Shadowing Practice: 'Spider-Man' Tom Holland Goes Undercover to Experience High School - Learn English Speaking with Video
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It's the new Spider-Man.
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But actor Tom Holland, who plays the comic book character, had to learn something else besides climbing buildings and flying through the air.
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Tom Holland secretly enrolled here at the Bronx High School of Science.
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It's one of the best public schools in New York City.
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Going undercover, the British-born actor tried to experience firsthand what it's really like to be a high school student in America.
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This is the actor's fake school ID.
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For three days, he sat in on classes classes
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and none of his fellow students in the Bronx knew he had been cast to play Spidey.
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Even the teachers didn't know that I was not a real student, so they would bring me up to the front of the class and be like, what do you think, new kid?
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I'm like, I have no idea what you're talking about.
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Faria Kaji had a class with him.
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When we saw him in gym class, my friend and I thought that he was cute and we potentially wanted to go and talk to him, but in the end, we didn't.
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Stephanie Gong saw Holland around school.
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He seemed like just another regular guy.
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He was really chill and super easygoing, um, down to earth.
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In one instance, Holland told Jimmy Kimmel he blew his own cover.
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Funny experience.
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I sat at the back of a classroom next to quite a pretty girl and, uh, eventually he's like, so dude, what's your deal, man?
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I was like, well, do you want to know my secret?
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He's like, okay.
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I'm actually Spider-Man.
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He's like, dude, you're nuts.
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You're nuts.
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Spider-Man's real identity was finally revealed before the school's drama club members.
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Someone took a mic and was like, okay, we have a special guest to talk to you guys today.
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It's Tom Holland.
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He's playing Spider-Man, and everyone freaked out.
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He posed for this photo wearing the drama club t-shirt and making the Spider-Man's hand sign.
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Kevin Garcia took the photo.
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Pretty awesome experience.
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Yeah, it's not every day that somebody like Spiderman visits your school.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 31 sentences and 357 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:51. The speaker talks fast, about 193 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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
12 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- reveal /ɹɪˈviːl/ (verb) — To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
- comic /ˈkɑmɪk/ (noun) — A comedian.
- potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/ (adverb) — In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.
- climb /ˈklaɪ̯m/ (verb) — To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
- chill /tʃɪl/ (verb) — To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
- classroom /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ (noun) — A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
- pose /poʊz/ (verb) — To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
- secretly /ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/ (adverb) — In secret, covertly.
- undercover /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌvə(ɹ)/ (adjective) — Performed or happening in secret.
- easygoing (adjective) — Calm, relaxed, casual and informal.
- enroll /ɪnˈɹəʊl/ (verb) — To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list
- firsthand /ˈfɜːstˌhænd/ (adjective) — Direct, without intermediate stages.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- sit in on (verb) — To attend a private meeting or class without participating.
- talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, didn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/, undercover /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌvə(ɹ)/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like reveal, comic, potentially.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
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| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | had been cast · was finally revealed |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | you're talking · He's playing |
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.