Shadowing Practice: woman is not tolerated at store - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I have to ask you to give your bag to me before you're entering the store.
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Sorry, what?
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Give me your bag, ma 'am, if you want to go into the store.
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But you have shoppers with bags inside.
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They have another bag.
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Just be careful.
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What's going on?
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Unfortunately, ma 'am, I can't leave you unattended.
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Do you realize that I'm going to take my clothes off?
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Get your manager here.
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What's the matter, Martin?
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I want to report the totally illegal actions of your employee.
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What kind of actions?
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Your employee insists on me handing over my personal belongings to him without a valid reason.
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Yes, exactly.
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And second, he followed me into the fitting room
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and demanded I change my clothes with the curtain open in front of everyone.
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So, what's the problem?
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Okay.
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I'm leaving.
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Give me my bag.
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Do you think you can steal something, then make a scene and run away?
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Marty, can you escort the customers out and close up the store?
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Now I'm asking you to undress.
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Why?
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We don't know what you might have hidden under your clothes.
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Really?
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Uh, let me answer my phone.
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Let us examine you first, and then you can do whatever you want.
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You have no right.
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And I won't do it.
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Then we're calling the police.
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Of course we are.
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Were you trying to steal something, Matt?
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Don't you find this situation extremely absurd?
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Without knowing the issue, you're so easily ready to draw some pretty serious conclusions.
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You can't call this incident anything other than an affront to my civil right.
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I still haven't answered my question, Miss...
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Iris.
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Miss Iris, did you try to steal something from this boutique?
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No, I wasn't trying to steal anything.
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You forgot to look through her purse.
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Uh -huh.
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What do we have here?
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They put it in there.
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It's as clear as day.
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Of course they put it there. Of course.
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Look at the cameras.
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The cameras are in the world.
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I won't be treated like this.
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Whoa, stop, stop.
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Are you resisting arrest?
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Marty.
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I think so.
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Bridget.
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Yes.
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The witnesses have spoken.
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I'm gonna have to put you under arrest.
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Turn around and put your hand behind your back.
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Please, let me take that.
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It's really important.
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Hudson?
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Yes.
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Oh, thank God.
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I'm from the mayor's office.
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We couldn't get you on the phone, and the mayor was starting to worry that you disappeared before your appointment with him.
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Are you all right?
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Unfortunately, no, miss.
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I am assaulted by a police officer who's actually on a speakerphone right now.
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All nearby passengers are on their way to Umecazeng.
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Switching your way to Sheriff.
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Sheriff Johns, Madam District Attorney, are you in danger?
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I don't know.
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Am I in danger?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “woman is not tolerated at store”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bag, steal, clothes, store, miss. This video has 74 sentences and 466 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:36. The speaker talks at a natural 179 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 19 of its 74 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| assault noun | /əˈsɔlt/ | A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc. |
| conclusion noun | /kənˈkluːʒən/ | The end, finish, close or last part of something. |
| passenger noun | /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew. |
| valid adjective | /ˈvælɪd/ | Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent. |
| resist verb | /ɹɪˈzɪst/ | To attempt to counter the actions or effects of. |
| examine verb | /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ | To observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something. |
| disappear verb | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | To vanish. |
| belonging noun | /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/ | The feeling that one belongs. |
| insist verb | /ɪnˈsɪst/ | To hold up a claim emphatically. |
| escort noun | /ˈɛs.kɔɹt/ | A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission. |
| absurd adjective | /əbˈsɜːd/ | Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory… |
| purse noun | /pɚs/ | A small bag for carrying money. |
| curtain noun | /ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/ | A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| close up verb | /kləʊzˈʌp/ | To close (remove a gap) completely or fully. |
| hand over verb | To relinquish control or possession of something to someone. | |
| look through verb | To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand. | |
| run away verb | To flee by running. | |
| turn around verb | To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Unfortunately, ma 'am, I can't leave you unattended.
- Do you realize that I'm going to take my clothes off?
- Marty, can you escort the customers out and close up the store?
- Don't you find this situation extremely absurd?
- What do we have here?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/, shopper /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/
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 steal, cloth, assault.
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.