English shadowing practice: Keep the Conversation Going: B1 English Shadowing

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Original video · Keep the Conversation Going: B1 English Shadowing

Session 1: Practice two short interest signals and two open follow-up questions that can be reused in many conversations.

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Tell me more.

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It sounds ."

"What you to start that?

Then, what's been ?"

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fascinating

Word

extremely interesting

“Your research sounds fascinating.”

When & how to use it

Situation: React positively when someone describes an interesting experience or idea.

Pattern: Keep the whole reaction connected and make 'fascinating' clear rather than rushing it.

inspired

Word

motivated or gave someone the idea to do something

“What inspired you to learn Spanish?”

When & how to use it

Situation: Ask about the reason or motivation behind starting something.

Pattern: Keep 'inspired you to' moving smoothly as one question phrase.

Tell me more

Phrase

an invitation for someone to continue and give more details

“That sounds interesting. Tell me more.”

When & how to use it

Situation: Use it when you want someone to continue their story.

Pattern: Say it as one short thought group instead of stressing each word equally.

the most rewarding part so far

Phrase

the part that has felt most satisfying up to the present

“What's been the most rewarding part of the course so far?”

When & how to use it

Situation: Ask what someone has valued most in an ongoing experience.

Pattern: Keep 'what's been' compact and let the longer phrase flow without unnecessary pauses.

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