Shadowing Practice: Brewers TAKE CONTROL of NLCS! 🚨 A-Rod, Big Papi & Derek Jeter Analyze Dodgers' Struggles - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You know this guy, Christian Yellis, the Brewers captain.
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Christian, good to see you.
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Congrats on the win.
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Man, this was something.
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It felt like every time the Dodgers gave you a little jab, you came back right away with a counterpunch.
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Just tell me about the mentality and the mindset tonight.
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Yeah, the guys did a great job of responding.
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You know, we beat ourselves a little bit there early in the game.
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And, you know, you're going to have to overcome some adversity in some of these games
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and some things that don't go your way.
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And that was certainly that early.
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But the guys kept their composure, just found a way to keep grinding and keep battling back
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and we give ourselves lots of scoring opportunities and we're definitely able to catch a couple of those.
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So Christian in a game of so many moments
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so many big hits you followed Bauer after the 12th pitch at bat Yamamoto throws up
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and in and then throws your get me over breaking ball.
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What were you thinking were you thinking soft and I thought that was the hit of the game.
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Yeah I was just you know I was preparing on deck to be in
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that situation you know the deeper that at bat
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when I had a feeling he was getting on base whether that was going to be a walk or a hit.
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So you know you just want to make sure
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that you have a quality at bat following
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that don't leave the zone make sure that you're swinging at a good pitch and
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I wasn't sitting on anything I just saw it was a good pitch to hit
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and try to put a good swing on it Christian congratulations on the big win tonight two
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and all brother you guys have a lot experience about National
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League Division Series what it gonna take to bring the crown
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home yeah we just got to keep playing our game keep
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executing they're obviously a great team back -to -back champs So they've got that championship experience, so we know that we've got to keep going.
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It's a long series, and we've just got to keep executing, keep grinding like we have been, just quality at bat after quality at bat, and keep finding ways to make things happen.
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You know, we were talking about before the game how, you know, the Dodgers have been the team that's been in your way getting into the World Series the last few years.
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You guys seem very confident and a lot looser this year than you did last year.
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Tell me the difference between last year's clubhouse and this year's clubhouse.
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I think expecting to be in the situation like I think you come into spring training
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and coming into the year expecting to be in this series
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and most likely playing these guys so I don't think it caught anybody by surprise
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and you know we've been a confident group all year that's known that like
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if we play clean we play our game like we can
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hang with anybody like I said earlier we didn't really play clean
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and really play a lot of our game today
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but it's a credit to the guys for like overcoming
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that overcoming those moments where it could have kind of spiraled on us
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when they got I got back on top
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and you know just proud of the guys
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or Christian yellows the Brewers captain a big hit in this
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game knocking out Yamamoto out of the game let's talk about
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William Contreras he's been great all postseason he hit one to the moon off the middle of the scoreboard tonight
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but more importantly we we were dying watch we got to know
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that the origin of the bazooka the whole take us take
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us through the celebration what's going on here I'm not sure I'm not sure
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when the bazooka started getting mixed in the celebration I think that's been like the last month
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or two he's always done the the crown thing at third base I can't remember
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when the bazooka made an appearance at first
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but he loves being in those situations like he's so strong
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that you know I feel like he kind of like barely swung on
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that ball and hit off the scoreboard
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and he's been unbelievable for us he's he's the heart
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and soul of our team of just like the competitive edge
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and fiery brings he's been awesome he pimp a single right there you saw that flip single that was great Hey,
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I was telling the guy that the Contreras families, they are very emotional.
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People don't understand sometimes about the Latin culture.
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I mean, these guys are super nice guys.
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They just love the game.
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They just spread themselves in a type of way.
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You know, but I like the way he called the game, the communication that he got with his catcher.
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Is that being all year round with him?
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Yeah, he's done a great job with our staff all year.
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And, you know, there'll be times where he'll throw a ball in the dirt or miss their spot.
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He'll throw it back to him a little harder than they throw it to him.
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Kind of tell him to lock it in.
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And like you said, that's kind of just like the competitive fire that he has.
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And he keeps everybody going.
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And, you know, he makes sure everybody's ready to compete every day.
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And like you said, he plays with that passion and that flair.
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And we've loved having him.
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And he's been great for us.
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I think that's actually the longest home run trot recorded since they started recording it.
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Yeah, but I spoke to you about this briefly.
