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We are absolutely thrilled to introduce you to something special we've been working on!
It's shadowing for beginners!
If you're looking for a chill and fun way to improve your English, especially you're speaking and listening, you're in the right place!
So, how are we going to do that?
The answer is shadowing!
It sounds odd, but really, it just means repeating what a native speaker says.
Yep, it's like karaoke for English, minus the singing.
Shadowing works wonders as it helps you sound more natural and trains your brain and mouth to work together.
So how does it work in this episode you'll hear a short story not boring textbook stories but a really amazing one that makes language feel alive.
After that we'll break down some cool vocabulary and then give you a chance to practice shadowing with real lines from the story.
Today's And trust me, this story won't just warm your heart, it'll also spark your appetite.
Are you ready for it?
Off to the races! This story begins with Jake, a 25 year old, living in a bustling city.
It is far from the quiet town where he grew up.
His days are full of meetings, traffic and the steady rhythm of a 9 to 5.
But in all the noise, something feels...
missing. A kind of loneliness that lingers even when you're surrounded.
A few weeks ago, Jake's grandfather passed away.
They were close. Some as meant escaping to grandpa's house.
Long days, barefoot mornings, and the smell of something always cooking.
He remembers racing through the backyard, pretending to help in the kitchen, and sneaking spoonfuls of sauce when no one was looking.
Now he's back in that same house, but everything feels different.
Still, quieter. The light through the curtains feels softer, like even the sun is remembering.
He's there to pack things up, sort through drawers and decide what to keep and what to let go.
In one of those drawers, he finds a notebook.
It's leather -bound, time -worn with edges curled with age.
Inside are scribbled notes and shopping lists, and right in the middle is a folded handwritten recipe.
The title is in Italian.
The ink has faded but the handwriting is elegant.
No picture, just ingredients and a few simple steps.
Jake doesn't recognise the name of the dish, but something about it feels familiar, like a smell from a dream that you can't quite place.
He sits on the kitchen floor, notebook in hand, sunlight resting on his shoulder, and his chest feels warm and just a little tight.
That night, sleep doesn't come easily.
He tosses and turns, the recipe whispering through his thoughts.
and sometime after 2 a .m. sleep finally finds him he dreams of being a boy again sitting at his grandfather's table a bowl of creamy pasta in front of him the kind of food that tastes like home he wakes with that taste still in his mouth and a hunger not just for food but for understanding so he takes the paper and heads to Little Italy a small restaurant in town It's where the air smells like tomato sauce and fresh bread, and the sidewalks are always a little sticky from melted gelato.
He finds the restaurant between a bakery and a barber shop.
The sign is fading, the door creaks, and a little bell rings as he steps inside.
Behind the counter stands an older man with silver hair and kind eyes.
His name is Giuseppe.
Jake walks up, nervous, and shows him the recipe.
Excuse me, sir. I found this.
He says, Can you...
tell me what it is?
Giuseppe takes the paper gently, as if it's something sacred.
He reads it, and then...
he pauses. Where did you get this?
He asks. Eyes wide with something between surprise and memory?
Jake explains it belonged to his grandfather.
Giuseppe goes quiet.
Then he smiles. So you're Leonardo's grandson?
Jake is confused. How do you know?
This is Nona's special pasta, said Giuseppe.
I was the one who gave it to your grandpa.
Jake leans in, asking for more.
And Giuseppe tells him he was a fourteen year old boy whose family was killed during the war.
Alone, frightened, and starving.
That was when he met Jake's grandfather, a kind farmer who took him in.
It was a dark time, but Jake's grandfather had brought light.
In return, Giuseppe shared this recipe, his grandmother's.
A recipe so cherished that he had never given it to anyone except Jake's grandpa.
Your grandfather made it with so much heart, Giuseppe says.
He understood it, He honored it.
Just like family. Jake is stunned.
The dish he'd grown up with wasn't just a childhood meal.
It was a legacy. A thank you.
A secret kept in trust. Giuseppe gestures toward the kitchen.
Come, he says, let me show you.
The kitchen's warm and full of smells.
Garlic in olive oil, fresh basil and grated cheese melting into the sauce.
Jake watches, listens, stirs, tastes.
He learns not just how to cook but how to carry a memory.
When the pasta's done, Giuseppe hands him a bowl, Jake takes a bite, and in that moment it's like time folds in.
Suddenly he's ten years old again.
At Grandpa's table.
The same flavour, the same feeling.
But now, with the story behind it.
He doesn't speak for a while, he just smiles.
Then softly he says, thank you.
Giuseppe pats his shoulder.
Now you know, he says, you can pass it on Jake leaves the little restaurant with the recipe in his pocket and something else in his heart.
A connection a piece of his grandfather, a memory that will never fade because sometimes the most precious gifts aren't wrapped in ribbons or made of gold.
Sometimes they come in the shape of a story passed down with love in a simple bowl of pasta.
Did you come across any new vocabulary in the story?
No worries if you didn't because we're about to break down some of the keywords and expressions you heard. First up we have grew up.
