LISTENING and SHADOWING practice with The Devil Wears Prada 2 | FAST ENGLISH

Can you understand fast English?

Nobody wanted to work in your department because it's not actual fashion, so I just like got it. Isn't that cool?

Very. Today we are going to test your comprehension of fast English, and we're going to do that with a scene from The Devil Wears Prada 2. By the way, if you like this movie, definitely check out my shadowing video of The Devil Wears Prada 1. It was a lot of fun, but now we are going to focus on listening. And first, we are going to listen to the full clip, then I'm going to ask you a few comprehension questions. It's going to be really quick, so let's see if you got all the information right. Then we're going to listen to it again, and then you'll have to transcribe specific parts. Well, you won't actually have to transcribe it, but we'll do a quick fill-in-the-blanks exercise to see if you got all the words, not just the meaning. And then we'll listen to it again, we'll slow down, and we'll uncover together together all the words, and if needed, we might even repeat it together. Okay, so are you ready? You can also get a pen and a paper, close the door, and let's get started. But before that, if you're new to me, then hi, my name is Hadar. I'm a non-native speaker of English, and I'm here to help you speak English with clarity, confidence, and freedom. Shadowing and listening exercises are a huge part of the work that I do. I come from a theater background, And I feel like shadowing and repeating other people's voices is a great way to understand the rhythm, intonation, and stress of the language. If you want to check out my website, go to HadarShemesh.com or follow me on social media for daily lessons. Also, to make sure that you know, if you like pronunciation, I have a free pronunciation masterclass where I share with you some of the best strategies to improve your pronunciation and to understand it, things that I only share with my students. So grab your free seat. The link is in the description below. All right, let us get started. I'm going to play the clip at regular speed, and then I'm gonna ask you some comprehension questions.

Are you Andy?

Yes.

Hi, I'm Jin Chow. I'm your new assistant. Cool, I was wondering about that.

Nice to meet you.

I was an intern this morning, but when a desk opens up, the interns get a chance to interview, and Guess what? Nobody wanted to work in your department because it's not actual fashion. So I just like got it.

Isn't that cool? Very.

You don't want me? I didn't say that. If you don't want me, you can interview someone else. That's totally fine. I don't— I did go to Yale, 3.86 GPA, lead soprano of the Wytham Poofs, and my ACT score was 36 on the very first try.

But no, you seem great. I'm happy to have you. Great. Okay, great. All right. Take a deep breath and let's see if you can answer these questions. Question 1: What position did Jin have before she got this job? She was an intern.

I was an intern this morning, but when a desk opens up, the interns get a chance to interview.

Question 2: Why did no one want to work in Andy's department? Because it's not actual fashion.

Nobody wanted to work in your department because it's not actual fashion.

Question 3: How hard did Jin have to work to get this role? Not very hard because she said nobody wanted to work in your department because it's not actual fashion.

Nobody wanted to work in your department because it's not actual fashion, so I just like got it.

Where did Jin go to school? Yale.

That's totally fine. I don't— I did go to Yale.

And last question, this is a really hard one. What score did she get on the ACT? 36.

Oops, my ACT score was 36 on the very first try.

So ACT scores range from 1 to 36, so she got the top score. All right, if you didn't get all of the answers, Don't feel bad. Honestly, I didn't get all of it when I listened to it for the first time. Okay? So you are in good company. But now let's break down the areas that might have felt a little less clear. I'm going to play it part by part by part, and I'm going to show you the sentence with one word or phrase taken out, and you will have to say it out loud or see if you got it. Okay? Let's get started. Are you Andy? Are you Andy? Are you Andy? Are you Andy? Yes.

Hi, I'm Jin Chow. I'm your new assistant.

Hi, I'm Jin Chow. I'm your new assistant. I'm your new assistant.

Yes. Hi, I'm Jin Chow. I'm your new assistant.

Cool, I was wondering about that. Nice to meet you. Cool! I was wondering about that. Nice to meet you. Did you get it? Cool!

I was wondering about that.

Hi! Nice to meet you.

I was an intern this morning but when a desk opens up, the interns got a chance to interview—

"I was an intern this morning." But uh... When a desk opens up, the interns get a chance to interview.

I was an intern this morning but when a desk opens up, the interns get a chance to interview. And guess what?

And guess what?

And— Guess what?! Nobody wanted to work in your department because it's not actual fashion! "Nobody wanted to work in your department 'cause it's not actual fashion." Nobody wanted to work in your department cause' it's not actual fashion so I just like got it.

So I just like... Got it.

So I just like... Got it.

Isn't that cool!? Isn't that cool?? Isn't that cool??? Very! Very. Very.

You don't want me.

You don't want me.

You don't want me. I didn't say that.

I didn't say that.

I didn't say that. If you don't want me, you can interview someone else. That's totally fine.

If you don't want me, you can interview someone else. That's totally fine.

If you don't want me, you can interview someone else. That's totally fine. I don't— I did go to Yale.

I did go to Yale.

