Repeat-After-Me English Fluency Practice SPEAKING STORY Shadowing

I want you to exaggerate your English  pronunciation let's do a little bit of speaking  

practice the story is called time traveler repeat  after me a bright flash lit up the sky a bright  

flash lit up the sky and a weird sound a weird  sound echoed all around echoed echoed echoed all

around all right say this with me two times okay  a bright flash lit up the sky and a weird sound  

echoed all around a bright flash lit up the  sky and a weird sound echoed all around in  

the middle of a busy Street in the middle  of a busy street a guy stood there a guy  

stood there looking totally lost he appeared  to be completely lost he was looking totally

lost that looking means he appeared  to be all right say it with me in  

the middle of a busy street a guy  stood there looking totally lost in  

the middle of a busy street a guy stood  there looking totally lost his clothes  

were ancient his clothes clothes  clothing clothes were ancient super

old super old his clothes were angry anent super

old people rushed by barely noticing  him at first barely noticing him at

first at first barely noticing

him but then they started  started turning their heads  

but then they started turning their  heads but then they started turning their

heads something felt off something felt off  okay so to feel off that's a phrasal verb and  

it means to to sense that something is not quite  right something is not normal it feels off but  

you're not exactly sure why it feels off you're  not sure what is making it f off it just feels  

off all right let's say that all together ready  people rushed by barely noticing him at first but  

then they started turning their heads something  felt off again people rushed by barely noticing  

him at first but then they started turning their  heads something felt off this dude was a time

traveler this person this man  this guy this dude was a time

traveler lost in a totally unexpected

era lost in a totally totally totally  unexpected era unexpected era era is is  

the time that it's happening right he's  not he's in the wrong time in the wrong

era all right let's say that twice  this dude was a time traveler lost  

in a totally unexpected ERA this dude was a  time traveler lost in a totally unexpected era

cars zoomed past him zoom car zoomed past [Music]  him and towering buildings surrounded him like

giants

towering very tall like towers and towering  buildings surrounded him like giants

cars zoomed past him and towering buildings  surrounded him like giants again cars zoomed  

past him and towering buildings surrounded him  like giants there were all these strange machines

beeping there were all these strange machines  [Music] beeping and his heart raced with

confusion his heart is beating very  quickly he's confused his heart raced with

confusion here we go there were all these  strange machines beeping and his heart raced  

with confusion there were all these strange  machines beeping and his heart raced with

confusion where the heck was he where the heck was  he what kind of place was this kind of place was

this where the heck was he what kind of place was  

this where the heck was he what  kind of place was this taking a deep

breath he spotted a big sign above a

shop taking a deep breath he spotted a big  sign above a shop taking a deep breath he SP  

spotted a big sign above a shop the letters  looked bizarre bizarre the letters looked  

bizarre and he couldn't make sense of any  of it and he couldn't make sense of any of

it make sense of if you make sense of something  you understand something he couldn't understand  

any of it all right all that the letters  looked bizarre and he couldn't make sense  

of any of it the letters looked bizarre  and he couldn't make sense of any of it  

nearby a group of people burst into  laughter burst into laughter laughter

nearby a group of people burst into laughter  

again nearby a group of people burst  into laughter he watched their lips

move catching Snippets of their

voices catching so he's hearing  little bits Snippets or little  

pieces little bits Snippets of their voice

voices he watched their lips move catching  Snippets of their voices he watched their  

lips move catching Snippets of  their voices the words sounded

strange but somehow familiar but somehow  familiar he had to figure this out he just  

had to he had to figure this out fast he needed  to do it fast he had to figure this out fast all  

right here we go the words sounded strange but  somehow familiar he had to figure this out fast  

the words sounded strange but somehow familiar he  had to figure this out fast setting off down the

street set off that means to start to to travel  

towards a destination setting off  down the street he scanned the

signs scanned he's looking back and  forth scanning the signs he's looking  

at the signs and listen listened  intently to the chatter around

him and listened intently very carefully to  the chatter the chatter is the people talking  

around him the little noise the chatter around  him all right let's say that together ready  