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But just explain the importance and the honor of being named captain of the Milwaukee Brewers and what that means to you.
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Yeah, I mean, it caught me by surprise for sure because it was late in the season.
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And, you know, Murph called me in his office super late at night.
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I thought he was going to tell me I was going to, like, pinch hit or something the next day to kind of prepare for the postseason or whatever.
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And he told me that's what they were going to do the next day.
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And I didn't really have words for him because, you know, all the awards on the field and all that's kind of like physical and what you do with your ability.
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But I feel like
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that kind of meant what the people around you think of you every day
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and the responsibility that comes with it as far as like conducting yourself
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and what the team's going to stand for and just what we're all about here.
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So it was a huge honor in my career.
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um you know something that i'm extremely grateful for
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and you know gonna do them proud they deserve just just
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take one second they're just chanting your name back here these brewers fans they love you
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that is awesome we've had unbelievable crowds here all year
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and you know it's been fun playing
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or fun pretty cool well listen go enjoy this one christian
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that was a heck of a win up too well go
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enjoy it we'll see you in l .a all right christian yell it's for the brewers what a win this was
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The Brewers have a 2 -0 series lead in the best
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of seven playoff series for the first time in their franchise
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history 2 -0 on the Dodgers this game was wild a
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little unlike we all thought it was going to be
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but it goes Milwaukee's way Derek Jeter David Ortiz Alex Rodriguez I'm Kevin Burkhard
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and now I'll tell you what you know we did not
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expect a lot of things we did not expect the Dodgers
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playing a little brewer ball small ball to start what we
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did not expect a lot of things we did not expect
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a lot of things we did not expect a lot of
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things we did not expect a lot of things we did
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not expect a lot of things we did not expect a
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lot of things we did not expect a lot of things
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we did not expect a lot of things we did not
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expect a lot of things we did not expect a lot
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of things we did not expect a lot of things we
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did not expect a lot of things we did not expect
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a lot of things we did not expect a lot of
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things we did not expect a lot of things we really
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didn't expect is how good the Brewers were in taking pitches
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and fighting off Yamamoto and they got him out of the game in the third inning.
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Yeah I've never seen an approach that good against Yamamoto.
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We thought I thought it was going to be a two to one game
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and they blew it open and the Bauer bat is indicative of what this team is all about.
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Look the Brewers offense has woken up in a big way
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in last year's series they scored four runs in thirty six innings tonight they scored seven runs in the last eight innings.
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Incredible performance.
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Absolutely, and like I say in the pregame, the Dodgers are into some deep trouble.
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They're facing good pitching.
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They haven't been able to put it together offensively.
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They are 2 -for -26 guys who are mainly scoring position this playoff.
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Papi, you called it.
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You were the only one that called it.
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I told you.
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I mean, it's difficult to watch this guy not score wrong offensively.
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I mean, we know that the Dodgers are capable to score wrong offensively, but everybody's cold.
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Nobody's hitting.
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The unexpected is happening, and they are facing good pitching.
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Like I always say, good pitching always can't stop good offense.
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Yeah, look, it's tough, man.
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It's tough to turn around your team, the entire team offensively, when you're going up against a team like the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Starters have been great.
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The bullpen has given up one run the entire postseason, so no at -bat is comfortable for you, so you really don't get a chance to exhale
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when you're at the plate and relax and try to find your swing and find your confidence.
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I agree the Dodgers are in trouble unless they can figure out how to string together some hits because
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on top of them being in a little bit of trouble now the Milwaukee Brewers offense is getting hot.
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Terrain is getting hot.
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Yellich is getting hot.
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Contreras continues to hit.
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We all know what Churio is going to do.
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It's going to be a tough tag.
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This is the biggest hurdle they're going to have to overcome
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if they want to go back and win third championship in a row.
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Yeah, I mean, look, they were down 3 -2 to the Blue Jays in the World Series, went on the road in 1 -2.
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They've certainly been through adversity before, but they've got some real issues to address.
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They had three hits total tonight, three.
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That was it.
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And you talked about, Derek, this Brewers lineup getting hot.
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Bryce Terang, one of those guys you talked to on the postgame last night.
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Why don't we talk to him right now?
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He's with our Ken Rosenthal.
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Bryce, another monster performance.
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Two walks, two hits, two runs scored, a big RBI.
