Shadowing Practice: 'Bella Realizes Edward Is a Vampire' Scene | Twilight - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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You're impossibly fast and strong.
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Your skin is...
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Pale white and ice cold.
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Your eyes change colour.
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- Thank you.
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And sometimes you speak like Like you're from a different time.
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You never eat or drink anything.
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You don't go out in the sun late.
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- Thank you.
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I'm sorry.
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How old are you?
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17. How long you been 17?
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- Oh.
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a while.
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- I'm sorry.
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- Thank you.
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I know what you are.
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See it.
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Out loud.
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- I'm sorry.
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Say it.
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No. - - Vampire.
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Thank you. Are you afraid?
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Huh?
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No. Thank you.
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that asked me the most basic question.
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What do we eat?
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You won't hurt me. Where are we going?
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Up the mountain, out of the cloud bank.
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You need to see what I look like in the sunlight.
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- That's why we don't show ourselves in sunlight.
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People wouldn't know we're different.
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you This is what I am.
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you It's like diamonds.
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You're beautiful.
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- Okay.
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Beautiful.
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This is the skin of the killer, Bella.
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- - Okay.
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I'm a killer.
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- No. I don't believe that.
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It's because you believe a lie.
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Camouflage.
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I'm the world's most dangerous predator.
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Everything about me invites you in.
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My voice, my face, even my smell.
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As if I wouldn't need any of that.
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Since you can outrun me - you As if he could fight me off.
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I'm designed to kill.
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you I don't care.
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I've killed people before.
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It doesn't matter.
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I wanted to kill you.
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I've never wanted a human's blood so much in my life.
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I trust you.
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Don't.
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I'm here.
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I trust you.
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My family, we're different from others of our kind.
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We only hunt animals.
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We've learned to control our thirst.
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It's you.
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Your scent...
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it's like a drug to me.
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Bye.
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I'm not.
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Like my own personal...
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brand of heroin Why did you hate me so much when we met?
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I did.
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Only for me can we want you so badly.
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I still don't know if I can control myself.
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I know you can.
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- - - - I'm sorry.
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I can't read your mind.
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You're gonna have to tell me what you're thinking.
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No, I'm afraid.
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Thank you.
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you Good.
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I'm not afraid of you.
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I'm only afraid of losing you.
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I feel like you're gonna disappear.
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you you Amen.
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you you Don't know how long I've waited for you.
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Amen.
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I'm going to go to the next one.
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So the mind fell in love with the lamb.
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- What a stupid lamb.
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I'm sick masochistic lie.
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you Amen.
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Oh Thank you.
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you
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 91 sentences and 424 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:40. The speaker talks slowly, about 64 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| killer noun | /ˈkɪlɚ/ | One who or that which kills. |
| lamb noun | /ˈlæm/ | A young sheep; especially, one younger than nine months. |
| sunlight noun | /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ | All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth. |
| cloud noun | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
| badly adverb | /ˈbæd.li/ | In a bad manner. |
| diamond noun | /ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/ | A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. |
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| disappear verb | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | To vanish. |
| pale adjective | /peɪl/ | Light in color. |
| scent noun | /sɛnt/ | A distinctive smell. |
| predator noun | /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/ | Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food. |
| thirst noun | /θɝst/ | A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement… |
| hum verb | /ˈhʌm/ | To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed. |
| heroine noun | /ˈhɪɹoʊɪn/ | A female hero. |
| camouflage noun | /ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/ | A disguise or covering up. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've killed · I've never wanted · We've learned |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna have · gonna disappear · I'm going to go |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to see · have to tell |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 40 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 killer, lamb, sunlight.
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.