Shadowing Practice: 5 STAGES OF A CUCK - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Good morning, sir.

Miss Cone asks for help.

Something's wrong with the projector.

It's not working or something.

I'm coming.

Well, I don't know what could have happened.

It was working yesterday.

Maybe some virus or something.

Oh, it works.

There was an error in the code, but I've fixed it.

It should be fine now.

Great, class.

Let's thank him.

I hope she likes it.

Honey, I'm back, oh boy.

Steven, why so early? Who is?

Who's that guy?

James, wait, Steven?

Steven, hey, look at me.

I watched a documentary about couples yesterday, and the expert lady said that spicing up your relationship with occasional drama tightens the bonds.

So, I thought we could open up our relationship.

You can be with anyone, and so can I.

What do you think?

Isn't that hecking awesome?

You know what?

It's the way it is.

If the expert lady says so, it must be right.

Besides, we're still a couple.

We have ups and downs, arguments, agreements.

Yeah, that's fine.

Just like in movies.

Adding excitement and uncertainty will be good for our relationship.

I think you're crazy.

There is no reason to allow that.

I'm not crazy.

The more I think about it, the more I believe it's better.

Better when your partner cheats on you?

Not necessarily cheats.

In the end, she's with me, and we live together because I'm a cool guy and better than them.

So she chooses me to live with her.

To pay her bills.

Yep, that's what partners do.

Divorce.

These days everyone seems to be getting one of those.

If you can't come to an agreement, it's probably better to just part ways.

Yeah, part ways with half of your stuff stolen, Jesus.

Just like my friend, he's currently going through a divorce.

It's been two years, I think.

Two years?

Judges and lawyers, each billing by the hour.

They just drag out all the proceedings.

Parasites.

And do they actually live together?

Imagine sitting in the same room with someone who's about to take half of everything from you.

What's even worse is that his wife, before the divorce, started meeting with her exes, and she brought something home.

Jesus.

You date someone who spreads their legs for everyone, and then you never know.

How many dudes has she been with? Who knows?

And why did you get married?

Credit score.

I don't think this is a good reason to marry.

Yeah, I know.

This bitch.

What does she think?

That I should be a victim of her feelings.

What is this anyway?

Well, I see something, but it's hard to say what it is.

STD?

Possible, but it looks a bit like a fungus.

Sir, did you check for diabetes?

No. You need to check it, sir.

For me, it looks like early signs of a fungal infection.

Sir, it would be easier to determine if you had a foreskin, but well, it wasn't up to you.

Of course it wasn't.

And I told him that if he wanted to be with me, we need to make it serious,

and there should be a ring on that finger. And what? And what?

And he proposed.

He proposed.

Wow.

Extra.

Give me a sec.

Honey, we need to talk.

You have to stop what you're doing.

No. Where are you? With friends.

Are you talking about me?

There's nothing to talk about.

You bitch. Where are you?

I already said that I'm with my friends.

I want to know the address.

If you were listening, you would know where I'm going.

Rachel, come back.

Do you want me to just leave my friends and come back to you?

Yes. And why?

Well, we can start over.

Start over what?

I will be at 9pm or maybe at 10.

10 in the morning?

My pain is not important.

What important is that she is happy.

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It's the way it is.

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This is my world now.

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For some, this would be a nightmare, but for me, it's just a Tuesday.

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From now on, my life is just a cold, bitter cuckoldry.

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It's time for me to accept, and it's time for me to enjoy.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “5 STAGES OF A CUCK”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sir, Steven, divorce, relationship. This video has 80 sentences and 694 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:59. The speaker talks at a steady 139 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 25 of its 80 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
divorce noun	/dɪˈvɔːs/	The legal dissolution of a marriage.
honey noun	/ˈhʌni/	A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
cheat verb	/ˈt͡ʃiːt/	To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
propose verb	/pɹəˈpəʊz/	To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
finger noun	/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/	A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
necessarily adverb	/ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/	Inevitably; of necessity.
virus noun	/ˈvaɪ.ɹəs/	A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and…
dragon noun	/ˈdɹæɡən/	In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a…
steal verb	/stiːl/	To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
marry verb	/ˈmæɹi/	To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
infection noun	/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/	The act or process of infecting.
documentary noun	/ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/	A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
bitter adjective	/ˈbɪ.tɚ/	Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
excitement noun	/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/	The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
nightmare noun	/ˈnaɪt.mɛɚ/	A very unpleasant or frightening dream.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
start over verb	to begin again; to return to the beginning
come back verb	To return to a place.
drag out verb	To extend or lengthen excessively; to draw out.
go through verb	To travel from one end of something to the other.
open up verb	To open.

Sentences worth repeating

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

Great, class, let's thank him.
Honey, I'm back, oh boy.
What do you think?
Better when your partner cheats on you?
Are you talking about me?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, wasn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: infection /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/, occasional /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/
Long words — get the stress right: necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/, occasional /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/, uncertainty /ʌnˈsɜːtənti/

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 divorce, honey, cheat.

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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