Shadowing Practice: RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 - Assault on Braithwaite Manor / Best Scene - Learn English Speaking with Video
בחר מצב תרגול
כל מצב פותח חדר תרגול במסך מלא.
הורד אפליקציה
כל מה שאתה צריך כדי לדבר בשטף
אותו ערוץ
המלץ על סרטון
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 - Assault on Braithwaite Manor / Best Scene”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: boy, jack, Arthur, kill, Braithwaite. This video has 159 sentences and 861 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:46. The speaker talks slowly, about 73 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 28 of its 159 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| underestimate verb | /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/ | To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has. |
| grey adjective | /ɡɹeɪ/ | Commonwealth standard spelling of gray. |
| argue verb | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply. |
| arrival noun | /əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/ | The act of arriving (reaching a certain place). |
| horrible adjective | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | Causing horror; terrible; shocking. |
| trash noun | /tɹæʃ/ | Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse. |
| sake noun | /ˈseɪ̯k/ | Cause, interest or account. |
| complaint noun | /kəmˈpleɪnt/ | The act of complaining. |
| ruin noun | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| dump verb | /dʌmp/ | To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner. |
| liquor noun | /ˈlɪk.ɚ/ | A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both). |
| scam noun | /ˈskæm/ | A fraudulent or dishonest deal. A swindle. |
| reckon verb | /ˈɹɛkən/ | To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. |
| scum noun | /skʌm/ | A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| get down verb | /ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/ | To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down. |
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. | |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| go in on verb | To contribute money for a joint purchase. | |
| hold up verb | To wait or delay. | |
| move down verb | To demote |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Where's my goddamn son?
- They took him, didn't they?
- Jack, can you hear me?
- Any more of our sons to deal with?
- What are we doing with her?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 32 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gonna, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: underestimate /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/, temerity /təˈmɛɹ.ə.ti/
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 steal, underestimate, grey.
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