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0:00hello my friends welcome back to my
0:02channel I'm so happy to see you here
0:05today in this video we are going to
0:08learn English with a special technique
0:10called shadowing now you might be
0:13wondering what is
0:15shadowing let me explain shadowing is
0:19when you listen to someone speaking in
0:21English and try to repeat what they say
0:25exactly how they say it it helps you
0:28improve your pronunciation
0:30intonation and even your listening
0:33skills it's like being a shadow
0:36following every move here's how you can
0:39use this video to
0:41practice first listen to me as I read a
0:45story all the words will appear on the
0:48screen so you can follow along then try
0:52repeating after me copying my tone and
0:55Rhythm it's okay if you don't get it
0:58perfect the first time practice makes
1:03progress before we begin I want to tell
1:06you why I chose this story it's
1:09something I heard recently and I thought
1:11it would be perfect to share with you
1:13because it's both interesting and
1:16useful today's story is about Sarah a
1:20young woman who traveled to the United
1:22States for the first time the story is
1:26written in clear easy English so you can
1:29can focus on understanding The Words and
1:33practicing your
1:34speaking here's what we'll do I'll read
1:37the story slowly and clearly and you can
1:41follow the words on the
1:43screen later you'll have a chance to
1:45repeat the sentences with me this is a
1:49great way to practice your listening
1:51speaking and even reading skills all at
1:54the same time are you ready to hear
1:57Sarah's story let's begin
2:00this is the story I am at the airport
2:03right now and I feel so excited today is
2:08the
2:09day I am flying to New York City for the
2:12first time I have my ticket my passport
2:15and my bags everything is ready I arrive
2:19at the check-in desk and hand my ticket
2:22to the lady she smiles and says here is
2:26your boarding pass you are in seat 177
2:29seat have a good flight thank you I say
2:34a window seat perfect I love looking out
2:38of the window when I fly I go through
2:41security and it takes forever the line
2:44is so long but I finally get through now
2:49I am at gate 23 waiting to board my
2:53flight after some time I hear the
2:56announcement flight 567 to New York is
2:59now boarding please line up by group
3:02number my heart races this is it I get
3:06on the plane and walk down the aisle
3:08looking for my seat
3:1117A when I reach my row I stop someone
3:15is sitting in my seat it is a man in a
3:18blue jacket and he is looking out of the
3:21window I feel nervous but I say Excuse
3:25me sir this is my seat he looks at me
3:28surprised
3:30oh he says are you sure let me check my
3:34ticket he pulls out his ticket and looks
3:37at it hm he says my ticket says
3:4217A I think this is my seat now I am
3:46confused I pull out my ticket and show
3:48it to him see my ticket says
3:5217A I say confidently he looks at my
3:55ticket then looks at me he smiles kindly
3:59and says
4:00okay no problem you can take the seat
4:02I'll sit in the
4:04middle I feel a little bad but I really
4:07want the window
4:09seat thank you I say as I sit down the
4:14plane takes off and I look out the
4:16window the clouds are so beautiful I
4:20feel happy and relaxed now the man next
4:24to me starts a
4:26conversation are you going to New York
4:28for vacation he
4:30asks yes I say it's my first time I want
4:36to see Time Square and the Statue of
4:39Liberty that's great he says I live in
4:43New York you'll love it it's a busy City
4:46but it's full of
4:48life as we talk I notic something
4:52strange he doesn't seem upset about
4:54losing the window seat he is calm and
4:57even friendly
4:59after a while the flight attendant comes
5:02by she looks at me and then at the man
5:05excuse me she says but I think there's
5:09been a
5:10mistake I
5:12freeze what mistake I ask the flight
5:16attendant looks at my ticket then she
5:18looks at the seat numbers you are in the
5:21wrong seat she says what I asked
5:26confused the seat is 17A and it belongs
5:29to this gentleman she explains your seat
5:32is actually 17c the aisle seat my face
5:37turns red I look at the man and he just
5:42Smiles it's okay he says I don't mind
5:46the middle seat I feel so
5:49embarrassed all this time I thought I
5:52was right but I was wrong I should have
5:55been sitting in the aisle
5:57seat I'm so sorry
6:00I say to him you were right all
6:03along don't worry about it he says with
