English Shadowing with Temmy

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Welcome back to English Shadowing with Temmy! This episode is a little different — we're stepping away from idioms to focus on four everyday past tense verbs that show up in English conversation constantly. If you want to sound more natural when talking about the past, these are essential to master.

Let's break them down one by one.

1. Went

Meaning: The past tense of "go" — used to talk about moving to or visiting a place.

Example: I went to the doctor yesterday.

You'll use "went" constantly when talking about where you've been or what you did.

2. Made

Meaning: The past tense of "make" — used for creating, preparing, or producing something.

Example: She made a good impression.

From cooking dinner to making decisions, this verb covers a huge range of everyday situations.

3. Got

Meaning: The past tense of "get" — used for receiving, obtaining, or arriving at something.

Example: He got a promotion at work.

"Got" is one of the most versatile verbs in English, and native speakers use it in dozens of ways.

4. Knew

Meaning: The past tense of "know" — used to say you had information or awareness of something.

Example: I knew something was wrong.

Master this one and you'll sound much more natural talking about what you were aware of in the past.

Practice with Shadowing

The best way to make these verbs stick is through shadowing — listening to a native speaker and repeating right along with them, matching the rhythm and pronunciation as closely as possible. In today's episode, we practice 10 real-life sentences for each verb, from simple to more advanced.

🎧 Listen to the full episode, repeat out loud, and shadow every sentence.
🔁 Do this daily, and you'll notice real improvement in your fluency and pronunciation.

👉 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share if this episode helped you!

Listen & Watch

🎬 This is a video podcast! Watch the full video experience and find us on other platforms here: linktr.ee/temmyenglish

New! Try Temmy's Flashcards and Games

📱 Get it here: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.temmysflashcards.app

Temmy's Flashcards & Games is a smart language learning app that teaches words in context instead of abstract and isolated lists. Thanks to real-life sentence patterns that you will actually use every day, it makes your language learning process permanent and fast.

Practice Anytime with the English Shadowing with Temmy App:

📱 Get the Android app: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eswt.app

Want to take your shadowing practice further? The English Shadowing with Temmy app has everything you need in one place:

• 🎧 Shadowing Guide — Learn the method in 1 minute and start practicing from day one
• 📄 Synced Transcript — Every sentence appears on screen in real time, with instant translation in 35 languages
• ⚡ Flexible Playback Speed — Slow it down to 0.7x or speed it up to 1.5x
• 🏆 Mastery Tracking — See exactly how far you've come in each episode
• 🔁 Customizable Review — Spaced repetition based on the forgetting curve
• 🎨 Personalization — Light/dark mode and 5 color themes
• 🥇 Leaderboard — Stay motivated by competing with other learners

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Welcome back to English Shadowing with Temmy! In this episode, we're diving into four English phrasal verbs that native speakers use all the time in everyday conversation. If you want to sound more natural and confident when you speak English, these are must-know expressions.

Let's break them down one by one.

1. Hold Up

Meaning: To delay or cause something to happen later than planned.

Example: The bus was held up by traffic.

Whether it's a flight, a meeting, or your morning commute, this phrasal verb is perfect for talking about unexpected delays.

2. Make Out

Meaning: To see, hear, or understand something with difficulty.

Example: I can't make out what he's saying.

Use this whenever something is hard to see clearly or hard to understand — a voice, handwriting, or a shape in the distance.

3. Run Out Of

Meaning: To have no more of something left.

Example: We ran out of milk.

From groceries to time to patience, this phrasal verb covers anything that reaches zero.

4. Take Over

Meaning: To assume control or responsibility for something.

Example: She will take over the project next week.

Perfect for talking about businesses, teams, or even feelings taking control of a situation.

Practice with Shadowing

The best way to make these phrasal verbs stick is through shadowing — listening to a native speaker and repeating right along with them, matching the rhythm and pronunciation as closely as possible. In today's episode, we practice 10 real-life sentences for each phrasal verb, from simple to more advanced.

🎧 Listen to the full episode, repeat out loud, and shadow every sentence.
🔁 Do this daily, and you'll notice real improvement in your fluency and pronunciation.

👉 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share if this episode helped you!

Listen & Watch

🎬 This is a video podcast! Watch the full video experience and find us on other platforms here: linktr.ee/temmyenglish

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Want to take your shadowing practice further? The English Shadowing with Temmy app has everything you need in one place:

• 🎧 Shadowing Guide — Learn the method in 1 minute and start practicing from day one
• 📄 Synced Transcript — Every sentence appears on screen in real time, with instant translation in 35 languages
• ⚡ Flexible Playback Speed — Slow it down to 0.7x or speed it up to 1.5x
• 🏆 Mastery Tracking — See exactly how far you've come in each episode
• 🔁 Customizable Review — Spaced repetition based on the forgetting curve
• 🎨 Personalization — Light/dark mode and 5 color themes
• 🥇 Leaderboard — Stay motivated by competing with other learners

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Welcome back to English Shadowing with Temmy! In this episode, we're diving into four English patterns that native speakers use all the time in everyday conversation. If you want to sound more natural and confident when you speak English, these are must-know expressions.

