Shadowing Practice: A Doom Patrol Thanksgiving - Robot Man's Origin - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Quick, Chief!
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Pass it to me!
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Over here!
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Over here!
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Pass it to me, Chief!
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I'm out!
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I'm so stuck out!
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I'm open!
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Yes!
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Don't say...
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Nice throw, you big goober.
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It's all good.
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I'll get you.
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Hey, what's this?
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Oh, nothing.
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Just some old home movies from when each of you got your superpowers.
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Really?
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Oh, that's so cool.
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Let's watch him, yo.
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Oh, yeah.
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Can't we do something else?
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No. Here they come for the final lap,
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and pushing it for the win is Cliff Steele.
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Oh, Snaps, you used to be into auto racing?
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That's right.
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Before I got my robot party, I was a super -fast race car driver.
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I will always remember the day of my terrible accident.
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It was the day.
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I won the race!
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And now I shall celebrate by dancing through the night!
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Bumsies!
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Ooh, this club is having a breakdancing competition!
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I would like to win that very much.
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Oh, yes.
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Oh, no!
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You may be the best race car driver, boy, but I am the best breakdancer, boy!
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Check it out, check it out. May I help?
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No way!
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I have all the best dance moves!
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Look, I packed them!
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It's a suitcase of dance!
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Whoa!
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What?
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What?
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Yeah!
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But can you do the robot?
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Oh, watch it!
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I am sorry, it was a terrible accident!
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I was trying to do the robot!
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But it remains the one dance move that has evaded my mastery.
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Well, I can fix that for you.
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You can?
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Sure.
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All we have to do is get a little extreme.
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Congratulations.
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The surgery was a success.
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Now I can do the robot dance?
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Of course, because now you are a robot.
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How is this possible?
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Simple!
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I removed your brain and put it inside a robot body!
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Could you not have just gotten me dance lessons?
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Sure, but this is way better.
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You'll see.
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Cool body, but it's going to take more than that to defeat me, robot boy!
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I am not a robot boy.
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I am a robot man!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “A Doom Patrol Thanksgiving - Robot Man's Origin”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: robot, dance, boy, race. This video has 70 sentences and 348 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:58. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 12 of its 70 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| robot noun | /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ | An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| congratulations | /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ | Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation. |
| automobile noun | /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/ | A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and… |
| mastery noun | /ˈmæs.tɚ.i/ | The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority. |
| suitcase noun | /ˈsutkeɪs/ | A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling. |
| breakdancer noun | One who breakdances. | |
| breakdancing noun | An urban style of acrobatic street dance that originated in the hip hop culture of New York City in the late 20th century. | |
| evade verb | /ɪˈveɪd/ | To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from. |
| goober noun | /ˈɡubɚ/ | A peanut. |
| superpower noun | A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stick out verb | To protrude. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll get · will always remember · You'll see |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, automobile /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/
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 robot, whoa, lesson.
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.