setting off down the street he scanned the  signs and listened intently to the chatter  

around him setting off down the  street he scanned the signs and  

listened intently to the chatter around  him a guy on the corner was holding a

newspaper a guy in the corner was holding a

newspaper and without thinking the  traveler reached down out and snagged

it the traveler reached out and snagged

it a guy on the corner was holding  a newspaper and without thinking the  

traveler reached out and snagged it a guy  on the corner was holding a newspaper and  

without thinking the traveler reached out  and snagged it the man shot him a curious

glance so if you shoot someone a glance you  shoot a glance that means you quickly look at  

someone and it was a curious glance so he's  curious like huh the man shot him a curious

glance but he didn't care he  ran his his fingers over the

words he ran so he's looking at the words  determined to make sense of it all he just  

wants to understand what is happening  he's determined to make sense of it

all the man shot him a curious glance but he  didn't care he ran his fingers over the words  

determined to make sense of it all again  the man shot him a curious glance but he  

didn't care he ran his fingers over the words  determined to make sense of it all he spotted a

restaurant packed with

people eating and

chatting so he saw a restaurant filled with people  they were the people were eating and and speaking

chatting together he spotted a restaurant  packed with people eating and chatting he  

spotted a restaurant packed with people eating and

chatting he stepped inside pointing at the menu

feeling a little lost but ready to dive

in he stepped inside pointing at the  menu feeling a little lost but ready  

to dive in he stepped inside pointing  at the menu feeling a little lost but  

ready to dive in the worker at the counter smiled

and said something he couldn't

understand but he studied the guy's

face trying to pick up

Clues trying to get a clue to discover  a clue trying to pick up Clues all right  

let's say that here we go the worker at  the counter smiled and said something he  

couldn't understand but he studied the  guy's face trying to pick up Clues try  

again the worker at the counter smiled and  said something he couldn't understand but  

he studied the guy's face trying to pick up  [Music] Clues nodding as he made eye contact

he grabbed a word he grabbed a word what does  that mean that means he understood a word he  

was able to understand a word he grabbed  a word progress he is now making progress  

he's starting to understand nodding as he made  eye contact he grabbed a word progress nodding  

has he made eye contact he grabbed a word progress  he was making progress nearby a family laughed

together and he listened

intently as a child spoke to her

mom nearby a family laughed together and  he listened in intently as a child spoke  

to her mom again nearby a family laughed  together and he listened intently as a  

child spoke to her mom word by word he  started piecing together this language

puzzle word by word he started piecing  together this language puzzle word  

by word he started piecing together this  language puzzle he found a Park full of kids

playing and a woman absorbed in a

book if you're absorbed in a  book you're you're really into  

it you're very interested in the book  you're like reading like oh I am so  

absorbed this story is so [Music] absorbing  all right and a woman absorbed in a

book he found a Park full of kids playing  and a woman absorbed in a book he found  

a Park full of kids playing and a woman  absorbed in a book taking a seat on a bench  

he soaked it all in he soaked it that means  he took it all in I missed a red right there  

didn't I that should be red I make mistakes  taking a seat on the on a bench he soaked it  

all in he's experiencing it all he's soaking  it in watching the signs books and newspapers

and mimicking the conversations around him oh  that's good to do mimic the conversations around  

you copy pretend to do it yourself you mimic  it imitation parrot all right and mimicking  

mimicking mimicking the conversations around them  oops go back here we go taking a seat on a bench  

he soaked it all in watching the signs books and  newspapers and mimicking the conversations around  

him all right try again taking a seat on a bench  he soaked it all in watching the signs books and  

newspapers and mimicking the conversations around  him suddenly he heard a man man tell his dog

sit his eyes lit up a new word  his eyes lit up he whispered it  

to himself sit sit he understood  the word yes he was picking things

up Suddenly he heard a man tell his  dog sit his eyes lit up a new word  

he whispered it to himself sit yes he was  picking things up all right try it again  

suddenly he heard a man tell his dog sit  his eyes lit up a new word he whispered  

to himself sit yes he was picking things  up as the son set painting the sky with  

