Shadowing Practice: Every Goo Lagoon Moment EVER! 🏖️ | 30 Minute Compilation | SpongeBob - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Well,
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this certainly has been a glorious day, but I'd better get back to class.
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Oh, you said it, buddy.
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Where do you think you're going, Squarepants?
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You just got here.
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I'm sorry, Sandy, but I just got to get back to class.
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Sure you can't stay for just a short spell, SpongeBob?
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I mean, it's such a nice day and everyone's having a good time.
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Hi, SpongeBob!
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No, I gave Mrs. Puff my word, and I shall not betray her!
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Not even for a game of badminton with me and Dale here?
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Okay, maybe just one game.
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I'm serving it up, SpongeBob!
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Ready or not!
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Patrick, do you remember how to play this game?
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Mm-hmm.
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Is this the one where the lowest score wins?
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Nice shot, SpongeBob.
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Your serve.
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Here it comes! Is she out there?
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Hey, I'm getting pretty good at this game.
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He's about to beat the undefeated Sandy Cheeks at her own game.
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SpongeBob!
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SpongeBob!
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SpongeBob!
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SpongeBob!
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Fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire!
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Fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire!
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Whooo, whooo, whooo.
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Yay!
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Bzzzzzzzzzz! That?
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Hey, geuuze, me, man.
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Beep.
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Hey, best friend, check this out!
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It's a small plastic disc that you throw!
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Small plastic disc that you throw?
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I love playing small plastic disc that you throw!
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I do too, buddy.
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If only small plastic disc that you throw had a shorter catchier name.
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How about small plastic disc that you toss?
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Perfect!
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Now run along, Patrick, and I'll toss it to ya!
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RADAL!
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That's why they call it a sand whiffle!
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I got it!
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Good work, man!
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I see you've read my book.
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Craig Mamilton?
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The tannest man on TV?
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None other.
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Oh, look at those gorgeous wrinkles.
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What?
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These?
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Oh, and his skin!
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It's so leathery!
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Well, I don't mean to brag, but...
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Who's Craig Mamilton?
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You don't know who Craig Mamilton is?
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He's like, so tan!
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Legend has it that his tan is so deep that even his bones are rich caramel brown.
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Wow.
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His mother must be so proud.
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Please, people, please.
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There'll be plenty of time to admire my body this weekend at my annual summer shinden.
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Huh?
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Wow, Patrick!
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An invitation to our first summer shindig!
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And here it is.
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Can I help you, little fella?
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Seems to be stuck.
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Yeah, I don't think this is your type of party.
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I don't want to embarrass you guys.
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Hey, everyone!
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Check this out!
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But this party is for the pigmentally gifted.
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Must be this time to enter.
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And your skin is as light and smooth as, uh, well, as a baby's body.
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Cry, thank you.
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We did put on a few extra coats of sunscreen today.
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In fact, it's time for another coat.
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We've got to look our best our best!
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Losers!
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You're not coming to my party without a ten.
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So, Squidward, what do you want to talk about?
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Well, it's kind of hard to put into words.
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Oh, I've been there, amigo.
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You have?
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Sure, but nothing clears the sawdust out of your brains quicker than a ride on a jet ski.
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Ever been on one of these little babies?
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Um, no, they always seemed a little sporty for me.
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Well, you only live once, and I just happen to have an extra helmet.
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What the heck?
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Ow!
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Hey, watch it!
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No!
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There's Clevermouth.
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I love her mouth.
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There's Plankton's patty!
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You know what to do. Do I?
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Oh no!
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Oh well.
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No patty for Plankton.
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I'm going in!
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Help!
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Just being near a whale's mouth gives me the creeps.
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Quiet, you fool!
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You'll wake up Pearl.
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Ah, smell that fresh seawater.
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Oh, right.
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Sorry.
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Oh, I see Sandy nothing to worry about.
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Babysitting is easy.
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Hey, Uncle SpongeBob!
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Open your eyes!
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You're just gonna love...
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Our Sandy Surprise!
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It's our gift to you!
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Well, isn't that sweet?
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And it won't wash away, cause it's made of concrete!
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Concretely.
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Good structural integrity, girls, but a little tight.
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So sorry, Uncle.
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We made it too small.
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But we'll get you out...
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...with this Wrecking Ball!
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A Wrecking Ball?
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Holy fuck!
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Ooh!
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Wrecking balls!
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Wrecking balls!
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Wrecking balls!
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Let's all go to my house and take a little break.
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Oh no!
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A stomachache at the beach?
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That's no fun!
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I wish it would go away!