I don't— I did go to Yale. 3.86 GPA, lead soprano of the Wytham Poofs, and my ACT score was 36 on the very first try.

All right. If you didn't get this one, it's okay. This was the fastest and the hardest to understand. So let's play it again and then I'll help you fill in the blanks.

3.86 GPA, lead soprano of the Wytham Poofs, and my ACT score was 36 on the very first try.

All right. 3.86 GPA, lead soprano of the Whiffenpoofs, and my ACT score was 36 on the very first try. By the way, the Whiffenpoofs is an a cappella singing group at Yale, just so you know. I didn't know that before. Okay, and the last sentence. No, you seem great. You know what? You seem great. No, you seem great. I'm happy to have you. Great.

Okay, great.

Okay. I'm happy to have you.

I'm happy to have you.

Great. Okay, great. Okay. Okay. Very good. Now, just to tie it nicely with a bow, we are going to shadow it. So we're going to play line by line and we're going to say it together. If you need to, you can slow down. Okay. But the best way to improve your comprehension and listening is through your mouth. It's also a good pronunciation practice. We're getting you ready to watch this movie, okay? Let's start. Are you Andy?

Are you Andy?

Are you Andy? Are you Andy? Pitch going up.

Yes.

Yes. Yes.

Hi, I'm Jun Chau. I'm your new assistant.

Hi, I'm Jun Chau. I'm your new assistant. Hi, I'm Jin Chow. I'm your new assistant. Assistant. Do that little lift at the end.

Cool, I was wondering about that.

Nice to meet you. Cool, cool, cool. I was wondering about that. Nice to meet you. When people are excited or they want to be overly friendly, a lot of times they go into their head voice, the falsetto. Hey, "so cool, I was wondering about that." This is what she does here. "Cool, I was wondering about that. Nice to meet you." Next.

"I was an intern this morning, but when a desk opens up, the interns get a chance to interview, and guess what?" So let's break it phrase by phrase.

"I was an intern this morning." "I was an intern this morning." "I was an intern this morning." "Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da." "I was an intern this morning." When a desk opens up, the interns get a chance to interview. But when a desk opens up, the interns get a chance to interview. The interns get a chance to interview.

And guess what?

And guess what? And guess what? Play with your voice. This is a really great exercise to vary your intonation and get you a little uncomfortable with your voice. It's not a bad thing. All right, next part.

So I just like got it. Isn't that cool?

So I just like got it. Isn't that cool? So I just like got it. Isn't that cool? Isn't that cool? There's that little lift at the beginning that I really like. Isn't that cool? And very, very, very. You don't really know what she is thinking and feeling here. Very. I don't know. Why are you telling me this? Right? And that is like the tone of voice here.

You don't want me.

You don't want me. You don't want me. You don't want me. You don't want me. You don't want me. Notice how everything connects. You don't, you don't, you don't. The D becomes like a flap. Want, the T blends in with the N. You don't want me. And Andy says, I didn't say that. I didn't say that. I didn't say that. Look at how wide the range of the pitch is here. I didn't say that. There are a lot of lifts. I didn't say that. Free your voice. Don't push your voice when you're trying this.

If you don't want me, you can interview someone else.

If you don't want me, you can interview someone else. If you don't want me, want, again, you don't pronounce the T. It's like a hell T. If you don't want me, you can, stress on can. Because it's not a must, she's not obligated to her. You can interview, T is dropped, interview someone else.

That's totally fine.

That's totally fine. That's totally fine. The consonants are very soft here. That's totally fine. I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't. Something else is coming up, but she stops her.

I did go to Yale, 3.86 GPA, lead soprano of the Whiffenpoofs, and my ACT score was 36 on the very first try.

Okay, we're gonna do it slowly. I did go to Yale, 3.86 GPA, lead soprano of the Whiffenpoofs, and my ACT score was 36 on the very first try. That's what she does, right? Flat, flat, flat, flat, flat, trying to get in a lot of information really quickly. And now you're gonna try it again.

I did go to Yale, 3.86 GPA, lead soprano of the Whiffenpoofs, and my ACT score was 36 on the very first try, but no, you seem great.

You know what? You know what? It was so quick. You know what? You know what? You know what? You seem great. I'm happy to have you. I'm happy to have you. Tone of voice is more matter of fact. I'm happy to have you. And great. Okay, great. Okay, great. Okay, great. Back to high pitch. Whew, that was fun. We played with a pitch. We listened to fast English, you checked your comprehension, a lot of stuff in one episode. I hope this helped you. If you like this type of video, let me know in the comments. And if you watched The Devil Wears Prada 2, don't tell me anything because I haven't watched it yet and I'm planning on going with my daughters. So if you want to practice more pronunciation and more shadowing, I'm going to link more resources in the description below. And I want to invite you to my pronunciation masterclass where I teach you how to do all of those things and more in 1 hour. And I'm gonna be teaching things that I only share with my students. So it's gonna be a lot of fun. Uh, I hope to see you there. In the meantime, have a beautiful, beautiful rest of the week, and I'll see you next week in the next video. Bye.