Shadowing Practice: Every Meme Template From the Office - The Office US - Learn English Speaking with Video
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It's Britney, bitch.
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Do you have a question, Kelly?
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Yeah, I have a lot of questions.
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Number one, how dare you?
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No, God!
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No, God, please, no!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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Six months ago, Karen Filippelli sent me an email, asked me out.
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I said no because I was committed to our relationship.
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Well, I hope you're still committed because I'm pregnant.
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Stanley, we're having a little...
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Leave me alone, dammit.
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Having a brainstorm session.
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Did I stutter?
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This is the worst.
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I'm on the third day of my cleanse diet.
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All I have to do is drink maple syrup, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, and water for all three meals.
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I just bought some bikinis online, size two.
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So, I'm gonna look amazing.
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What's your blood type?
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Oh, negative.
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Universal donor.
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Universal donor.
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Donor Could you scoot over here on my dress?
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I thought you're not supposed to wear white to a wedding.
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I know but there was an emergency.
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I Look really good in white
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You're Ali Larder, I'm Beyonce.
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I am Beyonce always.
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Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture.
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Intel has told us there were at least seven.
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Okay, I'll already see one.
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Give me.. okay.
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They're the same picture.
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It's not personal.
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I'm gonna kill myself!
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Wow.
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I'm going to kill myself, and it's your fault!
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Blackboard!
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Well, I manage my department, and I've been doing that for several years now.
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And, God, I've learned a lot of life lessons along the way.
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Your department's just you, right?
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Yes, Jim, but I am not easy to manage.
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Oh, my God!
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Okay, it's happening!
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Everybody stay calm!
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Everybody stay calm!
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What's the procedure?
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Stay calm!
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Wait, wait, wait, wait.
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Everybody calm down!
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You have a lot to learn about this town, sweetie. Are you serious?
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Ugh. Where? Where? Where, Dwight?
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Seems like you already know where.
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Depression?
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Isn't that just a fancy word for feeling bummed out?
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Dwight, you ignorant slut!
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I just want to lie on the beach and eat hot dogs.
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That's all I've ever wanted.
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I don't care what they say about me.
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I just want to eat.
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Why was he gone?
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He was such a nice guy.
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No, he was not.
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He was a total douche.
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Doomp-a-dee-doomp.
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You are the most selfish person I've ever met in my time.
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Slow down.
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Take it over.
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Darryl Philbin is the most complicated man that I have ever met.
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I mean, who says exactly what they're thinking?
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What kind of game is that?
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What am I doing?
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I am blowing dodge.
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I am getting out of town.
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Whatever you call it, I am running away from my responsibilities.
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Well, it feels good.
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If I can't scuba, then what's this all been about?
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What am I working toward?
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Well, then why don't we just get some liquor and those mini cupcakes?
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Mini cupcakes?
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As in the mini version of regular cupcakes, which is already a mini version of cake?
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Honestly, where does it end with you people?
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What are your weaknesses?
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I don't have any ass .
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No question about it.
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I am ready to get hurt again.
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Bears eat beets.
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So, Bears beats Battlestar Galactica.
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Boy, have you lost your mind?
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Cause I'll help you find it.
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And I feel God in this Chili's tonight.
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Come on, guys, get out of here.
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Where are the turtles?
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Where are they?
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Stanley, Baraki's president.
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You are black, Stanley.
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I feel very blessed.
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So what are you wearing?
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This.
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You look so pretty.
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Hey, Bandit!
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I love inside jokes.
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Love to be a part of one someday.
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Together we run a no-nonsense office.
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Shut up about the sun!
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Shut up about the sun!
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Why are you the way that you are?
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Honestly every time I try to do something fun or exciting you make it not that way I Hate
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So much about the things that you choose to be Hey brah, I've been meaning to ask you can we get some Red
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Bull for these things sometimes the guys got to ride the bull am I right?
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later skater Did Michael just let anybody in his office?
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Yes!
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He loved it.
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He loved it.
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He loved it.
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He loved it.
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He loved it.
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He loved it all the time.
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I am aware of the effect I have on women.
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You are disgusting.
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You'll never find love.
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Blech.
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Why are all these people here?
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There's too many people on this earth.
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We need a new plague.
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I consider myself a good person.
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But I'm gonna try to make him cry.
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Now I have a boyfriend.
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Alright.
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I hooked up with her on February 13th.
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I declare bankruptcy!
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If that's flashing, then lock me up.
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Would I rather be feared or loved?
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Um, easy, both.
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I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.
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Jan is about to have a baby with a sperm donor, And Michael is preparing for the birth of a watermelon with Dwight.
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Now, this baby will be related to Michael through...
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delusion.
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Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker Television, North Korea, South Korea, Maryland, Monroe, Ryan started the fire!
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I saved a life.
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My own.
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Am I a hero?
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I really can't say, but yes.
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Just tell him I'm like, up for anything.
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I mean, I'm not a slut, but who knows?
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Ed Truck.
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Yuck.
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Ed Truck was the manager before me.
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Horrible.
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He hated fun.
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It was like, oh, Ed Truck is walking toward us.
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Stop having fun.
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Start pretending to do work.
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He has achieved a great deal in the last week.
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No achievement is greater than his on-again, off-again girlfriend.
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What are you... Who am I?
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I'm Kelly Kapoor.
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The business bitch.
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It takes an advance sense of humor.
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I don't expect everybody to understand.
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At least once a year, I like to bring in some of my Kevin's famous chili.
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The trick is to undercook the onions.
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Everybody is going to get to know each other in the pot.
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I'm serious about this stuff.
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I'm up the night before, pressing garlic and dicing whole tomatoes.
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I toast my own ancho chilies.
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It's a recipe passed down from Malone's for generations.
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It's probably the thing I do best.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Every Meme Template From the Office - The Office US”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: loved, everybody, donor, mini, calm. This video has 173 sentences and 1051 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:27. The speaker talks at a steady 111 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. 36 of its 173 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| donor noun | /ˈdəʊnə/ | One who makes a donation. |
| cupcake noun | /ˈkʌpkeɪk/ | A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top. |
| chili noun | /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ | The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. |
| blackboard noun | /ˈblækbɔɹd/ | A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard. |
| brainstorm noun | /ˈbɹeɪnstɔɹm/ | A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem. |
| cayenne noun | /kaɪˈɛn/ | Spice or verve. |
| cleanse verb | /klɛnz/ | To free from dirt; to clean, to purify. |
| delusion noun | /dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/ | An adamant belief in a falsehood despite incontestable evidence. |
| douche noun | /duːʃ/ | Something that produces the jet or current in the previous sense, such as a syringe. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| skater noun | /ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ | A person who skates. |
| stutter noun | /ˈstʌtɚ/ | A speech disorder characterized by stuttering. |
| undercook verb | /ʌndɚ.kʊk/ | To cook insufficiently. |
| sweetie noun | /ˈswi.ti/ | A person who is much loved. |
| bikini noun | /bɪˈki.ni/ | A brief, often minimalistic two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. |
| run away from verb | To avoid or shirk a problem or consequences; to rush to back away from or disclaim responsibility for something. |
| slow down verb | To decelerate. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Number one, how dare you?
- What's your blood type?
- I mean, who says exactly what they're thinking?
- If I can't scuba, then what's this all been about?
- I mean, I'm not a slut, but who knows?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been doing · I've been meaning |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has told · I've learned · I've ever wanted |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was committed · be feared · will be related |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the worst · the most selfish · the most complicated |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 36 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delusion /dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/, douche /duːʃ/, selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/
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 donor, cupcake, chili.
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.