Shadowing Practice: Who's Outside My Door | SPINE-CHILLING STORIES - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This is the story of Grandpa's visit.
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Don't turn out the lights.
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It was time for bed, and after Emily's mom said goodnight, she told Emily that her grandpa might stop by.
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Emily said goodnight and quickly fell asleep.
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A little while later, Emily woke up when she heard footsteps in the hallway that stopped at her door.
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She looked over and saw a shadow of someone's feet.
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Hello, she said.
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but no one answered.
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Emily thought it was strange that the person just walked away,
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but she tried to put it out of her mind and she rolled over and went back to sleep.
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But later in the night, she was woken up again by the footsteps in the hall.
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By this time, she was starting to get nervous.
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She tried to calm herself down and tell herself that it was probably just her mom.
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She called out again, Hello? But no one responded.
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Hello?
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She yelled in desperation.
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The door slowly creaked open.
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Someone was standing there.
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They stepped into the room, but it was too dark to tell who it was.
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Finally, Emily could see that it was her grandpa.
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He smiled, and Emily sighed a big sigh of relief.
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I wanted to come visit you before I have to leave, her grandpa said.
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Emily said she was so glad he did.
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I want you to have this, Grandpa said.
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And he handed Emily an old photo.
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Thank you, Grandpa.
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You and Grandma look so happy.
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It's late now.
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I have to go, Grandpa said.
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Emily happily fell back fast asleep.
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The next morning, Emily's mom came into her room.
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Emily, your Grandpa...
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Oh, look what he gave me!
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Where did you get that?
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Emily's mom asked, her voice shaking with fear.
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When Grandpa was here last night, he came in and said goodbye.
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For a moment, Emily's mom couldn't speak.
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Finally, she said, Your grandpa didn't come over.
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He passed away suddenly last night.
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In this picture, Emily's mom said, We buried this picture with Grandma when she passed away last year.
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It was the only copy we had.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Who's Outside My Door”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Emily, grandpa, mom. This video has 41 sentences and 353 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:20. The speaker talks at a natural 151 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 82% 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
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| grandpa noun | /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ | grandfather. |
| asleep adjective | /əˈsliːp/ | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. |
| sigh verb | /saɪ/ | To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary… |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| happily adverb | /ˈhæp.ə.li/ | In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness. |
| bury verb | /ˈbɛɹi/ | To outlive. |
| yell verb | /jɛl/ | To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement. |
| hallway noun | /ˈhɔlˌweɪ/ | A corridor in a building that connects rooms. |
| desperation noun | /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/ | The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. |
| footstep noun | /ˈfʊtstɛp/ | The mark or impression left by a foot; a track. |
| creak verb | /kɹiːk/ | To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pass away verb | To die. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| call out verb | To specify, especially in detail. | |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. | |
| fall back verb | To retreat. | |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| look over verb | To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of. | |
| roll over verb | To make a rolling motion or turn. |
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — geçmişte bir anda sürmekte olan bir eylem | was starting · was standing |
| Zorunluluk: must / have to / need to bir şeyin gerekli olduğunu söylemek | have to leave · have to go |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as couldn't, didn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, desperation /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/
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 grandpa, asleep, sigh.
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