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So much happened in this game.
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Contreras, Bauer's 12 -pitch walk, the bullpen.
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What stood out to you most?
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Just the fight that this team had.
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We put ourselves in a tough spot with some of the defensive miscues
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and just being able to fight through it and go out there and compete
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and have quality at -bats and hit pitches that we want to hit.
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I mean, it was very impressive for me, just the way we responded and then going out there and just competing.
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Jake Bowers, 12 -pitch walk against Yamamoto.
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You were on first base at the time.
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I'm going to see Bryce as that developed.
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Incredible.
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Just staying dialed in for those pitches is so important.
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You can easily lose track of, oh, maybe I missed, I should have hit this pitch or whatever.
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But he stayed dialed in.
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He went out and competed, and that's what happens.
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He ends up having that walk, which was a big, big walk for us.
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You guys are up two games to none.
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The series is going back to L .A.
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You know how good they are.
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They are the two -time defending world champions.
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What must your approach be as this series goes to Dodger Stadium?
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Yeah, we've got to just keep going, keep pushing, play hard, play our style of game like we say all the time, and just go compete.
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Give it your all and control what you can.
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Bryce, congratulations.
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Thanks a lot.
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I like Yelich's answer.
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I don't know when the bazooka made an appearance, But keep on doing it because it's working, man.
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It's beautiful.
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It really is.
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Contreras just phenomenal.
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And the Brewers up 2 -0 in this series.
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So action going back to L .A for a game number three.
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Now, before we leave you, and we have to go because the other game is on.
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There's a lot of stuff going on.
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We'll be back, as we said, Wednesday.
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It's our trip into the vault.
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We haven't been there much, but with the Brewers up 2 -0 and the Brewer ball taking the nation by storm, we figured this was a good way to go to the vault.
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Here we go.
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David Ortiz.
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Small ball.
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Look at Jeter.
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Look at Jeter.
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Look at Jeter.
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Look at Jeter.
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Look at his pitch.
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Aye, aye, aye.
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You guys don't want to know what I told him when I went by him.
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Yeah, we do.
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I fool you.
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Did you think he was laying a bunt down right there?
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No, because someone would have to run for him, so I knew he was just bluffing.
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I know I had a flat tire, but you got me.
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Hey, how many bunts in your career?
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I don't remember.
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Maybe like three or four.
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Two.
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Two for foul and one fair.
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Did you beat it out?
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Yeah, two sack bunts.
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It was nobody on that side of the field.
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It was almost a double.
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Hey, that'll do it for us.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Brewers TAKE CONTROL of NLCS! 🚨 A-Rod, Big Papi & Derek Jeter Analyze Dodgers' Struggles”. This video has 223 sentences and 2424 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:10. The speaker talks fast, about 217 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 85% 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
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| brewer noun | /ˈbɹuː.ə(ɹ)/ | A person who brews (vocationally or avocationally); especially, one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors, usually as part of an alemaking or beermaking… |
| bazooka noun | /bəˈzuːkə/ | A primitive trombone having wide tubes. |
| offensively adverb | /əˈfɛnsɪvli/ | In an offensive manner. |
| bunt noun | /bʌnt/ | The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. |
| postseason noun | The period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra games are held (such as playoffs or championships). | |
| adversity noun | /ædˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/ | The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity. |
| bullpen noun | An enclosed area used to hold bulls. | |
| clubhouse noun | /ˈklʌbˌhaʊs/ | Any building used by a club for meetings or social activities. |
| scoreboard noun | A large board that displays the score in a game or contest. | |
| inning noun | /ˈɪnɪŋ/ | A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out… |
| vault noun | /vɑlt/ | An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building. |
| dial noun | /ˈdaɪ.əl/ | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). |
| grind verb | /ˈɡɹaɪnd/ | To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion. |
| execute verb | /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/ | To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime. |
| unbelievable adjective | /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/ | Not to be believed. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
| fight off verb | To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why don't we talk to him right now?
- What stood out to you most?
- It's our trip into the vault.
- Hey, how many bunts in your career?
- Did you beat it out?
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 been · we've been · he's been |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | guys who are · walk, which was |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 51 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, we've, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: offensively /əˈfɛnsɪvli/, adversity /ædˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, indicative /ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/, phenomenal /fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/
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 brewer, bazooka, offensively.
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.