Shadowing Practice: Two Developers Before a Release: The Login Bug Is Back - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Morning, Ben. Have you got a minute for the release?
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Sure. Please tell me it's good news.
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Well... the login bug is back on staging.
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Again? I fixed that on Tuesday!
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I know. But it only crashes for new users.
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Okay, let me check the logs.
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Hmm, that's strange. The password reset fails first.
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So the crash is just a side effect?
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Exactly! The real problem is in the email service.
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Great. How long will a fix take?
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A few hours, if nothing else breaks.
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We don't have many hours. The release is on Friday.
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And the client added two new features yesterday.
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Seriously? Nobody told the testing team!
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I think we should push those back a week.
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I agree. A stable release matters more.
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Right, the fix is ready. Can you review my code?
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Send me the pull request, and I'll look now.
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Looks clean to me. Let's deploy it to staging.
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Deploying now. Fingers crossed...
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Wait for it... Yes! All the tests passed!
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Finally! I thought that bug would follow me forever.
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Don't relax yet. We still need to tell the client.
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You tell them. You're much better at bad news.
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Fine, but you're buying the coffee all week.
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Deal. That's cheaper than another bug!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 26 sentences and 207 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:31. The speaker talks at a steady 137 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| deploy verb | /dɪˈplɔɪ/ | To prepare and arrange (originally military unit or units, i.e., to array troops) for use. |
| stable noun | /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ | A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses. |
| log noun | /lɔɡ/ | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| password noun | /ˈpæs.wɜɹd/ | A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information. |
| reset verb | /ɹiːˈsɛt/ | To set back to the initial state. |
| crash noun | /ˈkɹæʃ/ | A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals. |
| client noun | /ˈklaɪ.ənt/ | A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. |
| user noun | /ˈjuzɚ/ | One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser. |
| email noun | /ˈiˌmeɪl/ | A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet… |
| strange adjective | /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ | Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation. |
| fail verb | /feɪl/ | To be unsuccessful. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 deploy, stable, log.
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.