Let's break them down one by one.

1. See That

Meaning: To make sure something happens or is done.

Example: I'll see that the door is locked before we leave.

This one is perfect for talking about responsibility — use it whenever you want to say you'll make sure something gets handled.

2. Speaking of the

Meaning: Used to introduce a related topic while talking about something else.

Example: Speaking of the weather, do you think it will rain today?

A great way to smoothly change the subject in a conversation without sounding abrupt.

3. There's Nothing Like

Meaning: Used to emphasize that something is unique or the best of its kind.

Example: There's nothing like a cup of coffee in the morning.

If you want to describe how special something feels, this expressive pattern is a great choice.

4. May As Well

Meaning: Used to say that doing something makes sense since there's no better option.

Example: It's raining, so we may as well stay home.

Next time you're deciding what to do with no better alternative, try this natural-sounding phrase.

Practice with Shadowing

The best way to make these patterns stick is through shadowing — listening to a native speaker and repeating right along with them, matching the rhythm and pronunciation as closely as possible. In today's episode, we practice 10 real-life sentences for each pattern, from simple to more advanced.

🎧 Listen to the full episode, repeat out loud, and shadow every sentence.

🔁 Do this daily, and you'll notice real improvement in your fluency and pronunciation.

👉 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share if this episode helped you!

Listen & Watch

🎬 This is a video podcast! Watch the full video experience and find us on other platforms here: linktr.ee/temmyenglish

Practice Anytime with the ESWT App: 📱 Get the Android app: ⁠⁠play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eswt.app⁠

Want to take your shadowing practice further? The English Shadowing with Temmy app has everything you need in one place:

• 🎧 Shadowing Guide — Learn the method in 1 minute and start practicing from day one
• 📄 Synced Transcript — Every sentence appears on screen in real time, with instant translation in 35 languages
• ⚡ Flexible Playback Speed — Slow it down to 0.7x or speed it up to 1.5x
• 🏆 Mastery Tracking — See exactly how far you've come in each episode
• 🔁 Customizable Review — Spaced repetition based on the forgetting curve
• 🎨 Personalization — Light/dark mode and 5 color themes
• 🥇 Leaderboard — Stay motivated by competing with other learners

👉 Explore all features: ⁠englishshadowingwithtemmy.com/features.html⁠

☕ Support the channel: ⁠buymeacoffee.com/englishshadowingwithtemmy⁠

🔗 All platforms & links: ⁠linktr.ee/temmyenglish⁠

Welcome back to English Shadowing with Temmy! In this episode, we're diving into four English idioms that native speakers use all the time in everyday conversation. If you want to sound more natural and confident when you speak English, these are must-know expressions.

Let's break them down one by one.

1. Break the Ice

Meaning: To reduce tension or awkwardness in a social situation and make people feel more comfortable.

Example: I'm going to break the ice with a simple question.

Whether you're at a party, a job interview, or a first date, breaking the ice helps everyone relax and start talking naturally.

2. Hit the Road

Meaning: To leave a place or start a journey.

Example: We should hit the road early.

This one is perfect for travel conversations — use it whenever you're heading out on a trip or leaving somewhere.

3. Once in a Blue Moon

Meaning: Something that happens very rarely.

Example: I see him once in a blue moon.

If you want to describe how infrequently something happens, this colorful idiom is a great alternative to just saying "rarely."

4. Under the Weather

Meaning: Feeling slightly ill or not well.

Example: I'm feeling a bit under the weather today.

Next time you're not feeling 100%, skip "I'm sick" and try this more natural-sounding phrase instead.

Practice with Shadowing

The best way to make these idioms stick is through shadowing — listening to a native speaker and repeating right along with them, matching the rhythm and pronunciation as closely as possible. In today's episode, we practice 10 real-life sentences for each idiom, from simple to more advanced.

🎧 Listen to the full episode, repeat out loud, and shadow every sentence.
🔁 Do this daily, and you'll notice real improvement in your fluency and pronunciation.

👉 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share if this episode helped you!

Listen & Watch

🎬 This is a video podcast! Watch the full video experience and find us on other platforms here: linktr.ee/temmyenglish

Welcome back to English Shadowing with Temmy! In this episode, we focus on four everyday past tense words that native speakers use constantly in daily conversation: lost, paid, sold, and threw. Practicing these words with real-life sentences will help you speak more naturally and confidently about things that already happened. Let's dive in.

