Repeat-After-Me Shadowing English Speaking Practice

repeat after me and shadowing exercises we're  going to work on our fluency we're going to use a  

story first we'll repeat after me we will work on  our pronunciation and then do the shadowing part  

to exercise your fluency and flow all right here  we go repeat after me a lady asked an old street

vendor a lady asked an old street

vendor how much do you sell your eggs

for how much do you sell your eggs

for the old man replied 25 cents an egg [Music]

Madam the old man replied 25 cents an egg madam

all right let's say all that together shall  we two times here we go a lady asked an old  

street vendor how much do you sell your  eggs for the old man replied 25 cents  

an egg Madam again a lady asked an old  street vendor how much do you sell your  

eggs for the old man replied 25 cents an  egg Madam the lady resp responded the lady

responded I'll take 10 eggs for

$2 I'll I'll take 10 eggs for

$2 or I'm

leaving or I'm leaving all right together two  times here we go the lady responded I'll take  

10 eggs for $2 or I'm leaving the lady  responded I'll take 10 eggs for $2 or I'm

leaving the old salesman

replied buy them at the price you want

Madam buy them at the price you want madam

this is a good start for  me this is a good start for

me because I haven't sold a single egg

today because I haven't sold a single egg

today and I need this to  live and I need this to live

live all right let's say all of that  together two times non-stop here we  

go the old salesman replied buy them at  the price you want Madam this is a good  

start for me because I haven't sold a single  egg today and I need this to live again the  

old salesman replied buy them at the price  you want Madam this is a good start for me  

because I haven't sold a single egg today and I  need this to live she bought her eggs at a bargain

price she bought her eggs at a bargain

price and left feeling like she had

won and left Phil like she had

won she bought her eggs at a bargain price and  left feeling like she had won she bought her eggs  

at a bargain price and left feeling as feeling  like she had won I messed up I'm sorry feeling  

like she had won the game the match the the negoti  ation all right let's go let's move on to the  

next one later that day later later later later  that day she went to a nice restaurant with her

friend she went to a nice restaurant with her

friend they ordered what they wanted they  ordered what they wanted ate a little and left a

lot of what they had asked

for so they ordered what they wanted they  ate a little of what they wanted and they  

left a lot of food but they had asked for all  that food that's what it's saying right let's  

do it all together two times here we go later  that day she went to an nice restaurant with  

her friend they ordered what they wanted ate  a little and left a lot of what they had asked  

for and left a lot of what they had asked  for I just wanted to get that because maybe  

that's a little fast ate a little and left a  lot of what they had asked for all right now  

let's say it again from the top later that day  she went to a nice restaurant with her friend  

they ordered what they wanted ate a little  and left a lot of what they had asked

for they paid the bill which was

$80 that's not cheap that's $40 each  they must have uh ordered a lot or  

it's a very nice restaurant  they paid the bill which was

$80 gave $100

and told the fancy restaurant owner and told  

the fancy restaurant [Music]  owner to keep the change as a

tip to keep the change as a

tip all right let's say that two times  ready they paid the bill which was $80  

gave a $100 and told the fancy restaurant owner  to keep the change as a tip again they paid  

the bill which was $80 gave $100 and told the  fancy restaurant owner to keep the change as a

tip the story might seem quite [Music]  normal the story might seem quite normal

to the owner of the restaurant to the owner of the

restaurant but very unfair to the egg

seller but very unfair to the egg

seller all right let's say that twice here we go  the story might seem quite normal to the owner of  

the r restaurant but very unfair to the egg seller  the story might seem quite normal to the owner of  

the restaurant but very unfair to the egg seller  the question it raises is the question it raises

is why do we always need  to show that we have power

why do we always need to show that we have

power when we buy from those in

need when we buy from those in

need all right two times here we go the  question it raises is why do we always  

need to show that we have power power when we  buy from those in need again the question it  

raises is why do we always need to show that we  have power when we buy from those in need and  

why are we generous and why are we generous  to those who don't even need our generosity

to those who don't even need our [Music]

generosity and why are we generous to  those who don't even need our generosity  

and why are we generous to those who  don't even need our generosity I once  

read somewhere that I once read somewhere  that a father used to buy goods from poor

people a father used to buy goods from poor

people at a high price at a high  price even though he didn't need the

item even though he didn't need the item

sometimes he paid more for

them sometimes he paid more for

them all right all together I once read somewhere  that a father used to buy goods from poor people  

at a high price even though he didn't need the  item sometimes he paid more for them all right  

see if you can do it at that pace here we  go I once read somewhere that a father used  

to buy goods from poor people at a high price  even though he didn't need the item sometimes  

he paid more for them his children were amazed  his children were amazed and one day they asked  

him and one day they asked [Music] him why are  are you doing this Dad why are you doing this

Dad the father replied it's charity wrapped in

dignity charity it charity is when  you help someone you assist someone  

wrapped in dignity delivered  with respect if you wrap it  

in dignity you deliver it with  respect it's charity wrapped in

dignity so it's kind of it's hidden if  something's wrapped in something it's kind  

of it's hidden hidden with dignity so you're  giving that person respect you you are giving  

that person their dignity it's charity but it's  kind of disguised as you know respect dignity  

all right let's say all of that um two times  here we go his children were amazed and one day  

they asked him why are you doing this Dad the  father replied it's charity wrapped in dignity  

again his children were amazed and one day they  asked him why are you doing this Dad the father  

replied it's charity Wrath wed in dignity it's  charity wrapped in dignity say it again there  

you go all right that's it that's the little story  with a good moral we're going to do a nonstop I  

want you to Shadow me here we go a lady asked an  old street vendor how much do you sell your eggs  

for the old man replied 25 cents an egg madam  the lady responded I'll take 10 eggs for $2 or  

I'm leaving the old salesman replied buy them at  the price you want Madam this is a good start for  

me because I haven't sold a single egg today  and I need this to live she bought her eggs  

at a bargain price and left feeling like she had  won later that day she went to a nice restaurant  

with her friend they ordered what they wanted  ate a little and left a lot of what they had  

asked for they paid the bill which was $80 gave  $100 and told the fancy restaurant owner to keep  

the change as a tip the story might seem quite  normal to the owner of the restaurant but very  

unfair to the egg seller the question question  it raises is why do we always need to show that  

we have power when we buy from those in need and  why are we generous to those who don't even need  

our generosity I once read somewhere that a father  used to buy goods from poor people at a high price  

even though he didn't need the item sometimes he  he paid more for them his children were amazed and  

one day they asked him why are you doing this  Dad the father replied it's charity wrapped in

dignity boom good workout keep moving forward  one step at a time keep practicing English and  

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