Shadowing Practice: Bad Luck Follows Sam Into a Magical World | Luck (2022) Funny Scene - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Not to pry, but do you have fingers?
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Thumbs.
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I'm polydactyl.
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Jerry, that's your friend, right?
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He's more like my assistant.
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You sure he won't mind?
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Oh, Jerry never minds.
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And enough with the questions.
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Strictly business, remember?
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We don't need to get to know each other.
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Yeah, okay.
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We forgot to check the lavvy.
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Hurry, before somebody sees.
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And then he sees a little chick.
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A cheek?
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No!
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Good afternoon, ladies!
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What are you doing in here, Bulb?
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Aye, Lioncats have their own locker room!
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Oh, I was just, uh...
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Well, I was, um, you know...
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He was helping me.
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He's my Land of Luck Leprechaun orientation guide.
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Dear me, you're a big lass.
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I...
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I'm Sam.
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Where are you from?
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She's from, you know, Latvia.
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That's right, she's from Latvia.
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I see her.
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Didn't Klaudaga say she met a Latvian guy down at the Hairy Lemon?
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And that he was a real big fella too?
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Aye, she did.
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Well, cheers to Latvia for growing him big.
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Guessing that all lucky creatures are teeny-toty like I say.
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Ha ha ha!
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Nice meeting you!
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Enjoy the rest of your tour!
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Don't do anything we wouldn't do!
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They were so sweet! And tiny!
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And surprisingly less clever than usual.
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They totally bought it!
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Next stop, Lucky Penny.
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Right.
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And then you leave.
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Right.
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Say it with me.
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And then you leave.
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No, you leave.
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Yeah, I know.
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It was a joke.
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Welcome to the land of luck.
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Incredible!
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Morning.
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This way.
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We'll be at the Penny Depot in no time.
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Follow me right onto the disc.
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Okay.
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Here we go.
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Just smile and wave.
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Hey, Bob.
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Much this week?
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Aye, let's do it.
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Okay, it's transfer time.
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Morning, Bob.
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Aye, Betty.
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So far, so good, Sam.
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No one's even noticed you.
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Sam?
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Sam?
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Sam!
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You hear him, Joe?
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He just joined the Luckmakers Union.
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That's great!
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He's hilarious.
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Just how unlucky are you?
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Yeah, super duper unlucky.
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Well I wish you would have made that clear before we shook on our little deal.
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Oh, hi guys, hi there.
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Just checking on the rail grips.
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There is no unlucky here.
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So if you want that lucky penny for your wee friend, you best start blending in.
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Uh, that's what I was trying to do.
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Aha!
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Well that was your first mistake.
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Lucky creatures don't try.
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They don't have to.
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And stop sweating.
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They don't do that either.
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Right.
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Okay.
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I'll try my best.
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Aha.
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I mean, I'll try to act like I'm not trying.
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Good answer.
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We've got to find Jerry.
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They'll know how all this penny business works.
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He'll be the super cheery one in green.
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They all look like that.
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Sláinte, friends.
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What is this story?
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There he is.
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O'Neill.
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O'Reilly O'Donohue.
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Barry.
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And I didn't forget you, Clarice.
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I've got your microbrew right here.
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Is he thoughtful or what?
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Jerry!
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Sam, Jerry.
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Oh, you're grand.
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Um, are those my clothes?
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Sorry, Bob said you wouldn't mind.
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Sam's visiting from Latvia.
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Her clothes got all messed up on arrival and that.
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So you live in the human world?
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Uh, usually.
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Oh, man.
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Have you ever tried grilled cheese?
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I have.
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Right, so, Gere, as you know, cats aren't allowed inside the depot, and Sam's a wee bit nervous about her first shift,
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so I was thinking maybe you could escort her in and, you know, show her the ropes.
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Lucky me, of course.
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So it's super easy.
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You sit in the chair, the penny comes to you, you polish it up and send it on its way.
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Sounds like something I can handle.
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Of course you can.
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Lucky leprechauns were made for this kind of work.
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Ooh, that's us.
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Ah.
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Go ahead.
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I'll catch up.
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Okey-doke.
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Um, I think we should abort.
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What?
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Why?
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You're no unlucky leprechaun, Sam.
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You're an insanely unlucky human.
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Or maybe you've forgotten.
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Trust me, I haven't.
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You'll cause a disaster.
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Maybe not.
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Jerry said we sit in chairs and polish pennies.
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Now, I imagine to polish a penny, you need to hold a penny.
