Shadowing Practice: Pacific Rim (2013) - Opening Sequence - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The End The End The End The End When I was a kid,

whenever I'd feel small or lonely, I'd look up at the stars.

Wondered if there was life up there.

Turns out I was looking in the wrong direction.

When alien life entered our world, it was from deep beneath the Pacific Ocean.

A fissure between two tectonic plates.

A portal between dimensions.

The breach.

I was 15 when the first Kaiji made land in San Francisco.

The memorialized

the attack and moved on.

And then, only six months later, the second attack hit Manila.

The acid factor of the Kaiju blood creates a toxic phenomenon named Kaiju Blue.

And then the third one hit Karpo.

And then the fourth.

And then we learned this was not gonna stop.

This was just the beginning.

We needed a new weapon.

The world came together, pooling its resources and throwing aside old rivalries for the sake of the greater good.

To fight monsters, we created monsters of our own.

The Jaeger program was born.

There were setbacks at first.

The neural load to interface with the Jaeger proved too much for a single pilot.

A two-pilot system was implemented.

Left hemisphere, right hemisphere, pilot control.

We started winning.

Jaegers stopping kaijus everywhere.

But the Jaegers were only as good as their pilots.

So Jaeger pilots turned into rock stars.

Danger turned into propaganda.

Kaijus into toys.

We got really good at it.

Winning.

Then...

Then it all changed.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Pacific Rim (2013) - Opening Sequence”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Jaeger, pilot, Kaiju. This video has 35 sentences and 248 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:05. The speaker talks slowly, about 80 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
kaiju noun	/ˈkai.d͡ʒu/	A fictional giant monster, particularly of the kind found in Japanese science fiction films and other media, like Godzilla, King Kong or Gamera.
hemisphere noun	/ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/	Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
fissure noun	/ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/	A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
memorialize verb	/məˈmɔːɹi.əˌlaɪz/	To provide a memorial for someone; to commemorate.
setback noun	/ˈsɛtbæk/	An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).
tectonic adjective		Of or relating to construction or to architecture.
neural adjective	/ˈnʊɹəl/	Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.
rivalry noun	/ˈɹaɪ.vəl.ɹi/	An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority.
portal noun	/ˈpɔːɹtl̩/	An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
dimension noun	/daɪˈmɛn.ʃən/	A single aspect of a given thing.
interface noun	/ˈɪn(t)ɚˌfeɪs/	The point of interconnection or contact between entities.
phenomenon noun	/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/	A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
breach noun	/ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/	A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence.
implement verb	/ˈɪmpləmənt/	To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
come together verb	/ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/	To assemble; to congregate; to combine.
throw aside verb		Synonym of discard.
turn out verb		To end up; to result.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: fissure /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/, dimension /daɪˈmɛn.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: memorialize /məˈmɔːɹi.əˌlaɪz/, phenomenon /fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like kaiju, hemisphere, fissure.

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