Rich colors uh so the sun is painting the  sky with lots of beautiful colors Rich

colors The Traveler stood on  a bridge looking out over the

city this city looking out over this

city that didn't feel so alien

anymore oh the city is starting to feel more he's  be he's becoming accustom to the city it doesn't  

feel alien anymore it doesn't feel strange  anymore all right let's do that together as  

the sun set painting the sky with Rich colors The  Traveler stood on a bridge looking out over the  

this city that didn't feel so alien anymore  again as the sun set painting the sky with Rich  

colors The Traveler stood on a bridge looking  out over this city that didn't feel so alien

anymore just a day ago everything  had thrown him for a loop

throw him for a loop what is throw  him for a loop how do I explain that  

everything had confused him it was  like around him he didn't know what  

was happening it tricked him it  confused him it threw him for a

loop now he was starting to make sense of it all  now he was starting to understand make sense of it

all just a day ago everything had thrown him  for a loop now he was starting to make sense  

of it all just a day ago everything had  thrown him for a loop now he was starting  

to make sense of it all sure he still had a  lot to learn sure he still had a lot to learn

but he felt hope sure he still had a lot to  learn but he felt hope sure he still had a  

lot to learn but he felt hope he was getting  by figuring things out little by little he was  

getting by figuring things out little by  little he was getting by figuring things  

out little by little language was the key and he  was just beginning to unlock it language was the  

key and he was just beginning to unlock  it language was the key and he was just  

beginning to unlock it tomorrow  he'd learn he would he'd learn even

more tomorrow he'd be ready to

talk tomorrow he would be he'd be he'd  be ready to talk ready to talk ready to

talk tomorrow he'd learn even more more tomorrow  he'd be ready to talk tomorrow he'd be I'm sorry  

I messed up he'd learn even more tomorrow he'd be  ready to talk oh I messed up on the very last one  

cuz that's the end of the story there now we're  going to go non-stop let's see if I can do it  

perfect I'll try my best say it with me shadow  me here we go a bright flash lit up the sky and  

a weird sound echoed all around in the middle of a  busy street a guy stood there looking totally lost  

his clothes were ancient super old people rushed  by barely noticing him at first but then they  

started turning their heads something felt off  this dude was a time traveler lost in a totally  

unexpected era cars zoomed past him and towering  buildings surrounded him like giants there  

were all these strange machines beeping and his  heart raced with confusion where the heck was he  

what kind of place was this taking a deep  breath he spotted a big sign above a shop  

the letters looked bizarre and he couldn't  make sense of any of it nearby a group of  

people burst into laughter he watched their  lips move catching Snippets of their voices  

the words sounded strange but somehow familiar  he had to figure this out fast setting off down  

the street he scanned the signs and listened  intently to the chatter around him a guy on  

the corner was holding a newspaper and without  thinking the traveler reached out and snagged it  

the man shot him a curious glance but he didn't  care he ran his fingers over the words determined  

to make sense of it all he spotted a restaurant  packed with people eating and chatting he stepped  

inside pointing at the menu feeling a little lost  but ready to dive in the worker at the the counter  

smiled and said something he couldn't understand  but he studied the guy's face trying to pick up

Clues nodding as he made eye contact  he grabbed a word progress nearby a  

family laughed together and he listened  intently as a child spoke to her mom  

word by word he started piecing together this  language puzzle he found a Park full of kids  

playing and a woman absorbed in a book taking  a seat on a bench he soaked it all in watching  

the signs books and newspapers and mimicking the  conversations around him suddenly he heard a man  

tell his dog sit his eyes lit up a new word he  whispered it to himself sit yes he was picking  

things up as the sun set painting the sky with  Rich colors The Traveler stood on a bridge looking  

out over the this city that didn't feel so alien  anymore just a day ago everything had thrown him  

for a loop now he was starting to make sense of  it all sure he still had a lot to learn but he  

felt hope he was getting by figuring things out  little by little language was the key and he was  

just beginning to unlock it tomorrow he'd learn  even more tomorrow he'd be ready to talk yes good  

work out boom keep moving forward one step at a  time and I'll see you in the next practice session