Lost is the past tense of "lose," used when something slips away, disappears, or is no longer in your possession.

• He lost his keys again.
• She lost her job last month.

Paid is the past tense of "pay," used when money is given in exchange for something or a debt is settled.

• He paid the bill quickly.
• We paid off our debt last year.

Sold is the past tense of "sell," used when something is given to someone else in exchange for money.

• He sold his old car to his neighbor last week.
• She sold her paintings at the market.

Threw is the past tense of "throw," used when something is tossed or launched through the air.

• He threw the ball to his son.
• She threw the pillow at her brother.

Practicing these four past tense words with the shadowing method will help you build fluency and speak about past events more naturally. Try repeating each sentence out loud, matching the rhythm and pronunciation as closely as you can.

Want to take your shadowing practice further? The English Shadowing with Temmy app has everything you need in one place:

• 🎧 Shadowing Guide — Learn the method in 1 minute and start practicing from day one
• 📄 Synced Transcript — Every sentence appears on screen in real time, with instant translation in 35 languages
• ⚡ Flexible Playback Speed — Slow it down to 0.7x or speed it up to 1.5x
• 🏆 Mastery Tracking — See exactly how far you've come in each episode
• 🔁 Customizable Review — Spaced repetition based on the forgetting curve
• 🎨 Personalization — Light/dark mode and 5 color themes
• 🥇 Leaderboard — Stay motivated by competing with other learners

👉 Explore all features: englishshadowingwithtemmy.com/features.html

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Episode 22: A Piece of Cake, Fall in Love, In Fact, After All

Welcome back to English Shadowing with Temmy! In Episode 22, we're practicing four everyday English patterns that native speakers use all the time: a piece of cake, fall in love, in fact, and after all.

A Piece of Cake

This phrase describes something that is very easy to do. You'll hear it in casual conversations when someone wants to say a task, a test, or a challenge was simple. For example: "This test was a piece of cake" or "Driving in the city became a piece of cake."

Fall in Love

This pattern describes developing romantic feelings for someone or something. It can be used for people, places, or even hobbies. For example: "I fell in love with this city" or "He fell in love with the idea of traveling alone."

In Fact

This expression is used to emphasize or correct what was just said. It often introduces a surprising detail or a stronger statement. For example: "I like tea. In fact, I drink it every morning" or "In fact, it became one of the company's biggest successes."

After All

This phrase is used to emphasize an unexpected result or to remind someone of something important. For example: "Maybe she was right after all" or "After all, we had prepared for months."

With the shadowing method, listening to these sentences and repeating them out loud helps you build natural rhythm, improve pronunciation, and remember these patterns without memorizing grammar rules.

This episode is perfect for beginner to intermediate learners who want to sound more natural in everyday conversations and build real speaking confidence through daily practice.

How to use this episode: listen to each sentence, pause, and repeat it out loud. Try to copy the rhythm and pronunciation as closely as possible. The more you shadow, the more natural these patterns will become in your own speech.

Keep practicing every day, and you'll notice real progress over time.

Want to take your shadowing practice further? The English Shadowing with Temmy app has everything you need in one place:

• 🎧 Shadowing Guide — Learn the method in 1 minute and start practicing from day one
• 📄 Synced Transcript — Every sentence appears on screen in real time, with instant translation in 35 languages
• ⚡ Flexible Playback Speed — Slow it down to 0.7x or speed it up to 1.5x
• 🏆 Mastery Tracking — See exactly how far you've come in each episode
• 🔁 Customizable Review — Spaced repetition based on the forgetting curve
• 🎨 Personalization — Light/dark mode and 5 color themes
• 🥇 Leaderboard — Stay motivated by competing with other learners

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Learning English takes time — but the right phrases can make a huge difference. In this episode of English Shadowing with Temmy, we focus on four powerful everyday expressions: fall behind, be worth it, get the hang of, and sort out. These are real, natural phrases that native speakers use every single day.

1. Fall Behind

To fall behind means to fail to keep up with others or with what is expected of you. It can happen at school, at work, with payments, or in any area of life where consistency matters.

Think about a student who misses a week of classes. When they return, they've fallen behind the rest of the group. The good news is that falling behind isn't permanent — with effort, you can always catch up.

• Don't fall behind on your homework — it's hard to catch up.
• She worked extra hours to avoid falling behind on the project.

2. Be Worth It

This phrase means that the effort, time, or money you spent was justified by the result. It's a phrase of reflection and reward — something you say when a difficult experience turns out to have been valuable.

Imagine spending years learning a new language. It's frustrating at times. But the moment you have your first real conversation with a native speaker, you think: It was worth it.

