Shadowing Practice: Donk plays VALORANT (but it's in CS) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Maybe I will start a Korean battle right now.
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That's shit, damn it!
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What's that?
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I'm a fucking medic!
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Oh, damn it!
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Oh, damn it!
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This man!
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Oh, bro.
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I can build a wall, wait.
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He's counting.
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What is this?
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Is this Rainbow Six or what's happening, bro?
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Long, long, long, long.
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2-0, 2-0, 2-0.
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Next chicken in 50 seconds.
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Two mids, three mids.
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There's a fucking camera bro!
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They're rotating, they're rotating. On side?
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This is just, this doesn't look good.
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I have a toilet.
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There's two, there's another one.
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I'm going to get out of here.
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I'm going to get out of here.
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I have something to eat.
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Who built the wall?
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I don't hear.
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I don't hear.
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I'm dying.
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There's all the sounds like this.
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There's chicken bro.
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Can I put the wall on the wall?
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Oh, we see.
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We can't see it.
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Who's the one?
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It's me.
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It's a dog in the fight.
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All of boost.
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What's that?
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B*h, can you put the wall on the wall?
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Yes, yes.
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Come on.
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Stop, stop, stop.
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Wait, wait.
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It's not working.
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I got a chicken.
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There's a B.
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There's a B.
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Wall H.
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I see them!
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One more!
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Two more!
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Two more!
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Two more!
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I'm so good.
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I gave you guys roll like, who turned that roll?
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Dude, who's kidding?
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Yeah, that was sick!
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It's me!
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Do it again, do it again!
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Do it again, do it again!
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Wait, wait, it's the trap, it's the trap, bro!
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Yes!
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Let's go.
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Sit down.
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No, just sit down.
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Sit down.
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I don't see anyone.
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So, go play on the chicken long and see if they're long.
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If they don't see long, we'll go long.
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Oh shit.
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Yeah, right.
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I'm going chicken long.
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He died bro!
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Oh no!
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He killed the chicken bro!
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I killed the chicken!
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Let's hit!
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Let's hit!
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We ran, killed!
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He killed all!
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Yeah, I'm walking out.
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Go to the wall This wall just killed 100 FPS for me
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Zeke, Zeke, Zeke, guys!
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Wait, they're boosted!
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, motherfuckers.
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Nice, David.
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Okay, we can all go B, they just put a wall there and hold B from there.
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That's why they didn't smoke monster, bro.
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We're gonna have 9.
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Is that a camera up to the right?
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Up to the right there's a camera, no?
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That's our camera.
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It's the real cameras.
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It's the real cameras.
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I can run in, I have extra life, you know?
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Go!
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Go!
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Is your fucking wall there?
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I just broke your wall, bro.
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One more CT He's a CT one, I don't know He saw me?
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Fucking chicken!
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Oh, that's happening, but you have 4 rounds, so I'll go This is not a flash, you have just a VH This is fake flash, damn No, this is a VH idea You love it,
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you wear it That's the perfect line for this content Can you tag me with the camera?
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No, I can't The fuck is knifing me?
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How should I be able to fight?
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What's the sound?
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How should I be able to understand that it works?
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Well, in the game it works Someone has knocked me,
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but I don't know who knocked me One on short One on short I died inside Give me a flash to Borisa
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Not bad house man Who is Undertaker?
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One city I only chose one I'm a fucking medic,
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I can't even boost anything Fuck this shit I put it in, damn it!
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I'll get it out of KD!
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Let's go to the fake flash!
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Wait, wait, I'll put it in!
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Are you ready?
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I put it in!
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Okay, I got it!
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P-pop, P-pop!
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It's a mess!
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It's a mess!
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Oh, there!
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Oh, man!
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I didn't understand how it would be.
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I wanted to go further.
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Well, Magix is teleported into front of my eyes, man.
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Why the fuck do I have a heal?
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It's chilling.
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Crash, crash!
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Monster, I said.
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It's a monster, it's a monster.
