Shadowing Practice: Dominant Display! 👊 | Man Utd 3-0 Chelsea | Classic Highlights 🍿 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Don't expect a goal feast is Sir Alex's message in his programme notes today, so often these games are so very tight,
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neither team can really afford to lose today, so it could be a very nervy 90 minutes ahead.
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Chelsea, the first of the big four to visit
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Old Trafford this season, and that's a nervy start from Petr Cech.
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Well, not the pass back he wanted to his left foot.
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Already John Terry's every touch of the ball cheered to the rafters by Old Trafford.
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Test of character for him.
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Neville's throw, Rooney.
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Deco to Drogba, in went Evans, balls for Lampard.
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Deco.
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Now Lampard.
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That's a corner.
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The goal kick didn't take a deflection.
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I thought it had.
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Frank Lampard, who's started all of Chelsea's Premier League games this season.
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I think United just got caught here for a second.
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Enough players getting back.
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I thought it'd hit someone, obviously it didn't.
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Lampard nipped in ahead of Ronaldo, that bounces over Mikel, it falls for Chisung Tark.
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Tark, into his right foot, into Rooney, now Ronaldo.
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Cullo, crossing opportunity here, big appeal for Handball, linesman has given it.
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That's a penalty then, is that a penalty?
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Well, the linesman has given Handball, but I thought it was in the area. So did I.
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Well, that looked to me as though it was inside the area, but Darren Kan has made the decision, let's have a look.
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No, outside the area.
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Mighty close.
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Quite similar to the situation at Stamford Bridge last season when Michael Carrick was penalised for handball.
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I think the combination of referee and linesman got that one right.
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Suits the left foot of Brian Giggs.
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It is Giggs, he's gone for goal, Cech pushes away, parks after it.
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Here he is.
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Wayne Rooney.
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Oh, he's fouled there, that was Joe Cole in there, on Wayne Rooney.
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How do you get your name taken for that usually?
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Not today, now this could be in Ronaldo territory.
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This wouldn't be a bad game to drill one into the top corner, One of the world's best to beat, though, in Piotr Cech.
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He's not happy Cech with the wall.
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It's Ronaldo, a familiar stance.
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Can he produce some magic?
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Took a deflection corner.
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Oh, dear me, sometimes deflections can do damage, that hasn't.
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It goes the wrong way.
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The United just exerting a bit of pressure now.
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Giggs will take the corner, Chelsea have left two players up.
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Vidic, of course, is a threat in there.
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Chelsea just about to get it clear, Deco.
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Bit short, Evra goes in, but Cole comes up with it.
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Carvalho is looking for Basingua.
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Basingua gets there, but Rooney is back defending.
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Oh, he has a kick out there, it's a real kick out there at Basingo.
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No, I think he thinks Basingo is fouling him.
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He's holding him off the ball.
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I think he's going to be in trouble here, Wayne Rooney.
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No, he'll get a warning.
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He thinks he was fouled, but that doesn't happen usually.
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Be careful, Wayne.
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Howard Webb, his patience is being tried here.
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John Terry having his say as well.
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The end result is a free kick.
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They're in a pretty dangerous position here.
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Remember Carvalho scored with a header a couple of years ago in a one -all draw here at Old Trafford.
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He's a threat.
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Drogpah, obviously an aerial threat.
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Balak and Mikel as well.
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It's Lampard who takes it, and it's Rooney at the near post who clears it.
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Good strong header from Wynn,
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Big Phil, who was the manager of Calmires when United beat them in the Intercontinental Cup in 1999.
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Balak, a little backflick, Lampard, he got hold of that.
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It's a terrific block by Jonny Evans, and now Giggs to Rooney.
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Ronaldo.
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Ronaldo against Basingua, his Portuguese international team -mate.
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Oh, I've got him a chance.
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Back to Rooney.
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Oh, dear.
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Well, bear in mind, he's on a warning already.
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He's booked.
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Wild challenge.
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He's got the other side of him, Wayne Rooney.
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John Terry's coming across to have his say as well.
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I think he was angry that Wayne Rooney wasn't booked, and that Basingua has been booked, but now you'd say run at him at every opportunity.
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Yeah.
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He's not a defensive -minded field -back either.
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John Terry wasn't happy with Howard Webb.
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I'd be even less happy if United can score from this set -piece.
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Giggs to swing one in.
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Here it is.
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I thought Vidic was fouled there, but it's given the other way.
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Oh, Ronaldo and Carvalho, team -mates at international level.
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Keep your hands down, Carvalho.