6:06a laugh mistakes
6:10happen for the rest of the flight I
6:12can't stop thinking about how kind he is
6:16he didn't argue or get upset he just
6:19smiled and let me have the seat as the
6:22plane lands I thank him again you are
6:26very kind I say he just laughs and says
6:31enjoy New York and next time double
6:34check your
6:36ticket when I leave the plane I feel a
6:39mix of emotions embarrassment gratitude
6:44and
6:45relief this trip is already teaching me
6:47something important sometimes it's okay
6:51to admit when you're wrong so what can
6:54we learn from Sarah's story first always
6:58double check your ticket it's a simple
7:01step but it can save you from a lot of
7:04confusion mistakes like sitting in the
7:07wrong seat are easy to make especially
7:11when we're feeling excited or nervous
7:14but here's the most important lesson
7:17mistakes are okay Sarah thought she was
7:21right but she wasn't instead of getting
7:24upset the man showed kindness and
7:28patience this teach teaches us that
7:30being kind to others even in small
7:34situations can make a big
7:36difference learning English is just like
7:39this
7:41journey sometimes we make mistakes and
7:44that's okay mistakes help us learn and
7:47grow the important thing is to keep
7:50trying and stay positive every small
7:54step you take in learning English is a
7:57step closer to reaching your goals
8:00now I want you to think about this what
8:04would you have done in Sarah's
8:06situation would you have switched seats
8:09or insisted on staying where you thought
8:11you belonged let me know in the comments
8:15now let's look at some useful phrases
8:18and vocabulary from Sarah's story these
8:21are words and expressions you can use
8:24when you travel or even in Daily
8:28Life One
8:30useful phrases at the
8:32airport excuse me this is my
8:35seat use this phrase if someone is
8:38sitting in the wrong seat repeat after
8:41me excuse me this is my
8:44[Laughter]
8:47seat let me check my ticket a polite way
8:51to confirm your seat or other travel
8:54details repeat after me let me check my
8:57ticket
9:02have a good flight a friendly way to
9:05wish someone a safe and pleasant trip
9:09repeat after me have a good
9:15flight two vocabulary for travel
9:20boarding pass this is the ticket you
9:23need to get on the plane boarding
9:26pass example I showed my board ing pass
9:29at the
9:31gate Window Seat middle seat aisle seat
9:35these are the three types of seats on a
9:37plane Window Seat middle seat aisle seat
9:42example I prefer a window seat because I
9:45love the
9:48view Security check the process where
9:51airport Staff Check your bags and ID
9:55security check example the security
9:58check took a long time
10:02today gate the area where you wait to
10:05board your flight gate example my flight
10:10is boarding at gate
10:1323 three phrases for polite
10:17conversations don't worry about it a
10:20kind way to say that everything is okay
10:23don't worry about
10:26it example I said sorry for the mistake
10:31and he replied don't worry about
10:34it mistakes happen a comforting phrase
10:39to remind someone that it's normal to
10:41make
10:42errors mistakes
10:45happen example when I sat in the wrong
10:49seat the man said mistakes
10:55happen enjoy your trip a positive way to
10:59wish someone well on their Journey enjoy
11:02your
11:04trip example the flight attendant said
11:08enjoy your
11:10trip practice time let's practice some
11:14of these phrases together repeat after
11:17me excuse me this is my
11:23seat let me check my ticket
11:29don't worry about
11:33it mistakes
11:38happen great
11:40job remember these phrases are very
11:43useful when you travel try using them
11:46the next time you fly or even in other
11:49situations where you need to speak
11:53politely thank you so much for
11:56practicing with me today I hope you
11:58enjoy enjoyed Sarah's story and learned
12:01something new remember you can watch
12:05this video as many times as you want to
12:08practice your
12:10shadowing repeating the story will help
12:13you improve your
12:14pronunciation Rhythm and confidence in
12:18English if you found this video helpful
12:22please give it a thumbs up and share it
12:24with your friends don't forget to
12:27subscribe before before we go let me
12:30leave you with this learning English is
12:33not just about words and grammar it's
12:36about connecting with people just like
12:38Sarah did on her trip so keep practicing
12:42stay curious and enjoy the journey see
12:46you in the next video