Shadowing Practice: A Food Fight at the Dinner Table | Young Sheldon - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I was exploring dimensional kinematics.
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Admit it, he's adopted.
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How can I be adopted when I have a twin sister?
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Think, monkey.
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Think.
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That's enough.
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No one's adopted.
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I wish I was.
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That can still be arranged.
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Now let's pray.
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A moment, please.
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Leave him be.
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He can hold hands with his family.
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It won't kill him.
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We don't know that.
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Georgie, did you wash your hands before dinner, or even this week?
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None of your business.
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Hands to mittens.
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Thank you, God, for this food we are about to receive and for the nourishment of our bodies, and bless the hands that prepared it.
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Amen.
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How come we ain't got no tater tots?
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I made tater tots last night.
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I'd take tater tots over my taters any day.
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Jessie, what I made you?
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Can we at least have tater tots tomorrow?
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It was family dinners like this that led me to adopt a mid-Atlantic accent.
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Nobel Prize winners ought not be ordering tater tots.
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Everybody excited to start school Monday?
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I am.
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I guess so.
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Georgie, freshman year, that's a big deal.
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How can I be excited when he's going to be in the same grade as me?
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Don't worry, Georgie.
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I'm not planning on being in the ninth grade for very long.
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All I know is he's not in the same grade as me anymore, and I'm thrilled.
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Good luck with your finger painting.
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You're going to get your ass kicked in high school.
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Hey, language.
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I'm not going to be assaulted.
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High school is a haven for higher learning.
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Oh, dear God.
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Speaking of God, who's going to church with me tomorrow?
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I can't.
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I'll meet with the other coaches.
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Can't meet after church?
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No, Mary, I can't meet after church.
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Georgie?
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I gotta study my playbook.
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I'll go with you, Mom.
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Why are you going?
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You don't believe in God.
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Nope, but I believe in Mom.
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I'll take it.
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Missy?
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Can't.
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Heather, I spent...
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You're gone.
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Son of a bitch.
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Hey!
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Ow!
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Missy, go!
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I wrote something at the dinner table.
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George Jr. Jane Goodall had to go to Africa to study apes.
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I just had to go to dinner.
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Never end the dinner table!
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You've got that on the torch!
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Do not retaliate!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 67 sentences and 379 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:16. The speaker talks at a natural 167 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| adopt verb | /əˈdɑpt/ | To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. |
| 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… |
| assault noun | /əˈsɔlt/ | A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc. |
| pray verb | /pɹeɪ/ | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| twin noun | /twɪn/ | Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. |
| explore verb | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | To examine or investigate something systematically. |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
| noble adjective | /ˈnoʊbəl/ | Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character. |
| bless verb | /blɛs/ | To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. |
| accent noun | /ækˈsɛnt/ | A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to… |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| ninth adjective | /naɪnθ/ | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| dimensional adjective | /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/ | Of or pertaining to dimensions. |
| arrange verb | /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ | To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement. |
| freshman noun | /ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/ | a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines)… |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be adopted · be arranged · be assaulted |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | he's going to be · You're going to get · I'm not going to be |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | won't kill · I'll meet · I'll go |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | had to go |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: ninth /naɪnθ/, heather /ˈhɛðɚ/, thrill /θɹɪl/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/, freshman /ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/, nourishment /ˈnɝɪʃmənt/
- Long words — get the stress right: dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/, kinematics /ˌkɪnəˈmætɪks/, retaliate /ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/
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 adopt, finger, assault.
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.