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Well, there's a real bumping and barging in there, Howard Webb is going to reach for the book and books Ronaldo, and...
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They don't know what he books Carvalho.
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Look how I'm pulling Ronaldo, look how I'm pulling Ronaldo.
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Why has Ronaldo got booked for that?
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Why has he got booked for Ronaldo?
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Well, has Ronaldo reacted, is that the problem?
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Well, four yellows already.
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Spicy, isn't it?
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Very spicy.
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The fairness to the referee, you've got to have eyes in the back of your head.
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A game like this.
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You just think there's a bit of resentment lingering all over the field at the moment.
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Vidic got there first.
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They're not going to catch that, Patrick.
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He's there, he brings it down, feel for hand board, thought he got a shove from Joe Cole, but he shook him off anyway.
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He's still going, the Frenchman, he finds Wayne Rooney, back to Berbatov.
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Berbatov's in, great chance, didn't get hold of it, and check saves.
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I'll tell you something, what a dummy he's had there.
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What a lot of dummy he's had there, Berbatov.
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He didn't catch up his left foot.
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Err, they grit a lot with Dominio Wojntek.
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Evra, Maldo back to Tark,
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Gary Neville, Rooney, Neville, Fletcher,
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Rooney, It's away from Mikel, finds Giggs.
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Hard to find any space out there, but Giggs is taking the direct route, Berbatov goes down, it falls for Park,
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here's Ronaldo, back to Park, Jason Park!
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Great challenge by Terry, great challenge by John Terry, acknowledged by the goalkeeper, great bit of football by United.
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Watch this challenge of John Terry coming from nowhere.
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Good defending, that.
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Well, he scored at Stamford Bridge, looking to score in the return at Old Trafford, but terrific challenge by the England captain.
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But United have a corner very late on in this first half.
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Giggs takes it, Ronaldo and Vidic went up, and Berbatov couldn't control it.
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Jonny Evans looks for support, finds it from Jisung Park.
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oh you should have stayed there ryan you should have stayed
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there ryan now there was a million miles offside free kick
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given your assessment overall in his first 45 minutes yeah
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it's still two teams sparring with each other's fred to take chances
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that's the way the whole game showing each other a lot
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of respect dropper is there though doing an effective job in
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that midfield shielding area oh referee that's bad referee in that they're taking advantage off united
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should have played on well let it fizzle out and then give the free kick
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fletcher it's a great ball json park
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ever busting a gut to get there on the overlap blocked by joe cole could have gone anywhere
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Park wins it back, here's Ronaldo, mishit it, chance for Fletcher, could go anywhere.
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What's handball, Fletcher?
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That's what he's looking for, he's looking for a handball.
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Gary Neville steaming into the referee.
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He's looking for a handball here.
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Yeah, Mikel gives the ball away.
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I'm not too sure about that.
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It looked like it hit his midriff, we'll see.
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I think it flicked up off his thigh and onto his arm.
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I don't think I knew too much about it.
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Tough one to give that.
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Can one of our central defenders get their head in this?
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Wouldn't be a bad time to score now.
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The ball's headed in by Ronaldo.
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No, he's not giving it.
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The linesman is furious with something.
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Oh, this is a controversial moment.
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Well, the goal is ruled out.
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Howard Webb explaining to Wayne Rooney, Wayne Rooney saying, going off the linesman, what are the decisions for?
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What is the decision for?
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The rolling ball, not inside the D?
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No, it wasn't taken inside the quadrant, that's the problem.
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So he got that right, in fairness.
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Yeah, he did, yeah.
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Got that absolutely right.
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He played it to Ryan anyway, did he?
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Corner this time is inside the quadrant.
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A bit of a shove in there from Ronaldo, good header, it's in!
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United ahead, Nemanja Vidic has got it, what a time to score!
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In first -half stoppage time, United have made a crucial breakthrough at Old Trafford.
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United 1, Chelsea nil, Vidic the hero.
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Well, I just said before the first corner, could one of the big central defenders get ahead to this?
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Meaning Johnny Evans and Nemanja Vidic, one of them has.
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Well, it comes off Berbatov's head, maybe that's the important touch that Berbatov gets, and it's a strong header from Nemanja Vidic.
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Manchester United's goal scored by number 15, Nemanja Vidic!
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He likes it, the manager, he likes it.
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What a time to score.
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Nemanja Vidic has now got five goals for the season.
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they got such a crucial one against Sunderland
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and now he's got another crucial one with essentially the last kick of the first half so Alex delighted
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United go in at half time leading by a goal to nil Nemanja Vidic with the header from a corner after
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United first had a goal correctly ruled out because the corner was taken incorrectly but Vidic has got the goal
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Old Trafford has gone bananas, and it's a crucial first blood to United.