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And if I'm holding a lucky penny...
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I get it.
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You'll be lucky.
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Pocket one penny.
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How hard could it be?
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Sam, over here!
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You'll sit right next to me.
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Thanks, Jerry.
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Okay, leprechauns, let's get these pennies in tip-top shape.
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The captain is dependent on us.
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It's penny time!
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Remember, there is nothing to it.
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Just stay in your chair.
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Grab a penny, Sam.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm not
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sure what you're doing.
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like You think it was a bad look, Spector, did it?
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More like a whole bootful.
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Sam!
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I told you this would be a disaster.
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Well, I didn't expect to get the button.
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You saw that, right?
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Oh, yes, I saw it.
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And now that button's headed straight back to arrivals and departures, where the captain will see it for sure.
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So where are we going to find a penny now?
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We're not.
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This was it.
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I had one chance.
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And now you leave.
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No, no, no. The deal was I leave after we get a penny.
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The deal is off.
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There's no one else to get a penny.
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Someone eat a penny.
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Bob does.
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He lost his and then I flushed it down the toilet.
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Sam!
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What?
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He's your friend.
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Assistant.
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This is terrible, Bob.
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You stopped eating human food again, didn't you?
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Yeah, my human food.
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Sam!
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What do you mean, your human food?
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I'm not a Latvian leprechaun, Jerry.
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I'm a human.
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Oh!
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Humans cannot be here!
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Yeah, Bob mentioned that.
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So you lost your travel penny and brought a human through the portal.
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Oh, the captain is not gonna like this.
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And if she finds out, you'll be banished to bad luck!
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Wait, there's a bad luck here too?
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Well, not here here, but down there here, yeah.
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It's the other half of our world.
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Good luck on top, and bad luck on the bottom.
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Only their half isn't so nice.
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Of course it isn't!
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Bad luck ruins everything it touches.
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Why didn't you tell me that's where you'll be banished, Bob?
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You never asked.
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Because you said no more questions!
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They called in the house-bats!
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Ah!
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It's the captain!
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Quick, hide!
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That might be tough.
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All right, everyone.
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Clear out.
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Evacuate the area so the Rabbids can do their work.
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Bob?
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Is that you?
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I don't know, Captain.
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It's me, Jerry.
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From arrivals and departures, remember?
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I've been working for you for 100 years.
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Jerry?
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Jerry?
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When did you grow a tail?
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Is there a tail?
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Captain!
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What a delight, and so soon.
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Lucky me.
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What are you doing down here?
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Or just visiting my leprechaun friends.
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You don't have friends, Mark.
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They've scanned the crime scene, Captain, and found no bad luck specs.
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Scan it again.
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One spec can deluckify an entire pile of lucky pennies.
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Let's get out of here.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Bad Luck Follows Sam Into a Magical World”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: penny, Sam, Jerry, lucky, Bob. This video has 235 sentences and 1154 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:35. The speaker talks slowly, about 109 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 38 of its 235 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| penny noun | /ˈpɛni/ | In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p. |
| unlucky adjective | /ʌnˈlʌki/ | Unfortunate, marked by misfortune. |
| polish verb | /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/ | To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding. |
| banish verb | /ˈbænɪʃ/ | To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning. |
| depot noun | /ˈdiːpoʊ/ | A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| scan verb | /skæn/ | To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely. |
| departure noun | /dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/ | The act of departing or something that has departed. |
| bootful noun | As much as a boot will hold. | |
| cheery adjective | /ˈt͡ʃɪɚi/ | In a good mood, happy, cheerful. |
| insanely adverb | /ɪnˈseɪnli/ | In an insane manner; not sanely. |
| microbrew noun | A beer produced by a small local brewery, or microbrewery. | |
| polydactyl adjective | Polydactylous. | |
| spectacles noun | /ˈspɛktəkl̩z/ | A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face. |
| evacuate verb | /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/ | To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| catch up verb | To pick up suddenly. | |
| clear out verb | To completely empty. | |
| do down verb | To belittle or intimidate. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Not to pry, but do you have fingers?
- You sure he won't mind?
- Just how unlucky are you?
- Have you ever tried grilled cheese?
- You stopped eating human food again, didn't you?
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 | aren't allowed · were made · be banished |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | Have you ever tried · you've forgotten · They've scanned |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 50 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: polish /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/, banish /ˈbænɪʃ/, flush /ˈflʌʃ/, speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: evacuate /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/, speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/
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 penny, unlucky, polish.
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.