Grew up is the past form of the phrasal verb grow up.
It means to change from being a child to being an adult.
Let's think about when you were a little kid, playing with toys.
And now, you're learning new things, maybe helping out at home, going to school, that's all part of growing up.
For example, I want to be a doctor when I grow up.
Or I grew up in a small town.
Or as is in the story, It is far from the quiet town where he grew up.
Repeat after me. It is far from the quiet town where he grew up.
Amazing job! Next, we have past away.
Past away is a phrase or verb.
It's a polite or gentle way of saying that someone died.
Instead of saying he died, people often say he passed away to show care or respect.
For example, her grandfather passed away last year.
Or… I was very sad when I heard that he passed away?
Or, as in the story, a few weeks ago, Jake's grandfather passed away.
Repeat after me. A few weeks ago, Jake's grandfather passed away.
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Now let's talk about pack something up.
Pack something up is a phrasal verb.
It means to put things into boxes, bags or containers.
Usually because you're moving or you're done using them.
Imagine cleaning up after a picnic.
You're putting food back in containers and folding the blanket.
You're packing everything up.
For example, let's pack up the picnic supplies.
Or they pack up the books and move to another city.
Or, as in the story, he's there to pack things up.
Repeat after me. He's there to pack things up.
Excellent work, let's move forward!
Next is sort through something.
Sort through something is a phrasal verb.
It means to look at a group of things.
And decide what to keep, throw away, or organize.
Imagine opening an old drawer full of papers.
You start checking each one.
That's sorting through.
For example, I sorted through my closet and gave away old clothes.
Or he sorted through the boxes in the garage.
Or, as in the story, sort through drawers and decide what to keep and what to let go.
Repeat after me, Sort through drawers and decide what to keep and what to let go.
Nice job. Let's keep the momentum.
Next is toss and turn.
Toss and turn is an idiom.
It means to move around in bed because you can't sleep.
Think of someone flipping their pillow, changing sides and adjusting their blanket.
They're tossing and turning.
For example, I toss and turn all night when I'm nervous.
Or ... she tosses and turns when the room is too hot.
Or, as in the story, he tosses and turns, the recipe whispering through his thoughts.
Repeat after me ...
he tosses and turns, the recipe whispering through his thoughts.
Great work, keep it up!
Next is WALK UP. Walk up is a phrasal verb.
It means to walk towards someone or something.
Picture someone walking up to a door, or walking up to a friend to say hello.
For example, she walks up to the counter and orders a sandwich. Or he walks up to the teacher and asks a question.
Or, as in the story, Jake walks up, nervous, and shows him the recipe.
Repeat after me. Jake walks up, nervous, and shows him the recipe.
Fantastic effort! Let's move on!
Now let's look at belong to someone.
Belonged to is the past form of the verb belong to.
If something belonged to someone that means it was theirs.
For example, that scarf belonged to my grandmother.
Or, these toys belong to my brother.
Or, as in the story, it belonged to his grandfather.
Repeat after me, it belonged to his grandfather.
You're doing amazing!
Let's continue. Next is Lean In.
Lean in is a phrasal verb.
It means to move your body closer, usually to hear better or show interest. Imagine someone whispering and you move your head closer.
You're leaning in. For example, she leans in to hear what he is saying.
Or, he leans in, curious about the story.
Or, as in the story, Jake leans in, asking for more.
Repeat after me. Jake leans in, asking for more.
Well done, you're learning so much!
Next is took someone in.
Took in is the past form of the phrasal verb, take in.
It means to let someone live in your home, especially when they need help.
Imagine a child with no place to go, and a family says, you can stay with us.
They took someone in.
For example, after the storm, they took the neighbor in, who had no home.
Or, the family took the lost puppy in.
Or, as in the story, that was when he met Jake's grandfather.
A kind farmer who took him in.
Repeat after me. That was when he met Jake's grandfather.
A kind farmer who took him in.
You've got this. Keep it up.
Last one for now. Pass something on.
Pass something on is a phrasal verb.
It means to give something to someone else, especially when it has meaning or is important.
Think about an old watch your grandfather gave you.
When you give it to your child, you pass something on.
For example, she passes the recipe on to her daughter.
Or he passes the old bike on to his cousin.
Or as in the story, Now you know...
he says, you can pass it on.
Repeat after me Now you know...
he says... you can pass it on.
Fantastic work. You've done a great job with all of these!
And that's it for today, friends!
Thanks for hanging out with us!
Yeah, that story, the forgotten recipe, had so much heart and made me kind of hungry.
Not gonna lie. Same!
And I love how just one short story can teach so many useful expressions.
It's like learning without feeling like studying.
I know right? And we hope the vocab section helped you grab a few new words, too.
Keep saying them out loud, they'll stick faster than you think.
If the shadowing felt a little awkward at first, that's normal.
Keep going, it will get easier.
Make sure to follow the podcast so you don't miss the next story.
We've got more coming your way.
And maybe share this with a friend who's learning English too!
It's more fun when you do it together.
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