Shadowing Practice: Adventure Time | Cards Wars | Cartoon Network - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Ha!
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Then the seas have aligned and the five winds waft the smell of victory to my palace doors.
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I cast Field of Nightmares and activate my Legion of Earlings to scare your pig to death.
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My pig's in the Cave of Solitude.
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Um, I cast Teleport to move your pig to the empty field so I can attack him.
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Uh, wouldn't Teleport only work on your own creatures?
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You're right.
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I'm gonna slay that pig, though.
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How?
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You don't have any creatures that can touch him.
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Face it, man.
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I'm the cool guy.
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Hm.
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You're the cool guy, huh?
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Well, let me make it a little hot for you then.
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I flooped a volcano!
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What?
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That'll destroy your kingdom too, won't it?
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Hm, maybe.
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My pig!
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The pig is dead.
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Now I reconstitute my cornfields using the Reclaim Landscape spell.
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My Husker Knights Revive!
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And I still have my battle phase.
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Hiding in the useless swamp.
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The Immortal Maze Walker.
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I love corn!
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Cornfields give the Immortal Maze Walker triple damage.
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I told you cornfields are awesome.
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Your ancient scholar and cool dog won't survive this time.
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Actually, my ancient scholar's been studying the raise the dead ability.
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Well, so what?
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So, my ancient scholar raises the dead.
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I flup the pig.
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No!
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Look, my tower's doing a thing.
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Harmony!
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Harmony!
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Harmony!
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You ganked my spirit walker!
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Uh, maybe we should take a break?
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It's your turn.
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Huh?
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You play!
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You play!
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Oh, Zing.
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I do not play such games with Jake.
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Sorry, I gotta use the boy cell room.
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Beemo!
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Beemo!
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Beemo chop!
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If this were a real attack, you'd be dead.
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Beemo, Jake's acting the noo -noo -noo -nooos.
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Oh, no!
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Are you winning the game of Card Wars?
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Yeah!
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That's terrible!
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If Jake loses that game, he gets super depressed!
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When I beat him, he wouldn't talk to me for a month!
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What?!
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I only played so he wouldn't be bummed!
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Finn, you must take a dive.
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Okay, I'll try.
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But I'm a Card War Super Amadeus!
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Play.
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The.
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Game.
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Rob, better make this look good.
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all right Jake prepare for my ultimate attack well I still
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got my wandering bald man oh no I need to get rid of my pig
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so Jake can reconstitute his corn fields I activate the pig
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to attack your wandering bald man that's stupid just attack with a mortal maze walker
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and get the game over with no way you've underestimated me
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and my pig all
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day please lose
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oh oh
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yeah pigs can't leave mud landscapes once they're on them the
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pig is mine first i'll play reclaim landscape
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then i cast summon archer
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damn whoa math my
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boys you have no creatures left that's the game boy the five winds Let's blow through cornfields once again,
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for the glory of jacoria!
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You got me.
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In your face!
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It's time to drink up.
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It looks like you are the dweeb and I'm the cool guy.
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Is it too gross for you, man?
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No, no. I gotta take what's coming to me.
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hey not that bad i like it what you want to taste oh it's gross
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Adventure Time”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: pig, attack, beemo, cornfields, Jake. This video has 89 sentences and 528 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:55. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 70% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| walker noun | /ˈwɔkɚ/ | The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race. |
| landscape noun | /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ | A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features. |
| harmony noun | /ˈhɑ̟ɹ.mə.ni/ | Agreement or accord. |
| maze noun | /ˈmeɪz/ | A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through. |
| gross adjective | /ɡɹoʊs/ | remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive. |
| corn noun | /ˈkɔːn/ | Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region. |
| scholar noun | /ˈskɑlɚ/ | A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship. |
| bald adjective | /bɔːld/ | Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers. |
| activate verb | /ˈæktɪˌveɪt/ | To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate. |
| wander verb | /ˈwɑndɚ/ | To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood. |
| palace noun | /ˈpælɪs/ | Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system. |
| spell noun | /spɛl/ | Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. |
| glory noun | /ˈɡlɔːɹi/ | Great beauty and splendor. |
| triple adjective | /ˈtɹɪp.əl/ | Made up of three related elements, often matching |
| mathematics noun | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blow through verb | To expend or waste rapidly. |
| drink up verb | To drink completely; to finish (one's drink). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm gonna slay that pig, though.
- You don't have any creatures that can touch him.
- You're the cool guy, huh?
- That'll destroy your kingdom too, won't it?
- Is it too gross for you, man?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, wouldn't, gotta. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, underestimate /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/, reconstitute /ɹiˈkɑnstɪˌt(j)ut/
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 walker, landscape, harmony.
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.