10 Minutes of American English Shadowing Practice (Part 1!).

Join me for your 10 minutes of daily English practice by shadowing me, a native speaker from the United States. Here's how it works. I'm going to read each sentence twice. The first time, you're going to listen. The second time, you're going to shadow me. You're going to say it at the same time as me, matching my rhythm, inflection, pronunciation as best you can. Ready? Let's begin. When Jack bought his first house, he knew there would be surprises. The house was old. The floors creaked, the windows were a little drafty, and there were still a few boxes left behind by the previous owner. The floors creaked, the windows were a little drafty, and there were still a few boxes left behind by the previous owner. But Jack didn't mind. He had always liked old houses. He loved imagining all the people who had lived there before him and all the memories they had made. He loved imagining all the people who had lived there before him and all the memories they had made. One Saturday morning, while cleaning upstairs, Jack noticed a small door near the ceiling. One Saturday morning, while cleaning upstairs, Jack noticed a small door near the ceiling. He had walked past it many times, but never opened it. Where does that go? He wondered. He found an old ladder in the garage and climbed into the attic. It was dark and quiet. There were boxes everywhere, along with old books, furniture, and things that hadn't been touched in years. There were boxes everywhere, along with old books, furniture, and things that hadn't been touched in years. Jack started looking through the boxes. Most of the things were ordinary. Old clothes, Christmas decorations, a stack of newspapers. Then, in the corner of the attic, he found a small wooden box. The box was locked, but a tiny key was sitting next to it. That's convenient, Jack said. He opened the box and found several old photographs and a yellow envelope. On the front of the envelope, someone had written, For whoever lives here next. On the front of the envelope, someone had written, For whoever lives here next. Jack looked at it for a moment. Something about the letter made him curious. He opened it. Dear future owner, My name is Thomas and I lived in this house for many years. Dear future owner, My name is Thomas and I lived in this house for many years. My family and I made wonderful memories here. I'm leaving this letter because there's something I want you to find. Somewhere on this property, there's something that belonged to my grandfather. I hid it many years ago and never found it again. Maybe you'll have better luck than I did. Jack read the letter twice. Then he smiled. He had a mystery to solve. He spent the next hour searching the house. He checked closets, cabinets, and the basement. He looked behind furniture and even checked loose floorboards. But he didn't find anything. Then he looked again at the old photograph that was inside the box. It showed a young man standing in front of the house with an older man. On the back, someone had written, Grandpa's favorite place. Hey guys, sorry to interrupt your shadowing practice. I hope you're enjoying it so far. If you are, be sure to give this video a like and subscribe to my channel if you haven't already. So you don't miss any of my future shadowing videos. I unfortunately had a technical difficulty while editing this video. And the second half does not have any audio. Which of course we need for a shadowing practice. So I will post part 2 of this story next week. Let me know in the comments how it went for you. How you think this story might end. And if you want more shadowing practices in the meantime, check out my shadowing practice playlist. And also check out my online English learning community in the description below. If you want consistent shadowing practices every single week from me. And you can even join live. I'll be back in your YouTube feeds next week to complete this shadowing practice. Thank you so much for watching. Have a great day and bye for now.