Shadowing Practice: The Coopers’ Last Words Before a Black Hole | Young Sheldon - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I can't understand why you wouldn't want to come back to the university.
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Science is a young man's game.
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But we could work on something together.
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If you average out our ages, we're a lean mean 41 and a half.
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Still too old to be bagging groceries.
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I know it's unorthodox, but I'm enjoying it.
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For real, this time of year?
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There's not a cloud in the sky.
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Information is still coming in, but a black hole has been detected in Waxahachie, Texas.
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Oh my lord.
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Sources report it was caused by the super collider.
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The black hole is growing exponentially across Texas, destroying everything in its path.
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This is an emergency situation.
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Repeat, this is an emergency situa- John, what did we do?
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There's nothing we can do.
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He's right.
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It's going to create a gravitational field that'll consume everything around it.
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Should we evacuate?
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We can't.
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We could never outrun it.
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Well, how much time do we have?
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Minutes, at best. That is good.
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It's okay, baby.
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We need to pray right now.
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You do that, I'm having a beer.
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Oh, everybody hold hands.
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Heavenly Father, watch out for us.
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I don't want to spend my last moments on Earth praying.
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Yeah, if we only got a few minutes left, I want to spend it talking to y'all.
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You were all the light of my life, and I love you so much.
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Daddy.
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Oh, I got you.
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I'm not letting go.
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Never said it enough, but I love y'all.
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Kids, you've made me a very proud father.
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I'm not ready.
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There's so many things I want to do.
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Well, you better pick one right now.
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Okay, um...
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And I just want to say I'm sorry for the time I was bad.
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And any time I was mean to Shulman.
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It's okay.
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It's just so funny when he's upset.
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But I'm still sorry about it.
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I'm sorry, too.
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Deb, I've been awful, especially to you.
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I know you haven't.
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I have.
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It was good.
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Okay, we are done talking.
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I love you all, but it is really time to pray.
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Our call is to our defense.
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We will be done.
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Vaccine and smoke.
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Now we'll be done. On Earth.
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Is that really what would happen if there was a black hole?
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One of the possibilities.
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John.
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Yeah?
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You doing okay?
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Well, getting fired was tough.
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But I'm glad to be back here in town.
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I'm glad you're back too.
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But if you feel yourself slipping again, promise me you'll get some help.
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I promise.
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Oh good.
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I worry about you.
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You do? Of course. That means a lot.
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Well, this is me.
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Guess I'll be seeing you next time you go shopping.
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I'll look forward to it.
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Connie.
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Yeah?
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Tuesdays are double coupons.
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Good to know.
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We often regret the things we don't say.
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There's a lot of things I wish I had said to my dad while he was around. That I appreciated him. That I loved him.
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Which is why I'm grateful for the times I did tell him how I felt.
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Tonight was fun.
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Yeah?
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Why is that?
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Dr. Sturgis was here.
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Everybody talked about science.
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It was nice.
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It was.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Coopers’ Last Words Before a Black Hole”. This video has 85 sentences and 534 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:15. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
collider noun/kəˈlaɪdɚ/Any of several forms of particle accelerator in which two opposing beams of particles collide.
exponentially adverb/ɛkspə(ʊ)ˈnɛnʃəli/In an exponential manner.
gravitational adjective/ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl/Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.
outrun verb/ˈaʊtɹʌn/To run faster than.
unorthodox adjective/ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.
evacuate verb/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from.
groceries noun/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.
heavenly adjective/ˈhɛvənli/Of or pertaining to Heaven, the eternal celestial abode of God or the gods.
coupon noun/ˈkuːˌpɑn/A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a…
consume verb/kənˈsum/To use up.
vaccine noun/vækˈsin/A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment…
detect verb/dɪˈtɛkt/To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.
lean verb/ˈliːn/To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
slip verb/ˈslɪp/To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
look forward to verbTo anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • I know it's unorthodox, but I'm enjoying it.
  • There's nothing we can do.
  • You do that, I'm having a beer.
  • Kids, you've made me a very proud father.
  • There's so many things I want to do.

דקדוק בסרטון הזה

המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:

מבנהבסרטון
סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולהhas been detected · was caused · will be done
הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיוhas been detected · you've made · I've been
עתיד עם “will” will + verb — החלטה, הבטחה או ניבוי לגבי העתידthat'll consume · will be · we'll be
הווה ממושך (Present continuous) am/is/are + -ing — משהו שמתרחש כרגע או בסביבה הקרובה לזמן הזהI'm enjoying · is still coming · is growing

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: exponentially /ɛkspə(ʊ)ˈnɛnʃəli/, gravitational /ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl/
  • Long words — get the stress right: exponentially /ɛkspə(ʊ)ˈnɛnʃəli/, gravitational /ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl/, unorthodox /ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/, evacuate /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/

How to practise with this video

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

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