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It's United 1, Chelsea 0.
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What a significant second 45 minutes we have ahead of us here.
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Chelsea have made an important half -time change.
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Their top scorer, the man who scored 16 goals this season, Nicolas Anelka, is on.
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He replaces Deco.
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So Anelka and Drogba both playing in this second half.
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Of course, Enelka, the man who missed the crucial penalty in Moscow, but he will certainly provide a real threat in the second half.
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Well, he's got a bit of pace and all the things that go with it.
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There was a lot of balls being played in front of the United defence, will they be looking for one over the top now?
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It's interesting seeing the half -time replays, United's goal that was disallowed,
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should have stood, actually, it was a very clever corner -kick routine involving Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs.
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Ronaldo's header should have stood, agitated Big Phil.
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World Cup winner with Brazil, former coach of Portugal.
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Drogba looking for Anelka, muscular challenge by Vidic.
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Here's Busingua, Nicolas Anelka, Drogba waits in the centre, it's beyond him.
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Oh, Lampard was coming in, that was crucial from Gary Neville, crucial.
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Very important touch from Gary there.
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Mag Park, away from Ashley Cole, but Cole's got plenty of pace.
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Gary Neville's gone on the overlap, Wayne Rooney collects possession for United.
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Ronaldo.
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Everett, well that's a good ball in, chance, goal, Wayne Rooney, 2 -0, big goal, big game, could be, huge three points.
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Great bit of football by United, the cross in from Patrick Everett, and Wayne Rooney thank you very much.
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I've been watching Chelsea for some time over the last few weeks,
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and the ball onto the box has been a problem with him for quite some time.
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That's another ball into the box.
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Nobody attacks it, John Terry, I'm surprised, lets it go.
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Wayne Rooney doesn't.
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Is it Wayne that hits this?
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Yes, it is.
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This is getting better.
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Wayne Rooney, his 11th goal of the season.
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What an important one that could be.
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It's amazing every time he gets the ball, John Terry gets a big cheer from all the United fans.
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D 'Aletic.
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Joe Cole, here's Drogba.
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What a good challenge from the Manu Vidic.
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Drogba doesn't let it go for the corner, in fact, he drills on a dangerous -looking ball, but who's there again?
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Gary Neville, now Ronaldo.
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Can he get United motoring?
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This is going to fall rather fortuitously to Fletcher, but gives a free kick to Chelsea.
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Foul by Ronaldo on Lampard.
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Bear in mind, Ronaldo's been booked once, and Howard Webb sent him off at Eastlands.
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So, free kick for Chelsea then.
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Not surprisingly, United have brought everybody back.
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Floated in dangerously, oh, Drogba misses his kick, what a chance!
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Didier, what on earth was that?
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For a split second, he's about five yards, nobody near him, the ball comes to him,
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he swings his boot and makes a complete hash of it.
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John Terry's underneath it, oh, dear.
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You almost start feeling sorry for him.
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Oh, a great ball, oh, referee, you've done it again.
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Terrible challenge, though.
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He's going to book John Terry, but he could have let play continue.
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He could have let play continue, Wayne Rooney had won against one.
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Not a great challenge, this.
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No, not a great deal, but he should have let play continue.
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John Terry just back from a suspension after he was sent off at Everton, he was also sent off at City,
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of course, but that was rescinded.
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Last ten minutes now, all of a sudden.
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I guess it was the last ten seconds.
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Drogba is remaining up front with a nail cut, left two up while United attack, which means there may be spaces for them,
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they've won a free kick.
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It's a Nesmao strong, Bevitov is, you know that, holding defenders off, particularly in that situation with John Terry.
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He's one of the strong lads.
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United are going to take the time here and understand it.
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Leading 2 -0, Vidic.
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And.. terrific finish by Wayne Rooney.
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Are we being greedy if we ask for 3 -0 or not?
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Nope.
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Sends out a message.
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Ronaldo.
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Awkward one for a shot, but can make it awkward for the keeper.
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Oh, very awkward!
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I think it might have just been going over anyway.
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It just takes a flick off the arm of Lampard.
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We've seen a penalty at Southampton for that last night, but that was outside the box, of course.
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Corner kick.
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Ronaldo.
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No real need for the flick there, but Rooney kept it in.
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Carrick.
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The character very deep tross, Jonny Evans is there.
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Jonny, you used to look behind you, son, you could have controlled that.
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He got a little shove there, but goal kick's given.