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Your wish is granted.
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Hold out your hand!
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Wow!
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What is this?
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For fast relief of indigestion, try Gush and Flush and wash your pain down the drain.
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And my stupid husband while you're at it.
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Thank you, extra strength Gush and Flush.
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Let's kick it up a notch.
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You look, SpongeBob, how are we gonna go swimming when you're in a shirt and tie?
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Ah, yes.
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How foolish of me.
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Allow me to remedy said situation right now.
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I will just use this changing tent here to change into my bathing suit.
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And I won't do anything else.
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SpongeBob's acting jumpier than a rattlesnake in a pickle barrel.
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Wait, what?
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What?
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Ah!
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Oh, I'll be changing all right.
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But not into a bathing suit.
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Wait until Sandy sees that I brought my karate gear!
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Hi-yah!
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Hi-yee!
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Yuck!
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Sandy won't beat me this time, because I've got the elements on my side.
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The elements of surprise.
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Hi-yah!
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SpongeBob, are you ready?
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Yes, Sandy!
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I most certainly am ready!
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Ready to get it all.
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AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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AAAAAAHHHHH!
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Look, SpongeBob!
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We both brought our karate gear.
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RAAAGH!
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Great minds think alike, I suppose.
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HIYEEE!
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I may be down, but I'm not out.
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Way to go, buddy.
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It took us three days to make that potato salad.
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THREE DAYS!
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HIYAH!
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Sandy?
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Oh, I'm Sandy all right.
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I'm very Sandy.
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Hiya!
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Oh, I get it.
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She's Sandy.
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That's her name.
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She's also covered in...
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Yes!
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On your mark, get set, eat!
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Hmm...
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Ah...
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Wow, you two are off like a herd of turtles.
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Watch this!
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Hold him!
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Ah!
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Shit!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Man!
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Hot dang!
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I'm faster than green grass for a goose!
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Hmm.
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These jumbo dogs are much too big for your baby heads.
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Ah!
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These dinky dogs should do ya.
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Can't help.
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You're welcome!
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I win again!
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That's right!
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I own all of y'all!
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Yee-haw!
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What a beautiful day.
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You said it, pal.
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Can you believe that, son?
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I could look at it all day.
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Uh, Patrick?
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What?
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Nothing.
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So, how's that tan coming?
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I don't know.
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Let me check.
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Looking good.
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How's yours?
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Just a minute.
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I could have sworn I was laying on my back.
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Larry!
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Larry!
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Larry!
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Larry!
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Larry!
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Larry!
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Hey!
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It's Larry the Lifeguard!
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Mr. Lifeguard, can I feel your muscle?
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Sure!
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Don't scratch the paint!
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Lifeguard, how's the cave edge?!
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Gnarly, dudes!
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Alright!
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Yeah!
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Lifeguard, can you point out the snack bar?
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Right over there!
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But you guys are way too old and unsightly for my beach
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and I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to leave. So polite.
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Just like we raised him.
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What a guy.
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Is it any wonder he's so popular?
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Just imagine if I were a lifeguard.
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That would be so cool.
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Dome, what do you want to be a lifeguard for?
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Nobody really likes those guys.
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Being a lifeguard is so dumb.
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All they do is blow, blow, blow on their stupid whistles, rub, rub, rub that white stuff on their noses,
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and show off their gross, misshapen bodies!
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Dude, put that thing away.
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They're like children here.
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I'm going to the snack bar.
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Who needs to be a lifeguard?
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I'm cool.
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I'm every bit as cool as Larry, and if I'm not, let me be struck by...
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A flying ice cream truck. And live!
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Please do not land flying ice cream trucks on the bathers.
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SpongeBob, you okay?
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Hey, I didn't know you were a lifeguard.
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Lifeguard?
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The nose.
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White stuff.
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You think I'm a lifeguard?
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Sure, there's no hiding the lifeguard look, SpongeBob, and you've got it.
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You really think so?
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You bet I do.
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Say, we're a little short-handed around here.
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How would you like to work the beach?
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I'd love it!
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I love it!
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All right!
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Leave that on the bench, Kahuna.
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Hey, Annette, come here!
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I want you to meet my buddy, SpongeBob.
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Hi.
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That's me.
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Hey, that guy's a lifeguard.
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It works!
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Surf's up in the Goo Lagoon.
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And here comes Larry doing his trademark layback.
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There goes Sandy hanging ten faders, that is.
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There goes SpongeBob!
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Dripping his pants again.
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Hey, look!
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A cardboard box washed up on the beach.
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Holy fish paste!
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It's a guy!
