Shadowing Practice: Casino Royal Full Poker scene - 007 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Monsieur?
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300 grand.
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300 ,000.
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Call. And call.
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Three players.
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Check.
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Monsieur Bond?
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500 ,000.
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Look.
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It's the tail.
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He is bluffing.
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My God, James was right.
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It's up to you.
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Raise, one million.
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Seems someone knows something I doubt.
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Fold.
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Heads up, gentlemen.
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It's up to you.
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Two.
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We raise two million.
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And it's up to you.
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I'm all in.
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Well, it's 14 million and 500 ,000.
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It's up to you, Monsieur Bond.
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Bond will have to go all in to call his bluff.
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Call.
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Call.
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Gentlemen, showdown, please.
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Full house.
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Kings and aces.
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Monsieur Le Chiffre.
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Oops.
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It's four checks.
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Monsieur Le Chiffre wins.
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Oh, you must have thought I was bluffing, Mr. Bart.
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Please.
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We will now break for one hour.
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When we return, the big blind will be 200 ,000.
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One million.
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All in.
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Call or in.
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Gentlemen, shut down, please.
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Two pair, aces and sevens.
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Queen plays.
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Wins.
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I'm sorry.
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That lost hand nearly killed me.
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Gentlemen, with this chip exchange, we enter the final phase of the game, which means no more buy -ins.
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The big blind is now $1 million.
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Four players.
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Miss your bet.
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Miss your bond.
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Check.
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Check.
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24 million in the pot already.
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Check.
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Check.
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All check.
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Four players.
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Check.
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Check.
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All in.
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Six million.
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Bet.
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Six million.
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All in.
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Five million.
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All in.
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Bet is six million.
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Race.
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Race.
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Twelve million.
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Heads up.
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$40 ,500 ,000 all in.
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Raise all in.
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Well, I think I will call you on that one.
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Cole.
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One hundred and fifteen million in the pot.
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Gentlemen, show down, please.
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Flush, ace, king, queen.
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Full house, eights full of aces.
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I have a full house.
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Aces full of sixes.
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Monsieur Bond?
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Five and seven of spades, a straight flush, four to the eight, a high hand.
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Mr. Pond, Wayne's, do you think of how much?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Casino Royal Full Poker scene - 007”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Monsieur, ace, gentlemen, bond, raise. This video has 84 sentences and 295 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:54. 82% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| gentleman noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ | Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man. |
| ace noun | /ˈeɪ̯s/ | A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game. |
| bluff noun | /blʌf/ | An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio. |
| flush verb | /ˈflʌʃ/ | To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid. |
| twelve noun | /twɛlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| tail noun | /ˈteɪ̯l/ | An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something. |
| chip noun | /t͡ʃɪp/ | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| fifteen noun | /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ | An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. |
| fold verb | /ˈfəʊld/ | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| oops | /ups/ | Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident. |
| showdown noun | /ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn/ | The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor. |
| bond noun | /bɑnd/ | A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at… |
| blind adjective | /ˈblaɪ̯nd/ | Unable to see, or only partially able to see. |
| phase noun | /feɪz/ | A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time. |
| coal noun | /kəʊl/ | A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| show down verb | To place a card face-up in front of oneself. |
| shut down verb | To close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: flush /ˈflʌʃ/, showdown /ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn/
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 gentleman, ace, bluff.
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.