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The office is cleaned everyday.
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The office is cleaned everyday.
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The office is cleaned everyday.
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누군가 매일 사무실을 청소해요.
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사무실은 매일 청소됩니다.
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누군가 어제 사무실을 청소했어요.
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사무실은 어제 청소되었어요.
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Somebody cleaned the office yesterday.
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The office was cleaned yesterday.
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Butter is made from milk.
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Orange is Canada.
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Oranges are imported into Canada.
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How often are these rooms cleaned?
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I am never invited to parties.
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I am never invited to parties.
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이 집은 100년 전에 지어졌습니다.
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This house was built 100 years ago.
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이 집들은 100년 전에 지어졌어요.
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These houses were built 100 years ago.
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When was the telephone invented?
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We weren't invited to the party last week.
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Was anybody injured in the accident?
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Yes, two people were taken to the hospital.
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I was born in Columbia in 1995.
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Where were you born? In Cairo.
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The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
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The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
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I was bitten by a dog a few days ago.
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I was bitten by a dog a few days ago.
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Do you like these paintings?
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They were painted by a friend of mine.
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Do you like these paintings?
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They were painted by a friend of mine.
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Do you like these paintings?
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They were painted by a friend of mine.
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The office is cleaned every day.
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The office is cleaned every day.
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The office was cleaned yesterday.
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The office was cleaned yesterday.
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The office was cleaned yesterday.
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Every day, the office was cleaned yesterday.
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Somebody cleans the office every day.
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The office is cleaned every day.
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Somebody cleaned the office yesterday.
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The office was cleaned yesterday.
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Somebody cleaned the office yesterday.
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The office was cleaned yesterday.
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Butter is made from milk.
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Butter is made from milk.
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Orange is made from Canada.
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Oranges are imported into Canada.
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How often are these rooms cleaned?
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How often are these rooms cleaned?
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I am never invited to parties.
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This house was built 100 years ago.
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This house was built 100 years ago.
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This house was built 100 years ago.
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These houses were built 100 years ago.
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When was the telephone invented?
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When was the telephone invented?
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We weren't invited to the party last week.
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Yes, two people were taken to the hospital.
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I was born in Columbia in 1995. Where were you born? In Cairo.
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The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
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The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
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I was bitten by a dog a few days ago.
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Do you like these paintings?
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They were painted by a friend of mine.
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Thank you.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “그래머인유즈 베이직 unit 20 본문”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: cleaned, yesterday, invented, telephone, built. This video has 63 sentences and 393 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:17. 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 13 of its 63 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
telephone noun/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to…
invent verb/ɪnˈvɛnt/To design a new process or mechanism.
invite verb/ɪnˈvaɪt/To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
everyday adjective/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
butter noun/ˈbʌtɚ/A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).
bite verb/baɪt/To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
import noun/ˈɪm.pɔɹt/Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
injure verb/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
orange noun/ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
painting noun/ˈpeɪ.nɪŋ/An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
paint verb/peɪnt/To apply paint to.
milk verb/mɪlk/To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
anybody/ˈɛn.i.bə.di/Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • We weren't invited to the party last week.
  • Where were you born?
  • Do you like these paintings?

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 telephone, invent, invite.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →