Shadowing Practice: Dexter vs. Doakes: Top 10 Most INTENSE Interactions | Dexter | SHOWTIME - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You are one creep, mother...
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There's no lieutenant here to save your...
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So don't with me, Morgan.
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What can I say?
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You were right about me.
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Little Chino, he was out there.
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Timing could be better.
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Yeah, plus I don't have my tools, but...
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He does give me the chance to tie up one massive loose end.
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Oh.
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It's you, Sergeant.
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Who else you got following you?
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Uh, apparently no one.
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Go ahead.
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Try it.
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I've been waiting.
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This neighborhood?
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It's full of crazies.
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I'd lock my doors.
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This is the journal of that mother hooker killer, Walter Munro.
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I took it from his place a couple of weeks ago while serving a warrant.
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It's been locked up in my drawer ever since.
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Never jump the fence if you're not willing to face what's on the other side.
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Huh.
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That's a weird coincidence.
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Coincidence is I don't believe in them.
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Anyway, I should...
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There's something off about you, Morgan.
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I should have seen it before.
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The fake smile, the doughnuts.
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You don't even walk like a normal person.
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You glide like a.. lizard on ice.
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It's all a thing.
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Act and I'm buying it.
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I think you're overreacting.
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You're hiding something and one day I'm gonna figure out what it is.
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You are one creep mother.
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Hey, come on.
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Yeah, yeah, it's okay.
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Right, right.
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Suck my mother.. you understand that?
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Huh?
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Apurate!
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Esteban!
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Esteban!
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Esteban!
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Vamanos!
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Vamanos, vamanos.
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Cabron, no me joda, vente ya!
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Esteban, where are you, bitch?
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Esteban!
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No!
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God!
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Friends of yours?
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From what I can tell, they're friends of that drug dealer.
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They would've killed me once I had all that coke on the boat.
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Thanks, Morgan.
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Well, this is awkward.
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What exactly is it you think I've done?
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I know you're connected to the ice truck killer.
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Could you be more vague?
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I know you're too careful.
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You keep your assets in cash.
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You don't belong to any organizations or alumni groups.
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You were top of your class in med school, but you traded it for blood spatter.
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I know you studied martial arts in college, but I don't know what a lab geek needs with advanced jiu-jitsu.
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Do you know what an easy credit is?
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I know you're a good liar, too.
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Not good enough.
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Surprise, mother...
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Are you following me now?
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You better have a hell of a reason for being here.
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I'm looking for my sister.
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In a cargo box?
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Yeah, I'm kind of working on a theory.
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You forget you work for the cops?
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We love theories.
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Come on, spin me a story, asshole.
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What I do on my time is my business, Sergeant.
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Yeah, me too.
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And I'm on my time now.
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There's no lieutenant here to save your...
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So don't with me, Morgan.
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All right, you got me.
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I ordered some furniture from Thailand.
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I was waiting for it to be delivered.
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Oh!
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I have to keep my- Hey!
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the hell's going on over here?
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Secure it, I need to get somebody down here right now.
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Miami Metro PD.
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Yeah, well is this guy under arrest?
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That's a good question.
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You're connected to this.
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I don't know how, but I'm gonna find out, and some of what I find is gonna stick to your...
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There's another shipment coming in tomorrow.
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Cocaine.
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How much?
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300 bricks, give or take.
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Turn it off.
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That wasn't part of our agreement, Harry.
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I said turn it off.
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I heard what you said.
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I just don't take orders from you.
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Is there a reason you're in my lab, Sergeant Dux?
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Is there a reason you're listening to tapes as old as you are, Morgan?
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I had a little talk with your sister.
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Turns out she didn't know you were in program.
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Anonymous, Sergeant.
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How long you say you've been clean?
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Actually, I didn't because it's none of your business.
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So if I were to take a hair from your desk and run it for drugs, it would come back positive, right?
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Because why would someone pretend to be an addict if he's not?
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Unless he's got something a hell of a lot worse to hide.
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Back.
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the f* off.
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You're not gonna let me go, Morgan, and kill me now.
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Just get it over with.
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God, I have to advise you not to tempt me just now.
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Why couldn't you just leave me to do my work in peace?
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Why'd you have to go and ruin everything?
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You're a killer.
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I catch killers.
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So do I.
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I caught you.
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I'm not a killer.
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You are.
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That's why you've always known what I am.
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That's why you have more officer-related shootings than anybody else.
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I kill when I have to, on the job.
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Oh, so it's okay to take a life as long as you get a paycheck for it?
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The city pays me to keep the law.
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I've got news for you, Sergeant.
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My code requires a higher standard of proof than your city's laws.
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At zero cost to the taxpayer, if you ask me, I'm a bargain.
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No matter what you try, no matter when, no matter how hard you work, I'll always be a step ahead of you for one simple reason. And what's that?
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I own you.
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Get off the fuck!
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Get off the fuck!
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Get off the fuck!
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Get off the fuck!
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Get off the fuck!
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Why are you doing this?
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Stop!
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Jesus Christ Morgan.
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Jesus Christ, you're the Bay Harbor Butcher.
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I really hate that name.
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Jesus Christ man.
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He said that.
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You said that.
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I always knew there was something with you.
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But this shit?
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What can I say?
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You were right about me.
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I never held it against you.
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I don't know.
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Back the off, Morgan.
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Just following your lead.
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Slow down.
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You don't have to do this!
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You don't have to kill this man!
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This man is a felon with a body count.
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He brought it on himself.
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Morgan, turn him over to the law.
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I live by my father's law.
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No!
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Morgan!
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Morgan, don't do this!
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Sorry it had to go down like this, Sergeant, but there really was no other way.
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Sergeant.
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Stay away.
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Just stay away from me.
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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 “Dexter vs. Doakes: Top 10 Most INTENSE Interactions”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Morgan, Sergeant, esteban, killer, mother. This video has 173 sentences and 1046 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:48. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 28 of its 173 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 |
|---|---|---|
| creep verb | /kɹiːp/ | To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground. |
| coincidence noun | /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ | The property of being coincident, occurring at the same time or place. |
| alumnus noun | /əˈlʌmnəs/ | A male pupil or student. |
| doughnut noun | /ˈdəʊnʌt/ | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape… |
| hookah noun | /ˈhu.kə/ | A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored. |
| overreact verb | /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/ | To react too much or too intensely. |
| paycheck noun | /ˈpeɪ.t͡ʃɛk/ | A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed. |
| spatter verb | /ˈspætɚ/ | To splash (someone or something) with small droplets. |
| geek noun | /ɡiːk/ | A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun. |
| lizard noun | /ˈlɪzɚd/ | Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or mosasaur—typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, a long tail… |
| addict noun | /ˈæd.ɪkt/ | A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug. |
| shipment noun | /ˈʃɪpmənt/ | A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship). |
| drawer noun | /dɹɔɹ/ | An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles. |
| taxpayer noun | /ˈtakspeɪə/ | A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax. |
| vague adjective | /veɪɡ/ | Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. | |
| slow down verb | To decelerate. | |
| stay away verb | To avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Who else you got following you?
- What exactly is it you think I've done?
- Could you be more vague?
- How long you say you've been clean?
- Why'd you have to go and ruin everything?
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 | It's been locked · I've done · you've been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | been locked · be delivered |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 51 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shipment /ˈʃɪpmənt/, martial /ˈmɑɹʃəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/, overreact /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/, anonymous /əˈnɒn.ə.məs/
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 creep, coincidence, alumnus.
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.