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Why?
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Why?
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AHHHHHH!!!
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SpongeBob!
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Come closer...
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I need...
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I need...
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What do you need?
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A tailor...
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Because I rip a pants!
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AHHH!!!
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Wow, that kind of stuff is uncalled for.
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What is that?
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That wasn't funny Spongebob y'all had me worried sick
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What are you doing here why are you crying?
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Oh, hi Spongebob I'm crying because I've got these two ice cream cones But I only need one
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Ollie one of those ice cream cones for you Spongebob would you do that for me?
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SpongeBob?
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SpongeBob!
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Yeah?
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Isn't it great to get the things you desire?
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Like that ice cream cone, for instance.
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You can have anything you want with a little training.
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Training?
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Yes, you just have to learn to be more assertive!
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And I can show you how.
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Assertive, huh?
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That's right.
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Hmm.
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You think I want?
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Yeah.
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Sounds great!
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Wonderful.
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Spongebob!
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Don't let that guy sit on you!
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Assertiveness lesson number one.
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Tell him to get off!
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Um, excuse me, sir.
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You're sitting on my body, which is also my face!
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No, no, be assertive!
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Not insertive!
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SpongeBob, you missed your chance.
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You've gotta be aggressive to get the things you want.
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You're too soft!
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But I missed both.
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Don't say it!
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There's the guy who took your ice cream.
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Don't you want it back?
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Ice cream!
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Listen, you!
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My friend's got something to say!
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What?
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Who said that?
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Was it you?
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Tell him off, SpongeBob!
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Assert yourself!
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That's my ice cream cone!
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Great!
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Now let him have it!
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You can have it.
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Say thanks!
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No!
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I'll show you how!
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Hey, Pencil Neck!
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Yeah, you!
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Slither over here!
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Surrender that ice cream cone or every waking moment for you will become a swirling torrent of pain and misery!
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Hey!
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That guy was crying!
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Those were tears of joy!
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He was happy that you were assertive!
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You see how wonderful life can be?
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When you're maniacal!
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Uh, I thought it was called assertive.
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Whatever.
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Well, if it got me this ice cream, then I like it!
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Ahoy there!
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Whoa!
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My name is Eugene Krabs, and I would like to know if I can interest either one of you in a fresh, delicious Krabby Patty fresh off the grill.
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Are they free?
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Yes!
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Today they're only three dollars each.
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Sounds great, but I left my wallet up on the sand.
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I told you!
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Yee-haw!
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I love the beach!
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Oh, that noise was sandy!
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Y'all be careful!
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Looks like some big waves are coming!
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Who are you?
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Either you buy a petty or get off me waves!
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Cowabunga!
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What next?
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Buh-buh-buh!
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Oh, God!
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Aloha, Patrick!
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Hey there, young fella!
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How'd you like to be our first customer in over 17 working days?
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I'd love to!
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Squidward, show him a menu.
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Uh...
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I can't quite see it from here.
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I'll just have to climb on board...
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Baaaaaaaaaaaa!
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That's a good one, Patrick! On.. board!
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Careful!
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You're gonna capsize us!
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Almost up!
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You idiot!
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Patrick, look out!
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Locals only!
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What's she saying?
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Whoa!
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Patrick!
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Well, if you think you can take down this castle, my answer is bring it on!
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Patrick, I'm trying to be the nice guy here, okay?
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Let's call this silly business off.
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No way!
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You started it!
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Fine!
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Have it your way!
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Whatever!
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Huh?
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No, no, no, no, no.
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Oh hello
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How you like them apples Uh-huh.
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Mm-hmm.
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Well put, General.
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We'll create a surprise military diversion and break through enemy lines.
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What say you?
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Yes.
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We shall ready ourselves immediately.
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How you like me now?
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I like you this much!
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Heal me!
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Patrick?
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Patrick!
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Are you okay?
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Question is...
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Will you be?
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There are lots of ways to have fun here.
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Kids, bury me!
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See what I mean?
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All done.
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All right!
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Bubble buddy, you dig him out while I get some cotton candy.
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Don't you stand there, dude?
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The tide's coming in!
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Oh!
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Dude?
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My friend's in there.
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Congratulations.
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Woo!
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Shake it!
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Woo!
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Woo!
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Shake it!
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Yeah!
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Shake that bubble back!
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Yeah!
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Not only is your her on the outside, it's my butt but I also...
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It's so cold.
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It's a world famous surf from Grubby Grouper!
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Later, groupies!
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Grubby's gonna go catch some gnarly pounders!
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Wooo!
