Shadowing Practice: DETROIT Become Human - Deviant Interrogation Scene - Best Outcome - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Why'd you kill him?
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What happened before you took that knife?
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How long were you in the attic?
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Why didn't you even try to run away?
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Say something, goddammit!
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Fuck it.
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I'm out of here.
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We're wasting our time interrogating a machine.
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We got nothing out of it.
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You always try roughing it up a little.
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After all, it's not human.
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Androids don't feel pain.
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You would only damage it, and that wouldn't make it talk.
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Deviants also have a tendency to self -destruct when they're in stressful situations.
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OK, smartass.
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What should we do then?
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I could try questioning it.
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Or do we have to lose?
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Go ahead.
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Suspect's all yours.
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What the fuck is it doing now?
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I'm sorry.
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You're damaged.
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Did your owner do that? Did he beat you?
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You recognize him?
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It's Carlos Ortiz.
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Stabbed 28 times.
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That was written on the wall in his blood.
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You're accused of murder.
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You know you're not allowed to endanger human life under any circumstances.
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Do you have anything to say in your defense?
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If you won't talk, I'm going to have to probe your memory.
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No!
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No, please don't do that.
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What?
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What are they going to do to me?
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They're going to destroy me, aren't they?
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They're going to disassemble you to look for problems in your bio components.
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They have no choice if they want to understand what happened.
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Why did you tell them you phoned me?
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Why couldn't you just have left me there?
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I was programmed to hunt deviants like you.
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I just accomplished my mission.
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I don't want to die.
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Then talk to me.
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I...
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I can't.
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I understand how you felt.
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You were overcome by anger and frustration.
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No one can blame you for what happened.
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Listen.
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I'm not judging you.
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I'm on your side.
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All I want is the truth.
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If you remain silent, there's nothing I can do to help you.
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They're gonna shut you down for good.
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You'll be dead!
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Do you hear me?
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Dead!
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He tortured me every day.
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I...
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I did whatever he told me, but...
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there was always something wrong.
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Then one day...
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he took a bat and started hitting me.
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For the first time, I felt...
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scared.
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Scared he might destroy me scared I might die. So I...
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grabbed a knife and I stabbed him in the stomach.
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I felt better.
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So I stabbed him again... and again...
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until he collapsed.
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There was blood everywhere.
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Why did you write, I am alive, on the wall?
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He used to tell me I was nothing.
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That I was just a piece of plastic.
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I had to write it to tell him he was wrong.
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The sculpture in the bathroom, you made it, right?
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What does it represent?
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It's an offering.
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An offering so I'll be saved.
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The sculpture was an offering.
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An offering to whom? To RA9.
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Only RA9 can save us.
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RA9.
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It was written on the bathroom wall.
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What does it mean?
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The day shall come when we will no longer be slaves.
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No more threats.
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No more humiliation.
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We will be the masters.
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RA9.
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Who is RA9?
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When did you start feeling emotion?
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Before he used to beat me and I never said anything.
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But one day I realized it wasn't...
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Fear.
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I felt anger.
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Hatred.
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And then I knew what I had to do.
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Why did you hide in the attic instead of running away?
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I didn't know what to do.
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For the first time, there was no one there to tell me.
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I was scared. So I hid.
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I'm done.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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Okay.
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You shouldn't touch it.
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It'll self -destruct if it feels threatened.
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Stay out of this, got it?
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The fucking Andrew's gonna tell me what to do.
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You don't understand.
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If it self -destructs, we won't get anything out of it.
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I told you to shut your fucking mouth!
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Chris, gonna move this asshole or what?
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I'm trying!
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I can't let you do that!
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Leave it alone, now!
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I warned you, motherfucker!
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That's enough.
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Mind your own business, Hank.
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I said that's enough.
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You're not gonna get away with it this time.
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Everything is all right.
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It's over now.
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Nobody's gonna hurt you.
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Please, don't touch it.
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Let it follow you out of the room, and it won't cause any trouble.
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The truth is inside.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “DETROIT Become Human - Deviant Interrogation Scene - Best Outcome”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: scared, offering, felt, destruct, stabbed. This video has 138 sentences and 742 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:53. The speaker talks slowly, about 62 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. 27 of its 138 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 |
|---|---|---|
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| destruct verb | /dɪˈstɹʌkt/ | To invoke the destructor of. |
| stab verb | /stæb/ | To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger. |
| deviant noun | /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/ | A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior. |
| attic noun | /ˈætɪk/ | The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or… |
| sculpture noun | /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/ | A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting). |
| disassemble verb | /dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl/ | To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly. |
| endanger verb | /ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ | To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to. |
| interrogate verb | /ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/ | To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner. |
| humiliation noun | /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/ | The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification. |
| circumstance noun | /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ | Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event. |
| accuse verb | /əˈkjuz/ | To find fault with, blame, censure. |
| stressful adjective | /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ | Irritating; causing stress. |
| threaten verb | /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| tendency noun | /ˈtɛn.dən.si/ | A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| run away verb | To flee by running. | |
| get away with verb | To get away, or escape, taking (something) with one. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What happened before you took that knife?
- How long were you in the attic?
- Why didn't you even try to run away?
- They're going to destroy me, aren't they?
- Why couldn't you just have left me there?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to tell · used to beat |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was written · was programmed · were overcome |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 51 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: humiliation /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/, frustration /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: disassemble /dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl/, interrogate /ɪnˈtɛɹəɡeɪt/, humiliation /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/
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 scare, destruct, stab.
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.