Repeat & Shadow for Fluency Skills Speaking English

what's going on hey oh let me sit down  let me sit down my chair oh okay it's  

lesson time I forgot to get I I got to get  ready got to get ready all right we have a  

fluency story and we're going to do some  speaking practice about a girl facing her  

fear of the dentist now all the vocabulary was  covered in the last lesson so I'm not going to  

do vocabulary in this one let's just practice  speaking English all right here we go Shadow  

me say it with me Emily had always harbored  an intense fear of visiting the dentist Emily  

had always harbored an intense fear of visiting  the dentist Emily had always harbored an intense  

fear of visiting the dentist a traumatic  experience from her childhood had left her  

apprehensive for years a traumatic experience  from her childhood had left her apprehensive  

for years A traumatic experience from her  childhood had left her apprehensive for

years however recently she began to notice a  persistent pain in one of her teeth especially  

when consuming cold foods however recently  she began to notice a persistent pain in  

one of her teeth especially when consuming  cold foods however recently she began to  

notice a persistent pain in one of her teeth  especially when consuming cold foods initially  

she dismissed it hoping the discomfort would  dissipate over time initially she dismissed  

it hoping the Comfort would dissipate over time  initially she dismissed it hoping the discomfort  

would dissipate over time but to her dismay  the pain progressively intensified but to her  

dismay the pain progressively intensified  but to her dismay the pain progressively

intensified Emily knew she could no  longer afford to ignore the issue  

but the mere thought of enduring a dental  procedure filled her with Dread Emily knew  

she could no longer afford to ignore the  issue but the mere thought of enduring a  

dental procedure filled her with Dread  Emily knew she could no longer afford  

to ignore the issue but the mere thought of  enduring a dental procedure filled her with

Dread one evening while confiding in her  friend Lucy Emily expressed her deep seated  

fears one evening while confiding with her  friend Lucy Emily expressed her deep-seated  

fears one evening while confiding in her  friend Lucy Emily expressed her deep-seated

fears Lucy who had also struggled  with dental anxiety listened

empathetically Lucy who had also once  struggled with dental anxiety listened in  

pathetically Lucy who had also once  struggled with dental anxiety listened

empathetically she advised Emily I understand  your fear but sometimes you have to bite the  

bullet she advised Emily I understand your fear  but sometimes you have to bite the bullet she  

advised Emily I understand your fear but  sometimes you have to bite the bullet if  

you continue avoiding it the situation will  only deteriorate if you continue avoiding it  

the situation will only deteriorate if you  continue avoiding it the situation will only

deteriorate recognizing the wisdom in Lucy's  words Emily made the difficult decision to  

confront her fear and schedule an appointment  recognizing the wisdom in Lucy's words Emily made  

the difficult decision to confront her fear  and schedule an appointment recognizing the  

wisdom in Lucy's words Emily made the difficult  decision to confront her fear and schedule an

appointment the following morning she  summoned her courage and contacted the  

dentist's office to book a visit the  following morning she summoned her  

courage and contacted the dentist's  office to book a visit the following  

morning she summoned her courage and  contacted the dentist's office to book a

visit on the day of her her appointment she was  undeniably anxious but she knew it was a necessary  

step okay on the day of her appointment she was  undeniably anxious but she knew it was a necessary  

step on the day of her appointment she was  undeniably anxious but she knew it was a necessary  

step upon arrival the dentist's professionalism  and gentle demeanor helped alleviate some of her

anxiety upon arrival the dentist's professionalism  and gentle demeanor helped alleviate some of her  

anxiety upon arrival the dentist's professionalism  and gentle demeanor helped alleviate some of her

anxiety as it turned out Emily required a simple  feeling as it turned out Emily required a simple  

feeling a simple feeling all right feeling to her  astonishment the procedure was relatively painless  

and she left the clinic feeling feeling relieved  and proud to her astonishment the procedure was  

relatively painless and she left the clinic  feeling relieved and proud to her astonishment  

the procedure was relatively painless and  she left the clinic feeling relieved and

proud Emily realized that by biting the bullet  and facing her fear she had prevented a minor  

issue from escalating into a serious  problem Emily realized that by biting the  

bullet and facing her fear she had prevented  a minor issue from escalating into a serious

problem Emily realized that by biting the bullet  and facing her fear she had prevented a minor  

issue from escalating into a serious problem boom  all right I got tired did you get tired now we  

have to say it nonstop all right let me take a  little break I'm going to try and say it without  

making a mistake you ready here we go Emily had  always harbored an intense fear of visiting the  

dentist a traumatic experience from her childhood  had left her apprehensive for years however  

recently she began to notice a persistent pain in  one of her teeth especially when consuming cold

foods initially she dismissed it hoping the  Comfort discomfort would dissipate over time

discomfort but to her dismay the pain  progressively intensified Emily knew she  

could no longer afford to ignore the issue but the  mere thought of enduring a dental procedure filled  

her with Dread one evening while confiding in her  friend Lucy Emily expressed her deep-seated fears  

Lucy who had also once struggled  with dental anxiety listened

empathetically she advised Emily I  understand your fear but sometimes you  

have to bite the bullet if you continue  avoiding it the situation will only

deteriorate recognizing the wisdom  in Lucy's words Emily made the  

difficult decision to confront her fear and  schedule an appointment the following morning  

she summoned her courage and contacted  the dentist's office to book a visit on  

the day of her appointment she was undeniably  anxious but she knew it was a necessary step  

upon arrival the dentist's professionalism and  gentle demeanor helped alleviate some of her

anxiety as it turned out Emily required  a simple fing to her astonishment the  

procedure was relatively painless and she  left the clinic feeling relieved and proud  

Emily realized that by biting the bullet  and facing her fear she had prevented a  

minor issue from escalating into a serious  problem boom good workout way to go that was  

a lot of work I know if you just got half  of it that's fine it I it's difficult to  

follow along with the native speaker I  know I try to do it all the time when I  

used to practice my Japanese you'll get it one  step at a time I'll see you in the next step