• The trip was long, but it was worth it.
• All those late nights studying were worth it.

3. Get the Hang of

This phrase describes the moment when something difficult starts to feel natural. It's about the learning curve — that gradual process of going from confused to comfortable.

Everyone knows this feeling. When you first learned to ride a bike, it seemed impossible. But one day, it just clicked. You got the hang of it. The same thing happens with English. With consistent practice, the pronunciation, the rhythm, the expressions — they all start to feel natural.

• Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it soon.
• Once you get the hang of it, it becomes much easier.

4. Sort Out

To sort something out means to solve a problem, resolve a situation, or organize something that's in a mess. It's a phrase of action — taking control and bringing order to chaos.

When there's a misunderstanding at work, you sort it out. When your schedule is overwhelming, you sit down and sort it out. It's one of those phrases that works in almost any situation.

• We need to sort out who is responsible for what.
• If you sort out your priorities, everything else will fall into place.

Why Shadowing Works

In this episode, each phrase is practiced through ten real-life sentences, repeated four times each. This repetition is the heart of the shadowing method. By hearing and saying each sentence multiple times, your brain starts to recognize the pattern — and your mouth starts to produce it naturally.

The key is consistency. Even fifteen minutes of daily shadowing will produce real results over time. Don't fall behind on your practice. Once you get the hang of it, you'll realize it was absolutely worth it — and any challenges along the way, you'll sort out one episode at a time.

Practice Anytime with the ESWT App

Want to take your shadowing practice further? The English Shadowing with Temmy app has everything you need in one place:

• 🎧 Shadowing Guide — Learn the method in 1 minute and start practicing from day one
• 📄 Synced Transcript — Every sentence appears on screen in real time, with instant translation in 35 languages
• ⚡ Flexible Playback Speed — Slow it down to 0.7x or speed it up to 1.5x
• 🏆 Mastery Tracking — See exactly how far you've come in each episode
• 🔁 Customizable Review — Spaced repetition based on the forgetting curve
• 🎨 Personalization — Light/dark mode and 5 color themes
• 🥇 Leaderboard — Stay motivated by competing with other learners

👉 Explore all features: englishshadowingwithtemmy.com/features.html

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🌐 Check out our website: englishshadowingwithtemmy.com — lyrics-style scrolling transcripts, instant translation in 35 languages, and more! You can even add it to your home screen and use it just like a regular app.

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👋 Welcome back to English Shadowing with Temmy! This is our Monthly Review episode, covering everything you've learned in Episodes 17-20.

📚 In this episode, you'll review and practice these powerful everyday English patterns:

• took / gave / said / found

• show up / make up for / hold on / put away

• plop down / mess up / be supposed to / look down on

• Too bad that / I'd hate for you to / I'd like you to / Once...

💡 Reviewing these patterns together will help you remember them longer and use them more naturally in real conversations.

🎯 With the shadowing method, you will:

• Improve your pronunciation

• Build fluency

• Train your listening skills

• Learn natural sentence patterns

👥 This episode is perfect for:

• Beginner to intermediate learners

• Anyone who wants to speak English more naturally

• People who want to practice English on the go

🔁 How to use this video:
Listen, repeat, and shadow the sentences out loud. Try to copy the rhythm and pronunciation as closely as possible.

🚀 Keep practicing every day and you'll see real progress over time!

👉 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share if you find this helpful.

🌐 Check out our website: englishshadowingwithtemmy.com — lyrics-style scrolling transcripts, instant translation in 35 languages, and more! You can even add it to your home screen and use it just like a regular app.

☕ If my content helps you, you can support me with a coffee ☕👉 Buy Me a Coffee

🎬 This is a video podcast! To enjoy the full video experience, watch it on Spotify and find us on other platforms as well.

👋 Welcome back to English Shadowing with Temmy! In Episode 20, you'll improve your English speaking and listening skills with real-life expressions and daily practice.

📚 In this episode, you'll learn and practice 4 powerful everyday English patterns:

• Too bad that...
• I'd hate for you to...
• I'd like you to...
• Once... (when something happens)

💡 These patterns are commonly used in daily conversations and will help you sound more natural and confident in English.

🎯 With the shadowing method, you will:

• Improve your pronunciation
• Build fluency
• Train your listening skills
• Learn natural sentence patterns

👥 This episode is perfect for:

• Beginner to intermediate learners
• Anyone who wants to speak English more naturally
• People who want to practice English on the go

🔁 How to use this video:
Listen, repeat, and shadow the sentences out loud. Try to copy the rhythm and pronunciation as closely as possible.

🚀 Keep practicing every day and you'll see real progress over time!

👉 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share if you find this helpful.