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It's a monster, it's a monster.
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Nice.
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I'm telling you what I'm next to him.
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He's shit is France.
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My fucking ability is amazing.
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I wish this ability was real, bro.
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Actually, maybe I will start a Korean veteran now.
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This is awesome.
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Exciting.
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I heard some sound on A.
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On A, on A, on A.
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Only one, only one.
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The best.
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Left, left, the best.
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No, he saw me.
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Two banana, two banana.
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Okay, flash banana.
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No flash.
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Bank, bank, bank.
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Oh, fuck.
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You teleported, bank.
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Come, we see.
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What?
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Banana low.
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Papa is at best.
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Banana low, hap.
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Oh, HP.
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I thought we found how to play them.
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Oh, guys, I have a plan.
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I answer.
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Look, I am damage myself, high-e'ershka, 50 HP, and start healing.
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You run with me right now, you will also heal.
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Let's heal.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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Oh!
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Holy.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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Two more beats, two more beats.
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One bit run.
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Almost got it.
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No, this is is the most non-pantable skill.
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What is this?
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I'm a mess.
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I'm a mess.
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I'll throw the flash.
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I'll throw the flash.
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I can flash over a monster for you?
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I'm blind, I can be out.
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No idea.
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Come to the wall, damn it.
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There's a monster behind you.
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I'm dead.
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He teleported in the smoke, right?
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He has a rush, man.
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He's a monster.
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He's a monster.
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FANERA.
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This guy killed you, right?
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He's a B.
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He's a B.
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He's a skill tech team.
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He's a very good guy.
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Wait, I heal you, I heal you.
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I need to use it.
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Oh my god, thank you.
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Okay, my AK, bro.
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I don't know.
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I have a fight, I have a fight.
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Don't throw, we can win two rounds.
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Under 200, both, both!
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Careful magic teleport, bro.
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I don't know when his ability comes right.
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He can't teleport that long.
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He's outboard!
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He's good, he's good.
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I even called it, man.
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I can't be that far.
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One round A behind you guys.
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Out breach, out breach, out breach, he doesn't know I know.
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Breach, let's.
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What's A behind you guys?
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Yeah.
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Call me, Heavid.
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Oh!
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You're sick, David! Should be Heavid.
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Oh, Heavid already.
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Oh!
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What is his dash?
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That guy monster received the dash, bro.
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Dude, you outplayed him.
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Fucking sick.
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Crazy.
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Heavid is playing picture right now.
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Why is he flashlight?
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Flashlight!
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I was like, man!
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Oh, what?
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Nice.
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He gave up.
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Easy.
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That'll be all around.
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Let's go, we won one of these games.
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Fucking sick, man.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Donk plays VALORANT”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bro, wall, monster, flash, chicken. This video has 235 sentences and 1087 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:49. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| heal verb | /ˈhiːl/ | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| teleport verb | /ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/ | To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points. |
| banana noun | /bəˈnænə/ | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. |
| breach noun | /ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/ | A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence. |
| flashlight noun | /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/ | A battery-powered hand-held light source. |
| medick noun | Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc. | |
| rotate verb | /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/ | To spin, turn, or revolve. |
| dash noun | /ˈdæʃ/ | Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar). |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| outboard noun | An outboard motor. | |
| outplay verb | /aʊtˈpleɪ/ | To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than. |
| papa noun | /ˈpɑːpə/ | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| chill verb | /tʃɪl/ | To lower the temperature of something; to cool. |
| veteran noun | /ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/ | A person with long experience of a particular activity. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| walk out verb | To stage a walkout or strike. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm going to get out of here.
- Can I put the wall on the wall?
- I gave you guys roll like, who turned that roll?
- How should I be able to fight?
- I can flash over a monster for you?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should I be · Should be |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | The best · the most non |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will start · we'll go · I'll go |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | They're rotating · I'm dying · I'm going |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 46 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: flashlight /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/, dash /ˈdæʃ/
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 heal, teleport, banana.
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.