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Jonny Evans, only 21, remember, only just 21.
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Joe's there be saying, well, I did a bit better than I used to come here.
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He will be here next month with Inter Milan.
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Carrick, Sartre, Rooney, United just knocking it around.
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Oh, great ball, take him on.
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Ronaldo against Belletti, oh, he's just got kicked by Belletti...
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Oh, dear me, he's kicked him again!
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How many times do you want to foul him, man?
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Dear me!
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That's funny.
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I'm not sure Ronaldo finds it that funny.
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I think Belletti's going to be the fifth player from Chelsea to be booked, yes he is.
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Can you get booked twice for two tackles, like that one?
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Can you get booked for that, and can you get booked for that?
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Tell you what, Paddy, that's two yellows, that's a red, isn't it?
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Belletti...
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..is in the book.
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Can United really put the icing on the cake here?
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I think he's going to have a shot here, Ronaldo, do you know that?
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I think he's going to try and bend this and hope the goalie makes a mess of it.
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Struck it well, 3 -0!
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Berbatov and Chelsea are humbled and humiliated at Old Trafford.
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The message to Anfield is, Rafa, the champions are after you.
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United are going five points behind Liverpool, and one point behind Chelsea, with two games in hand.
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What a great position to be in.
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Well, this is a strike at goal, I think, hoping somebody will get the end of it.
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Or even the goalie fumbles it, Berbatov does.
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What were you worried about before the game?
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Me?
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Yeah.
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I was always confident.
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There's Berbatov, that's his eighth goal for United.
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Yeah, the pace of this ball coming in, he gets the important touch on it.
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All the Chelsea players stand and looking at it.
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Ronaldo, party piece, John O'Shea.
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Looking for Rooney.
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Oh, Berbatov could be in here.
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Chelsea clear, that's it.
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Quite simply, Chelsea have been blown away by the champions.
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This could be a hugely significant afternoon in the title race.
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United ahead at the interval, Vidic with the header from a corner, Wayne Rooney getting the crucial second goal just after the hour mark,
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and then it was all rounded off late on by Dimitar Berbatov.
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Chelsea's first away league defeat for more than a year, for United an eighth consecutive
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Premier League clean sheet.
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Big trouble for Big Phil and it means now that
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United are five points behind Liverpool and just one point behind Chelsea with two games in hand on both of them.
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United have saved their best performance of the season for the biggest game of the season so far.
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An afternoon to remember at Old Trafford, United have simply swept Chelsea aside.
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United three, Chelsea nil.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Dominant Display! 👊”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Rooney, Ronaldo, Wayne, Chelsea, goal. This video has 309 sentences and 2896 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:54. The speaker talks at a steady 126 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| crucial adjective | /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/ | Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital. |
| header noun | /ˈhɛdɚ/ | The upper portion of a page (or other) layout. |
| cole noun | /koʊl/ | Cabbage. |
| foul adjective | /faʊl/ | Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty. |
| referee noun | /ˌɹɛf.əˈɹi/ | An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game. |
| fletcher noun | /ˈflɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ | One who fletches or feathers arrows. |
| penalty noun | /ˈpɛn.əl.ti/ | A legal sentence. |
| pace noun | /peɪs/ | A step taken with the foot. |
| awkward adjective | /ˈɔk.wɚd/ | Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments. |
| defender noun | /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/ | Someone who defends people or property. |
| terrific adjective | Very strong or intense; excessive, tremendous. | |
| shave verb | /ˈʃeɪ̯v/ | To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. |
| flick noun | /flɪk/ | A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. |
| defend verb | /dɪˈfɪnd/ | To ward off attacks against (something or someone). |
| swing verb | /ˈswɪŋ/ | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kick out verb | To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something). |
| rule out verb | To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler. |
| blow away verb | To cause to go away by blowing, or by wind. |
| catch up verb | To pick up suddenly. |
| come across verb | To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition. |
| come off verb | To become detached. |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I thought it'd hit someone, obviously it didn't.
- That's a penalty then, is that a penalty?
- How do you get your name taken for that usually?
- I'm not too sure about that.
- What were you worried about before the game?
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 look · used to come |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has given · has made · have left |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was penalised · was fouled · being tried |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | man who scored · man who missed · one that could |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 39 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: eighth /eɪtθ/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, breakthrough /ˈbɹeɪk.θɹuː/, thigh /θaɪ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/, shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, sheet /ʃit/, possession /pəˈzɛʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, controversial /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/, consecutive /kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, incorrectly /ˌɪnkəˈɹɛk(t).li/
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 crucial, header, cole.
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.