Shadowing Practice: Avengers Trolling Each Other for 11 minutes! - Learn English Speaking with Video

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He thinks he failed.

Which, of course, he did.

But, you know, there's a lot of that going around, ain't there?

Honestly, in the exact second, I thought you were going to be around.

Son of a bitch!

Did you seriously just say, hitherto undreamt of?

Are you seriously leaning on the cauldron of the cosmos?

Never know.

Oh!

How dare you!

I'm so sorry.

I have to deal with this.

You can get my number from Bruce.

Yeah, I don't have her number.

What do you think, Pilates?

What?

It's like Calisthenics.

You might have missed a couple things, you know, due in time is a capsicle.

Recently, there was an incident with Spider -Man.

What man?

Spider -Man.

He has the powers of a spider.

Hence the name.

Gross.

I mean...

You disappear, you reappear.

When you reappear, does sometimes things not pop up in the right place?

He's an alt -right troll dipshit.

I love you.

You're one of the Avengers, one of the team, one of our friends.

Oh, okay.

This is what friends do.

They support each other.

Oh, okay.

You're a badass friend.

I'm not Banner's friend, I'd prefer you.

Anybody ever tell you you're a little paranoid?

Not to my face.

Why?

Did you hear something?

Language!

I said what?

Banner's friend.

I don't even like Banner.

I'm into numbers and science and stuff.

Okay.

Is he asleep?

No. I'm pretty sure he's dead.

This still may be the best chance we have against them.

So conversely, it may also be his best chance against us.

Well, if we don't do our jobs what is your job exactly

besides making balloon animals i said wait a minute wait wait a minute

protecting your reality douchebag you are mind -blowingly duplicitous how do

you do it you just tear things you're a triple impostor

i've never seen anything like is there anything real about you

do you even speak latin for like your suit reruns spec is oh no

you said this planet would be a relaxing holiday i said it was going to be like a relaxing holiday

and i said no i won't look at

that resplendent skyscape three suns a saturn no no no no what could be more relaxing than that an actual holiday

Stop saying that.

I just need you to stay calm.

Calm, I'm on an alien planet.

Just, just calm down.

You're stronger than her.

You're smarter than her.

You're Bruce Banner.

Right, don't mention puny Banner.

Could end your friend's life in an instant.

I gotta tell you, he's not really my friend.

Saving his life is more of a professional courtesy.

Oh, really?

Tony, you fought him.

Who told you that?

You fought him.

No. He wiped my face with a planet while the Bleecker Street Magician gave away the store.

Speaking of outing, Thor used to follow me around when he was a little kid.

Now he's a famous Avenger and won't return my call.

You think this is funny?

Loki is beyond reason, but he is of Asgard.

And he's my brother.

He killed 80 people in two days.

He's adopted.

Does he look like a spider?

No, no, more like a man.

Climbs walls, shoots webs.

Yeah, bingo of his butt no oh well maybe i don't know honestly i hope not oh this is

so embarrassing 45 it's a long barrel oh wow well it's

big this is long oh yeah well it's okay it's a

little it's a little long um smash you she didn't smash anything i i won

that fight i smashed you yeah sure sure Baby arm.

God damn!

What?

Baby.

You're a big child.

Hey, listen.

We talked about this.

Yes, but the door was open, so I assumed...

Well, he's definitely unhappy.

I'm gonna try and keep him that way.

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You're not a match for him, Cap.

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Thanks, partner.

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Awesome.

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Eggs?

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Breakfast?

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No, I'd like a Bloody Mary.

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Ben, do you want a piece?

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Oh?

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No, not really, but when do I ever get what I want?

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That's right.

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It's been a while.

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It's going to be good to have you, buddy.

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They ask you how you are, and you just have to say that you're fine.

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When you're not really fine, you just can't get into it because they would never understand.

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Honestly, I thought you didn't want to see me.

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Bullshit.

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You just didn't want your baby sister to tag along whilst you saved the world with the cool kids.

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You weren't really my sister.

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And the Avengers aren't really your family.

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No hard feelings, Point Break.

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You got a mean swing.

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Oh!

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Bombastic side eye.

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Don't go!

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I am going!

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now i go again man you are one pathetic loser

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117 countries want to sign this 117 sam

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and you're just like no that's cool how long are you gonna play both sides he's out of line

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but he's right will said he stole the power stone for morag is

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that a person morag's a planet quill was a person i'm

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kidding now he wants to run great i want to protect the stone

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and i want you to thank me now go ahead i'm

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listening for what hold wait first of all really blasting me

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into space who just came through advanced glass me i seriously don't know how you fit your head into

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that helmet how hold on how hey nothing to ease the

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pain why don't you uh take this ship here as a

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parting farewell gift oh you're giving me my ship yes she's

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yours okay all right yeah what about your hat uh the

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hat the helmet yeah whatever you want to call it it's

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like cool right you like it do you like the head yeah i think that's pretty

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pretty sweet then cool that's what happened there's no fight okay did he give you any clues Any coordinates, anything.

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Dude, you're embarrassing me in front of the wizards.

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I'm sorry.

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This is just a planet you've been on planet before.