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I'll never watch this flipper again!
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Hey Pearl, shake hands with Bubble Buddy!
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What?
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Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
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It's his first time on his own.
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Once again, congratulations.
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Popcorn peanuts!
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Ice cold drinks!
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Two hours is long enough!
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That's it!
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Hey, Bubble Buddy, you're finished!
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He kept us waiting for a bubble.
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That's nothing.
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He called us fat.
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He washed my flipper.
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He owes me money.
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He made me provide excellent service.
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Kids, he made me experience high time.
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I'm telling you, he's huge.
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Have you guys seen spongebob anywhere you mean muscle bob buff pants.
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He's in there.
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Oh, whatever.
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Thanks.
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I Start off with 20 raw eggs every day, but that's just me pardon me working out is my life I remember
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when I used to look like that guy over there me I
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Remember when I get to look like you too But that was a long time ago.
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Here's your drink sir.
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Thank you Oop!
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Oop!
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Oop!
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Hey!
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Ha!
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SpongeBob?
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Wh-where'd you get those muscles?
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I've created my own workout routine that's giving me amazing results.
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Yeah, I have never felt better.
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Heck, what's your secret?
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What?
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Your secret workout?
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What is it?
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Yeah, it means fun.
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Hmm.
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Well, I, uh, first I take my hand and I do this. Are you kidding?
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Do these muscles lie?
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I'm glad to see you found an exercise program that works for you.
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Yeah, your workout routine wasn't quite tough enough for me.
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Can't argue with those results.
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What you need to do now is put those muscles to the test.
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I don't know, SpongeBob.
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This looks pretty dangerous.
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Yeah, yeah, you said it, buddy.
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Now we're really living like Larry.
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Well, will you look at that?
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Now there's two guys who know how to live.
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Prepare for countdown!
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I'm proud of them.
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Wait a minute.
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With that angle of trajectory, they'll land right in...
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Ripper's Wreath!
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They'll be ripped to shreds!
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Wait!
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Don't do it!
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Stop!
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Three, two, one, let's up!
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Crap!
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Woo!
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Woo-hoo!
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Woo-woo-woo!
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Look guys!
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My advice wasn't meant to be taken literally!
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I meant to live life to the fullest!
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Not to maim yourselves!
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Look!
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Oh!
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Well, I had better be off now.
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No!
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Don't go SpongeBob!
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Think about your fans!
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Well, if it's for the fans, I guess I can play just one game more.
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Not today, Yellow.
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You're playing with a convicted felon, and we know he's violated his parole somehow.
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You might as well confess, Dale.
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Hey, man, I haven't done nothing.
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Oh, yeah?
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What have you got in there?
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Hmm, quasi-gummy, chewy candyfish.
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Is this how you have fun?
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By eating your own kind scum like you make me sick?
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Cuff him!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Every Goo Lagoon Moment EVER! 🏖️”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: spongebob, lifeguard, sandy, Patrick, ice. This video has 565 sentences and 2654 words to shadow. The speech runs for 31:38. The speaker talks slowly, about 84 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 92 of its 565 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sandy adjective | /ˈsændi/ | Covered with sand. |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| muscle noun | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. |
| bubble noun | /ˈbʌbəl/ | A spherically contained volume of air or other gas in a liquid, commonly a soapy liquid. |
| disk noun | /dɪsk/ | A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. |
| cone noun | /ˈkoʊn/ | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| pants noun | /pænts/ | An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. |
| workout noun | /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ | An exercise session; a period of physical exercise. |
| patty noun | /ˈpæti/ | A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. |
| gear noun | /ɡɪɚ/ | Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor. |
| wash verb | /wɑʃ/ | To clean with water. |
| bath noun | /bɑːθ/ | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. |
| break through verb | To gain popularity. |
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. |
| hand around verb | To distribute something by having one person hand it to another so it spreads through the group. |
| hold out verb | To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward. |
| look out verb | To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. |
| point out verb | To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You think I'm a lifeguard?
- Isn't it great to get the things you desire?
- Don't you want it back?
- Don't you stand there, dude?
- Wh-where'd you get those muscles?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be stuck · is granted · be struck |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has been · you've read · I've been |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | body, which is · guy who took · guys who know |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the lowest · The tannest · our best |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 93 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bath /bɑːθ/, smooth /smuːð/, leathery /ˈlɛðəɹi/, slither /ˈslɪðɚ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, wash /wɑʃ/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, structural /ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, integrity /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, trajectory /tɹəˈd͡ʒɛktəɹi/, indigestion /ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/
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 sandy, buddy, whoa.
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.