!
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Everywhere you looked was a picture -perfect moment.
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I kind of wish we had a chance to go camping out here.
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After seeing the ancient majestic tree, we quenched our thirst with the freshest water from the spring.
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We had the best time in Korea, an unforgettable journey, but it was time to go home.
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Thank you, Korea, for giving us beautiful memories.
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We can't wait to come back.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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Oh yeah This time I'm taking slow I'll give you home I'll give you home I want to be with you
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Don't go I'm going to die I'm going to die
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So baby let me do that I can do it I can do it I can do it I can do it
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If you give me one of the night I'm not a man I'm not a man I'm not gonna say
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that I'm not gonna say that I'm not gonna say
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that I'm not gonna say that I'm not gonna say
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that I'm not gonna say that I'm not gonna say
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that I'm not gonna say that I'm not gonna say
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that I'm not gonna say that I'm not gonna say
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Travel Diary : KOREA”. This video has 117 sentences and 1143 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:08. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
candy noun/ˈkæn.di/Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
prayer noun/pɹɛɚ/A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
incredibly adverb/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/In an incredible manner; not to be believed.
hook noun/hʊk/A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
stretch verb/stɹɛt͡ʃ/To lengthen by pulling.
celebrity noun/səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
massage noun/məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
fry verb/fɹaɪ/To cook (something) in hot fat.
lotus noun/ˈloʊtəs/Any member of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants in the family Nelumbonaceae.
glamorous adjective/ˈɡlæ.mə.ɹəs/Having glamour; stylish, attractive.
adventure noun/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
formula noun/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
temple noun/ˈtɛm.pl̩/A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
bath noun/bɑːθ/A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
avenue noun/ˈæv.əˌn(j)u/A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a…

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
hit up verbTo visit with or contact someone, especially with a definite purpose.
look forward to verbTo anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
come back verbTo return to a place.
come up to verbTo approach.
make out of verbTo construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance).

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • How do you feel?
  • I don't need to go to the other side.
  • We can't wait to come back.
  • I'm so excited to be here.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe most famous · the oldest · the best
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwas looking · were looking
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formlove having · keeps stretching
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingare going to get · gonna be · gonna sleep

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 96 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: bath /bɑːθ/, thirst /θɝst/, breathtaking /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, toothpaste /ˈtuθpeɪst/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: massage /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/, transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, cherish /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, hospitality /ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ə.ti/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

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 candy, prayer, incredibly.

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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