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Yeah, one.

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Well, now you've been on two.

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That's a good thing.

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It's a new experience.

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Thor report on the Hulk.

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The gates of hell are filled with the screams of his victims.

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But not the screams of the dead, of course.

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No, no, uh...

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Dude's screams, mainly whimpering, uh...

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you want me to help you put jarvis into this thing

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no of course not i want to help you put jarvis

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in this thing got no coordinates no clues no strategies no options zero zip nada

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no trust what are you saying what are you saying truly you're not even You've been pathetic.

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You're just.. nothing.

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How the hell is this dude still alive?

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He is not a dude.

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You're a dude.

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Huh?

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This is a man.

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A handsome, muscular man.

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What the hell are you talking about?

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So now that Captain Rogers and Iron Man are both gone, who do you think is going to lead the Avengers?

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I could lead them.

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What?

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I figured I'd be good at that.

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Oh.

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Okay.

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Ajax didn't even choose you to lead us.

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EMOTIONAL DAMMIT!

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Ouch.

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Where the dragon was out and finished.

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Your classic Asgardian High 1.

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You should have ducked out when I told you to.

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I tried to bench you, you refused.

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Unlike everyone else in your life, I don't work for you.

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Are you scared?

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DORCE!

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Oh!

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I'm not sad, you idiot.

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Tony.

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You are being uncharacteristically non -hyperverbal.

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Boom.

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Are you looking...

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Why do I even talk to you guys?

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Everywhere else that story kills.

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That's the whole story?

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Yeah, it's a war machine story.

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Oh, this is very good then.

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That's impressive.

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Like a planet?

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Like in outer space?

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Oh, look.

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It's like a little puppy, all happy and everything.

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Do you want to go to space?

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You want to go to space, puppy?

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I'll take you to space.

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Kid, stop.

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Let me go.

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Due to that fact, we're now in a flying donut, billions of miles from Earth with no backup.

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I'm back up no you're still away the adults are talking why are we still here just to suffer

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every night i can feel my leg there are other avengers who is this yeah

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but given the choice between the archer with the mohawk

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and several bug -themed crime fighters

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or one of the most powerful magic wielders on the planet

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it's an easy call okay okay okay you're not even listening

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don't kick stuff you're being a really bad friend you bad friend i'm sorry did i just

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mishear you or did you agree with me oh i want to take it back no no you can't retract it

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i'm gonna say this once how about nuns shut it down

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nope not gonna happen you don't know what you're doing

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and you do

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that time stone guy dr strange yeah what what kind of

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doctor was he your nose throat meets rabbit from hat nice

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place in the village i'm peter by the way dr strange

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oh you're using the made -up names um i'm spider -man

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then do me a favor please get out of here get out of here man i'm saying are you nuts Jury's out.

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You really have got a lint on it, haven't you?

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What's your secret?

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A lot of jazz, bongo drums, huge bag of weed is everything a joke to you funny

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things are you crazy madness has entered your brain mental illness

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which one is it

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which one fantastic word didn't you guys chart in the 60s

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you're the spider -ling crime -fighting spider your spider boy spider -man not in

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that onesie or not why why why why why i'm muscular

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but who are you kidding well you're one sandwich away from fat

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yeah right that's true you have put away what we realize up there is more your territory

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but this is our fight too you even know where he is i know people who like

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what do you think i'm what were you napping but jane's better

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Avengers Trolling Each Other for 11 minutes!”. This video has 231 sentences and 1687 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:00. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 36 of its 231 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
spider noun	/ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/	Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
relax verb	/ɹɪˈlæks/	To make something loose.
scream verb	/skɹiːm/	To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
smash verb	/smæʃ/	To break (something brittle) violently.
clue noun	/kluː/	Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
pathetic adjective	/pəˈθɛtɪk/	Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
helmet noun	/ˈhɛlmɪt/	A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
puppy noun	/ˈpʌpi/	A young rat.
coordinate verb	/koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/	To place in the same order or rank.
muscular adjective	/ˈmʌs.kjʊl.ə/	Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.
chart noun	/t͡ʃɑɹt/	A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
gate noun	/ˈɡeɪ̯t/	A doorlike structure outside a house.
impressive adjective	/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/	Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
egg noun	/ɛɡ/	An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell…
gross adjective	/ɡɹoʊs/	remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
get out of verb		To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
back up verb		To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
calm down verb		To become less excited, intense, or angry.
come through verb		To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
give away verb		To make a gift of (something).
go ahead verb	/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/	To proceed with; to begin.
go around verb		To move or spread from person to person.
make up verb	/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/	To constitute, to compose.

Sentences worth repeating

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

Did you seriously just say, hitherto undreamt of?
Anybody ever tell you you're a little paranoid?
You think this is funny?
Ben, do you want a piece?
Why do I even talk to you guys?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 80 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: pathetic /pəˈθɛtɪk/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, hitherto /ˈhɪðəɹˌtu/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: smash /smæʃ/, speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/, speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, duplicitous /duːˈplɪsətəs/, uncharacteristically /ʌnˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk(ə)li/

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 spider, relax, scream.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?