Shadowing Practice: belly and conrad scenes | the summer i turned pretty - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Wow.

I like him.

Yeah.

And there's a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you, dear.

Have I known you 20 seconds in 20 years?

I like you better with glasses.

Too bad.

I like me better without them.

I don't know.

What?

Yeah.

Hey.

I thought you said smoking pot changes the way your brain processes information.

So does your cell phone.

You said marijuana messes with white matter.

Do you even know what white matter is?

You said our brains are still developing.

God, do you memorize every single thing that I've ever said?

Get over yourself.

I still think you should quit.

What do you give me if I do? Are you kidding me?

Are you okay?

Ellie?

I thought you hated the Red Sox.

Your hair's like a little kid's, the way it's always so messy.

Lely.

Hi.

Last night was amazing.

Shit show.

You know you're gonna have a black eye tomorrow, right?

It's already tomorrow.

Let me have a puff.

No. No. Yeah.

No. Yes.

No. Laurel would actually kill me.

Okay, fine.

Then if I can't smoke, then you can't smoke.

Same old belly.

Hey, let's go pick up some of the good muffins before everybody else gets out.

Please leave.

All right, let's go, guys.

How was your hot date?

Excuse me?

Okay, relax.

We were just having a little fun.

You guys are assholes.

Belly, come on.

All I wanted was to go to a drive -in with a guy

that I think is cute and sweet, and.. and you guys had to come and ruin it.

And us showing up for, like, two minutes ruin that, really?

Grow up, Belly.

Why couldn't you let me have this one thing?

Huh?

Admit it.

You knew what you were doing.

What?

What was I doing?

Reminding me that you existed.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You cared where I was, who I was with.

No, I didn't.

I don't care.

Stop lying!

Stop being such a baby!

Oh, and you're such an adult!

You spent your Saturday night crashing my first date for fun.

Fine.

I forget it.

Why don't you go smoke some more pot?

Why don't you go look in the mirror some more?

What is that?

Infinity.

Do you know what that means?

It's really cool.

I learned in a math class.

So you know how numbers keep getting bigger and bigger?

100, 1 ,000, 1 ,000, 1 ,000, 1 ,000.

To get to the biggest number in the world, you'd have to keep counting.

Because there's always a bigger number.

It's boundless.

I don't get it.

Imagine it's a racetrack.

You see how there's no starting or ending point?

You could travel endlessly around those curves.

Goes on forever.

That's infinity.

Sorry, I forgot.

Uh, that's.. that's cool.

Um, I wasn't really expecting anything anyway, so...

Yeah, have fun with that.

You gotta fold the bottom sheet at a 45 degree angle if you want tight corners.

Yeah, not like that.

Then help me.

You gotta pull this down.

Like this, come here.

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Is this what it would be like?

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If we were older?

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me and Conrad together?

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See?

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Thank you.

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And why is my mom letting him bring his bitchy girlfriend anyway?

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Hey!

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How do you know she's bitchy?

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What if she's, like, a really nice person or something?

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What if, and, like, just hear me out, she's a bitch?

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Stop!

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It's gonna be fine, okay?

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Don't worry about it.

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I'm sorry your dad's not coming.

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Don't be, I'm not.

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Kelly?

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The bitch is here.

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Wait, won't he be mad if he finds out?

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He's not going to find out.

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He's not coming.

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I'm not kidding.

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Yeah, yeah.

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Thanks, sir.

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Oh, she's going for the good stuff.

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We don't need another debacle.

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Yeah, a lot more.

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A lot more.

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No, no, no, no!

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Shut up!

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I know what he's talking about.

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He knows what he's talking about.

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He's on my side.

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Hi.

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Hello, sea creature!

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Hello.

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Ooh.

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Hey. Where are you?

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I'm in the shower

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Everybody left We still got margaritas to drink

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Okay, well I can't drink it

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In the shower, can you just put it down?

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I'll get it after

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Nice shower Did you buy me that infinity necklace for my birthday?

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I knew it!

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I knew I was right!

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Can you give me some privacy, please?

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I...

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So, does everyone hate me now?

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Who could ever hate you?

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So I think my mom just got railed.

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What? By who?

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I don't know.

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Wow.

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Go, Laurel.

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I did get it for you.

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Then why didn't you give it to me?

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I don't know.

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I got embarrassed, I guess.

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Why?

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Bella, you don't know the effect you have on people.

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Effect on people?

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I don't know what you're talking about.

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Yeah.

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You do.

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in your lips even if it's a copy me one,

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two, three one, two, three, rock, step belly, you're not even on the beat how'd you learn to shag?

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my mom one, two, three 1, 2, 3.

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Yeah, easy.

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Cool.

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1, 2, 3, rock step.

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1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, rock step.

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Okay.

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It's okay.

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It's fine.

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Let's try again.

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Come on.

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Okay.

