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What did David Bowie think about David Bowie?
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Well, all right.
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I find that I'm a person who can take on the guises of different people that I meet.
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I can switch accents in seconds of meeting somebody and I can adopt their accent.
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I've always found that I collect.
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I'm a collector.
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And I've always just seemed to collect personalities.
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ideas.
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I have a hodgepodge philosophy which really is very minimal.
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Do you believe in God, for instance?
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What?
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Do you believe in God?
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I believe in an energy form.
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I wouldn't like to put a name to it.
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Do you indulge in any form of worship?
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Life.
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I love life very much indeed.
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You split people down the middle, don't you, a lot?
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That is to say that people are hostile to you or they're totally indifferent.
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Oh, absolutely.
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What kind of reaction do you get from the people who are violently in favour of you?
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I mean, do you get fan mail?
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Yes, a lot.
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Is it scabrous or dangerous or interesting or exciting?
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It's very sexy. In what way?
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Well, I seem to draw a lot of fanfaces out of people.
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A lot of the fan mail I get.
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A lot of it is awfully nice.
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I mean, they say, how's your baby and how's your wife and what's your mum's name and things like that.
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But some of them are worth framing.
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Can you tell us about one or two of the framed ones?
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No, I couldn't really.
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No, they really are quite heavy.
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Heavy-duty letters, they are.
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Heavy-duty?
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Heavy-duty.
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Sorry, do you?
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I drop my tea sometimes.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “david bowie interview 1973”. This video has 38 sentences and 276 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:44. The speaker talks at a natural 160 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 13 of its 38 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| accent noun | /ækˈsɛnt/ | A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to… |
| awfully adverb | /ˈɔ.f(ə.)li/ | Badly, terribly. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| hodgepodge noun | /ˈhɑd͡ʒˌpɑd͡ʒ/ | A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. |
| indifferent adjective | /ɪnˈdɪf.ɹənt/ | Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic. |
| scabrous adjective | /ˈskæbɹəs/ | Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough. |
| indulge verb | /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/ | To yield to a temptation or desire. |
| violently adverb | /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/ | In a violent manner. |
| collector noun | /kəˈlɛk.tɚ/ | A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection. |
| hostile adjective | /ˈhɑstəl/ | Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure. |
| minimal adjective | /ˈmɪn.ə.məl/ | The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree. |
| adopt verb | /əˈdɑpt/ | To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I've always found that I collect.
- I wouldn't like to put a name to it.
- Do you indulge in any form of worship?
- You split people down the middle, don't you, a lot?
- I mean, do you get fan mail?
视频中的语法
说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：
| 结构 | 视频中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事 | I've always found · I've always just seemed |
| 定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物 | person who can · people who are |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, couldn't. 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.
- 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 accent, awfully, excite.
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。