Shadowing Practice: Arcane | JINX - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Yep, that's me ladies and gentlemen, you're in the wrong place She's here
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No red rose on your brain You fall so cold Cumbags and skellywags,
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put your hooks and paws together for the meanest, ugliest, goriest spectacle of your lives Hi
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You feel it?
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That Buzzing Behind your eyes Because you know in a moment Like it all
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Best feeling in the world, kid You ever need to curse a sibling or a family or a society.
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My car.
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I? I can't lose you.
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Why did you lose me?
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Because you're a jinx.
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You have to work, okay?
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I want to fight.
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I'm not ready.
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You know what, Milo?
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You're right.
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There's a bunch of things Powder just can't do.
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Every time she comes, something goes wrong.
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She jinxes every job.
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My work!
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My monkey bomb finally worked!
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Ander...
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Take care about her.
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I told you to stay away.
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I told you to stay away.
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I need you, please.
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It's okay.
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We'll show them.
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We will show them all.
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I used to say I could fix anything Before I broke everything She used to say a lot
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her and you
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i almost drowned in these waters vander wasn't the man you
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thought he was right he was like a brother to you
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and he turned his back and blah blah blah did i miss anything I've got a new one for you.
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That day, I let a weak man die. And another was reborn.
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Betrayal, that pain that feels like it'll eat you from the inside out, can either break you or forge you into something greater.
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You need to let Powder die.
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So the fear of pain will no longer control you.
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You're strong now.
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Just like you were always meant to be.
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James is perfect.
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The sister.
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She's back. From the dead.
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What have you done with my sister?
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I have freed her.
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I thought you were the prize of your second -hand family, but Jinx, she is more than I ever imagined.
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I'm going to find her and erase whatever fucked -up delusions you put in her head.
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Does this mean anything to you?
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Where did you get this?
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It's your sister.
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She's back.
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She's looking for you.
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You're lying!
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Why bother her back in town?
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It's only a matter of time before you implode, and Silco finally gets the message that you're about as good for a cause as you were for your family.
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Wherever you are, light it up, and I'll find you.
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Powder?
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I? Oh, Powder!
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Things changed when you left.
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I changed.
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Your sister's gone, Jinx.
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You'll be with her a day before she realizes you aren't that girl anymore.
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Have you forgotten how she left you?
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Dammit, Powder!
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Wake up!
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Remember who you are and don't remember me!
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Who found you?
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Shut up!
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Picture Milo!
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Who cared for you?
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Oh, Bander!
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Shut up!
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Don't listen to her!
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No!
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No!
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Please!
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I never would have given you to them.
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Not for anything.
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I thought maybe you could love me like you used to.
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Don't cry.
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Even though I'm...
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You're perfect.
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Different.
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But you change too
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so here's to the new us powder's gone bye bye she's too far gone all that's left is jinx
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and she belongs to you're wrong want to know a secret silko thinks he made jinx with all his rants
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and it's hard -won lessons but he didn't make jinx you did you were right okay powder's gone
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There's only Jinx now.
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Jinx!
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Finally got the name right.
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I never thought my sister would turn blue -bellied.
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It has to end.
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I'm done blaming myself for your mistakes.
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Done pretending you're my sister.
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You're not.
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You killed her.
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I'm not gonna let you stain her memory anymore.
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Then stop.
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Because no matter what I do, I just can't seem to fly.
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Come on.
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I'm ready.
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I'm glad it's you. Had to be you.
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What are we doing here?
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Hey, Powder!
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Come take a look.
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Had some time to think lately.
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See that gutter running along the canal?
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That's where Clagger got his foot stuck running from the enforcers.
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Ta -da!
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Ever since you dropped into my life, It looks like I put on glasses,
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except I can't tell whether everything's blurry or clear.
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You're lucky.
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I didn't get to do much of this with my older sis.
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We've all had bad days, but we learned.
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I had a different name back then, you know, Powder. And we stick together.
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I thought I was ready for good, but you kind of remind me of her.
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Milo's wrong, Powder.
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You're stronger than you think.
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And one day, this city's gonna respect us.
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Me, a hero.
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How screwed up is this place?
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Here I am, your big, fat hero.
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The whole Undercity's buzzing, saying you're back...
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Not your strong suit.
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...would make a world of difference if you showed up.
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You're a symbol.
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Stick your head in the dirt if you want.
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But this fantasy you've been living out here, it's not gonna last forever.
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What the hell was that?
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I don't wanna hear another word out of your mouth.
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It's Vandor.
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He's alive.
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I've fought battles from the Bloodcliffs to the Dalamore Plain.
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I've never seen a beast of such savagery.
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He isn't a monster.
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He was once a man.
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Well respected at that.
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It's him.
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It's Vandor.
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That's not Vandor.
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No. Vandor, no!
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Victim of great tragedy.
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He needs our help.
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I can prove it. If I...
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It's him.
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You have to believe me.
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Vendor!
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Bouda.
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What is it?
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A message from Vander. To Silco.
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I'm sorry.
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When she died, I lost my head.
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I told myself what I did to you was for the greater good that you deserved it.
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but the dirt was on both irons.
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What are you waiting for?
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He's your dad, too.
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You're never going to give up on me, are you?
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There's no good version of me, right?
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Isha!
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Killing is a cycle.
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One that started long before Vanda and me.
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And it will continue long after the two of you.
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I'm done running in circles.
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What are you going to do?
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We build our own prisons.
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Bars forged of oaths, codes, commitments.
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Walls of self -doubt and accepted limitation.
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Break the cycle.
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We inhabit these cells, these identities. And call them us.
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Always with you, sis.
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I thought I could break free by eliminating those I deemed my jailers.
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But, Jinx, I think the cycle only ends when you find the will to walk away.
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You know, I learned from someone very special that no matter what happened in the past, it's never too late to build something new.
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Sometimes taking a leap forward means leaving a few things behind.
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Someone worth building it for.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: jinx, Powder, sister. This video has 174 sentences and 1133 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:43. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| dirt noun | /dɝt/ | Soil or earth. |
| buzz noun | /bʌz/ | A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones. |
| forge noun | /fɔɹd͡ʒ/ | A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| commitment noun | /kəˈmɪtmənt/ | The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review. |
| ugly adjective | /ˈʌɡli/ | Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. |
| lately adverb | /ˈleɪt.li/ | Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since. |
| bother verb | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. |
| belong verb | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | To have its proper place. |
| hook noun | /hʊk/ | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. |
| remind verb | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| symbol noun | /ˈsɪmbəl/ | A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. |
| beast noun | /biːst/ | Any four-footed land mammal. |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | Regardless of the place in, at or to which. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
| stay away verb | To avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something. | |
| live out verb | To not reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.) | |
| run along verb | To leave; to make one's way somewhere else. | |
| show up verb | To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. | |
| stick together verb | To physically combine or join together by adhesion. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| walk away verb | To withdraw from a problematic situation. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why did you lose me?
- What have you done with my sister?
- Does this mean anything to you?
- Where did you get this?
- Have you forgotten how she left you?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 50 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, oath /ˈoʊθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: limitation /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/, delusion /dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/
- Long words — get the stress right: eliminate /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/, limitation /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/
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 dirt, buzz, forge.
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.