Shadowing Practice: Boarding a Plane Shouldn’t Be This Hard - Key & Peele - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Good morning ladies and gentlemen.
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We are about to begin boarding
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South Northern Airlines flight 34 to Grand Rapids.
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Okay, excuse me, boarding group one.
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I'm in boarding group one, excuse me, I'm in boarding group one.
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And we would like to begin pre -boarding with our first class passengers.
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First class passengers only please.
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Next, our business class passengers may now board.
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Okay, now we would like to welcome our Regal Alliance Elite members.
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Regal Alliance Elite members.
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Okay, now all passengers with children.
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Anyone with small children, you may board now.
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Okay, we would like to continue boarding with uniformed military personnel.
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What?
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Why could...
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This is...
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Thank you for your service.
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Thank you so much for your service.
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God bless you.
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Thank you for your service.
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Thank you for your service.
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All right, people in wheelchairs.
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Yes, man.
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Any priests, nuns, rabbis, imams?
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What?
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Why do they get special treatment?
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As -salamu alaykum.
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I've never...
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That's typical.
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Any old people in wheelchairs with babies?
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Any old religious people with military duties?
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What's a military?
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Thank you for your service.
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Jason Schwartzman.
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Anyone with a blue suitcase?
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You may now board.
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Finally.
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No, not you, sir.
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Not me.
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This is a blue suitcase.
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That's a blue computer bag.
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So you're not gonna let me on, then?
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Damn it!
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Damn it!
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Damn it!
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Damn it!
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Damn it!
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Goddamn it!
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Anyone who doesn't seem cranky...
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Drunk people.
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You will now be boarding any drunk people.
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Drunk people.
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All right.
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It's...
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No, it's my bag.
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Sir.
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Just...
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All right.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Go.
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Boarding group one.
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Jason Schwartzman!
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Jason Schwartzman!
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Keep up your hands!
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You're gonna fight me!
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Jesus!
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Jason Schwartzman!
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I got him!
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I got Schwartzman here!
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Everyone, Jason Schwartzman's five!
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We got Jason Schwartzman.
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Let's wrap it up, people.
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Boarding Group One over here.
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Get a Boarding Group One.
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Ah!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Boarding a Plane Shouldn’t Be This Hard - Key & Peele”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: boarding, damn, passengers, drunk, blue. This video has 54 sentences and 314 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:41. The speaker talks slowly, about 85 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.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| passenger noun | /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew. |
| alliance noun | /əˈlaɪ.əns/ | The state of being allied. |
| elite noun | /ɪˈlit/ | A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of… |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
| wheelchair noun | /ˈ(h)wilt͡ʃɛɹ/ | A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person. |
| suitcase noun | /ˈsutkeɪs/ | A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling. |
| rapid adjective | /ˈɹæp.ɪd/ | Very swift or quick. |
| priest noun | /ˈpɹiːst/ | A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple. |
| uniform noun | /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/ | A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc. |
| wrap verb | /ɹæp/ | To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| bless verb | /blɛs/ | To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. |
| gentleman noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ | Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man. |
| airline noun | /ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/ | A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods. |
| rabbi noun | /ˈɹæ.baɪ/ | A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. |
| nun noun | /nʌn/ | A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together… |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may now board · may board |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna let · gonna fight |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, doesn'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 passenger, alliance, elite.
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.