Shadowing Practice: 10년차 #스파이더맨 #톰홀랜드 #tomhill #tomholland #spiderman #영어회화 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Do you know what?
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It was a real kick in the nuts, actually.
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Because I started making these movies when I was 18,
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and I could fall from the wires and bounce back up and come to work the next day.
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And it was a bit of a reality check for me.
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So is that what you were doing in the writer's room?
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You're like, maybe just less jumping.
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I think maybe this one, maybe what if he solves crimes with his brain?
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Yeah, exactly.
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And then they were like, no one will believe that you could use your brain, Tom.
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No, that joke actually was something that we came up with on the day, because every stunt scene would...
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would be delayed by this ten -minute stretching sequence that I would have to do myself.
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Oh, fantastic.
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And then we were on set one day,
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and we had these amazing background actors that just were really kind of bringing a lot to the scene.
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And then Destin and I were like, well, what if we added this, like, whole stretching bit?
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And then there's actually a shot that's not in the movie where we put my stunt double in the suit, and he did the splits,
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and it would cut in.
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But it was too much, it was too much.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 19 sentences and 220 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. The speaker talks fast, about 222 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 4 of its 19 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
stretch verb/stɹɛt͡ʃ/To lengthen by pulling.
stunt noun/stʌnt/A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
wire noun/ˈwaɪɚ/Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
solve verb/sɒlv/To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
delay noun/dɪˈleɪ̯/A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
sequence noun/ˈsiː.kwəns/A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.
bounce verb/baʊns/To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
jump verb/d͡ʒʌmp/To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
joke noun/ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯k/An amusing story.
actor noun/ˈæk.tɚ/Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
split verb/splɪt/To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
scene noun/siːn/The location of an event that attracts attention.
brain noun/ˈbɹeɪ̯n/The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible…
minute noun/ˈmɪnɪt/A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
crime noun/kɹaɪm/A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come up with verbTo manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwould be delayed

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like stretch, stunt, wire.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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