Shadowing Practice: CHERRY - Tom Holland Funny Romantic Scenes - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey.
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Hey.
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Wayne.
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You know Maggie?
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What?
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You know Maggie?
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Uh, yeah, sort of.
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Oh, girl.
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Mm.
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Holy shit.
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What?
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Your pupils are huge.
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Yeah, I, I, uh, I just did some ecstasy.
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How is it?
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It's actually really good.
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I would give you some, but I, um, I don't have any more.
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That's okay it turns him down earlier this uh this weird guy offered me some he said
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that i should pop it in my butt what the fuck
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really yeah who the fuck is this guy i don't know
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i don't know he's definitely gone he's kind of disrespectful yeah well let's just tell some boys talk
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hey i'm really happy you're here why is that Um, because I like you.
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A lot.
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Shut up.
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I really do. And...
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Dad?
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And your jacket's really cool.
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Whoa. And, um, what?
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I was just thinking.
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What are you thinking?
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Just thinking that you're shady.
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Hey, what's up?
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Do you want to go for a walk?
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Your lips taste amazing.
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What happened to Madison Kowalski?
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I think it was cold blooded.
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Thank you.
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I think I adore you.
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Do whatever you want, man.
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Sometimes I feel like I've already seen everything that's going to happen, and it's a nightmare.
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What?
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Nothing, I just, um...
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I, uh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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You don't ever have to be sorry for the way that you feel.
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Why are you being so sweet to me?
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I have a thing for me, guys.
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that's how you find the one to break your heart
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can you look back to when you met the one you loved the most and remember exactly how it was
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not as in where you were or what she was wearing
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but rather in what you saw in her that made you You say, yes, this is what I came here for.
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He was on the phone with her, and I was eavesdropping.
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And why were you eavesdropping?
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You're a jerk.
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Sorry.
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I mean, um, that must have been awful for you.
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I confronted him about it the next day, and he tried to buy me off.
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Said he'd send me to volleyball camp if I didn't tell my mom.
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Damn.
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I really wanted to go to volleyball camp.
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Yeah?
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So what'd you do?
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I went to volleyball camp.
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And then I told my mom.
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Your dad sounds like a dick.
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Sometimes I feel like love doesn't actually exist.
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It's just pheromones playing tricks on people.
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I love you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I never saw him again.
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is it okay that i'm here yeah i i was gonna bring you these later anyway Hey, it was supposed to be a goodbye cake,
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but they, uh, they only had muffins ready.
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It was supposed to be 12, but I gave one of this guy Tommy because he really needed to eat something.
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What's wrong?
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Hey, I've never seen Emily cry before.
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Hey.
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I'm sorry about my hair, okay?
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I told her how I knew she didn't mean anything by bringing Benji around
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and as she was just a sweetheart who Believed in diversity and developing countries It's all my fault
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You'll never have to be sorry, it's okay
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It was a while before she stopped crying,
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and then we laughed, and then we fucked around, and it was perfect.
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I'm not going to go to Montreal.
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I joined the army.
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what why would you do that because i was sad baby so you joined the army yep
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maybe this will be good you know i can go away
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and you can go to school in montreal i don't The
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only reason why I was going to Montreal was to get away from you. Because I love you.
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Thank you.
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Look, I know school is important to you.
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And you want to finish, right?
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Okay, so...
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While you do this, I'm gonna do that.
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It's just a couple of years.
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Just a couple of years and a lifetime together.
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And I mean that, I really mean that, like, you're in for me.
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I feel the same way.
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Maybe we should get married.
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So we went down to the courthouse, and we got married.
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And then we went to celebrate.
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It's as if we were the two most beautiful things in the world.
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I'll see you next time.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “CHERRY - Tom Holland Funny Romantic Scenes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: volleyball, montreal, camp, thinking. This video has 101 sentences and 723 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:23. 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. 19 of its 101 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| volleyball noun | /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ | A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net. |
| eavesdrop verb | /ˈivzˌdɹɑp/ | To hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in. |
| ecstasy noun | /ˈɛkstəsi/ | Intense pleasure. |
| muffin noun | /ˈmʌf.ɪn/ | A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc., before being eaten. |
| pheromone noun | A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a… | |
| courthouse noun | /ˈkɔɹt.haʊs/ | A public building housing courts of law. |
| disrespectful adjective | /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/ | Lacking respect. |
| adore verb | /əˈdoɹ/ | To worship. |
| shady adjective | /ˈʃeɪdi/ | Abounding in shades. |
| sweetheart noun | /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/ | A person who is always very kind. |
| confront verb | /kənˈfɹʌnt/ | To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with. |
| pupil noun | /ˈpjuːpəl/ | A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| lip noun | /lɪp/ | Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. |
| nightmare noun | /ˈnaɪt.mɛɚ/ | A very unpleasant or frightening dream. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are you thinking?
- Just thinking that you're shady.
- Do you want to go for a walk?
- I, uh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
- Why are you being so sweet 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 | I've already seen · I've never seen |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was just thinking · was wearing · was eavesdropping |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should pop · should get |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | that's going to happen · gonna bring · I'm not going to go |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: disrespectful /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/, diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
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 volleyball, eavesdrop, ecstasy.
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.