Shadowing Practice: Can't get over this episode! - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Today we're going to talk about an expression with get over.
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And this is really, really useful.
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So this is, I can't get over something.
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So for example, I can't get over how beautiful this beach is.
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So it's interesting because this is not necessarily what we were using for the breakup idea, right?
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I can't get over him.
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Yeah, we're not really talking today so much about breakups, right?
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This isn't the context of talking about a breakup it's more about uh something
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that brings off to your mind like it you can't understand
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like you can't you just can't conceive of how beautiful something is or how something something is
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something something is yes you can't stop thinking about it could
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be short term it could be long term it just has
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really impacted you it has affected you in some way so and again i can't get over someone

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Can't get over this episode!”. This video has 13 sentences and 152 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks at a natural 166 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 91% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 2 of its 13 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 9 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
breakup noun/ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
necessarily adverb/ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/Inevitably; of necessity.
conceive verb/kənˈsiːv/To have a child; to become pregnant (with).
context noun/ˈkɑn.tɛkst/The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
affect verb/əˈfɛkt/To influence or alter.
expression noun/əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
beach noun/ˈbiːt͡ʃ/The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
impact noun/ˈɪmpækt/The striking of one body against another; collision.
useful adjective/ˈjuːsfəl/Having a practical or beneficial use.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
get over verbTo overcome.

Bu videodaki dil bilgisi

Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:

YapıVideoda
Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylemhas affected
Past continuous was/were + -ing — geçmişte bir anda sürmekte olan bir eylemwere using
Fiil + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — ardından -ing biçimi gelen fiillerstop thinking
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — şu anda ya da bu sıralar olan bir şeywe're not really talking

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, we're, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like breakup, necessarily, conceive.

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