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My hand's kind of sweaty.

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It's okay.

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Mine too.

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I broke up with Cam.

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Why?

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Last night, you and I almost kissed. Did we? That was pretty wasted.

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I don't really remember much.

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Wait. Are you serious?

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Okay, we almost kissed.

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What do you want me to say?

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I'm sorry? Are you sorry?

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I don't know.

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I don't...

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Billy, I think about you.

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I do.

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You know I do.

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I just...

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I can't.

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Hey, Billy.

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Oh, hey.

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What's that?

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My secret weapon.

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Feeling good about the tournament?

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Yeah, I'm ready.

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If you stay ready, you won't have to get ready.

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Mmm. That was cheesy.

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Yeah.

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You try it.

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You check out the motivational phrase with no cheese.

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Thinking.

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Thinking.

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belly yeah i'm sorry for being cheesy

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for being a jerk the other day and pretending like i don't remember when i remember everything

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and i just keep replaying it over and over again in my head

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i don't know what to say i know it's too little too late i get it um

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Can I take you to the ball?

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What?

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I mean, I already know the dances.

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It's no problem.

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You're lucky enough.

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And we are very fortunate indeed.

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Homelessness, women's shelters, environment...

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Let's do this.

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Oh my god!

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I'm gonna try it!

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I'm gonna try it!

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Hey.

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Stop texting me.

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It's triggering.

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Bad things happen when you text me.

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I know, I know.

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I'm sorry.

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I feel like I keep doing the wrong thing when it comes to you.

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This is yours.

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You don't have to keep it or anything.

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You could throw them to the ocean, burn it.

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I just...

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What?

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I just...

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Don't want to lose you.

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It's too late.

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Hey.

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Yeah.

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Break a leg.

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That'd be bad.

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I'm supposed to be dancing all night.

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I just mean good luck.

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It's like a thing people say.

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Um, for what it's worth, Jarvis the right choice.

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Yeah, I know.

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and kissing in the rain

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It's 2am and I'm cursing your name

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So in love that I acted insane

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And that's the way I loved you

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Breaking down and coming up out

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It's a roller coaster kind of rash

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And I never knew I could feel that much

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And that's the way I loved you I think I remember most of the steps

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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I think I messed up some of the steps.

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You are great.

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Glad.

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Glad that it was me.

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I can't believe she said yes.

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He did it.

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He changed her mind.

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Well, it wasn't me.

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It was Jer.

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He did it.

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I'm sorry for being so shitty all summer.

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I mean, you were going through all this alone.

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I wish you had told me so you didn't have to.

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I wanted to.

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I almost did a couple of times.

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We should go in.

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There's so many people who are in the house.

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I don't need things I want to say to you.

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I don't.

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Not now.

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Why?

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Because you really, really, really need somebody right now, and I don't want to be the kind of person who takes advantage of that.

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I don't just need somebody.

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I need you.

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I don't want you to need me.

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I want you to want me.

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I do want you.

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I'm gonna do what you need

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This love is good, this love is bad

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This love is a life I've found it at all

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “belly and conrad scenes”. This video has 292 sentences and 1537 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:04. The speaker talks slowly, about 85 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 57 of its 292 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
belly noun	/ˈbɛli/	The abdomen (especially a fat one).
infinity noun	/ɪnˈfɪnɪti/	Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
ruin noun	/ˈɹuː.ɪn/	The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
cheesy adjective	/ˈt͡ʃiːzi/	Of or relating to cheese.
mirror noun	/ˈmiɹɚ/	A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
kelly noun		A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary table of a drilling rig.
rail noun	/ɹeɪ(ə)l/	A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
insane adjective	/ɪnˈseɪn/	Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
sheet noun	/ʃit/	A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
angle noun	/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/	A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
remind verb	/ɹəˈmaɪnd/	To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
privacy noun	/ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/	The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
pretend verb	/pɹəˈtɛnd/	To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
phrase noun	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	A short written or spoken expression.
relax verb	/ɹɪˈlæks/	To make something loose.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
find out verb	To discover, as by asking or investigating.
break down verb	To stop functioning.
check out verb	To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
get out verb	To leave or escape.
get over verb	To overcome.
go through verb	To travel from one end of something to the other.
grow up verb	To mature and become an adult.
mess up verb	To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.

Sentences worth repeating

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

Do you even know what white matter is?
Why couldn't you let me have this one thing?
Why don't you go smoke some more pot?
You see how there's no starting or ending point?
Then why didn't you give it to me?

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	Have I known · I've ever said · I've found
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	people who are · person who takes
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	were just having · were doing · was I doing
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	keep getting · keep counting · keep replaying

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 71 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheet /ʃit/, shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, rash /ɹæʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: infinity /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/, marijuana /ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/, mysterious /mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, margarita /ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹi.tə/

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 belly, infinity, ruin.

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.

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