Shadowing Practice: Every Time Georgie and Mandy’s Pregnancy Was Found Out | Young Sheldon Compilation - Learn English Speaking with Video

Choose a practice mode

Each mode opens a full-screen practice room.

543 sentences
If sentences are too short or too long, click Edit to adjust them.
1
Okay, this is it.
2
Nice.
3
Not really, but at least my parents aren't in the room next door.
4
You want me to move this to the bedroom?
5
It's a studio.
6
This is the bedroom.
7
Oh.
8
There you go.
9
How can I ever thank you?
10
Let's see.
11
We are in the bedroom.
12
What, so like take a nap?
13
Maybe after.
14
Deal.
15
Oh, God.
16
Is that my yearbook?
17
Dang, y 'all had some big hair.
18
You're going to talk to me about big hair?
19
You think it's big now?
20
Wait till it gets humid.
21
Okay, so, uh, when do I get to see your yearbook?
22
Actually, I dropped out my senior year.
23
Oh.
24
I'm sorry for not telling you sooner.
25
No, it's okay.
26
Yeah?
27
Yeah.
28
So what other secrets are you hiding from me?
29
You got a wife and kids?
30
No. But I'm not really 21.
31
I'm 17.
32
What the f*?
33
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God.
34
It ain't that big of a deal.
35
I just slept with a 17 -year -old.
36
If you were a guy, you'd think that was cool.
37
I can't believe you lied to me.
38
Only because I like you.
39
Get out!
40
Come on.
41
I'm the same guy I was five minutes ago.
42
Yeah, a liar!
43
You lied to me about your age.
44
Yeah, and then I felt really bad about it, and I told you the truth.
45
Because you're more mature than me.
46
Go!
47
Can I at least put on my shoes?
48
No! Can we talk?
49
We better.
50
What's going on?
51
I'm pregnant.
52
Can I talk to you about something?
53
Come on, this is my coffee time.
54
It's more important than your coffee.
55
If I don't drink my coffee, I don't go to the bathroom.
56
That's important.
57
That girl I've seen is pregnant.
58
You win.
59
Sit.
60
My folks are gonna kill me.
61
They don't know yet?
62
You're the only person I told.
63
Oh, no. I don't want that.
64
Please help me.
65
All right, first things first.
66
Are you sure this kid's even yours?
67
Yeah.
68
Yeah, we've been sleeping together.
69
Well, that doesn't mean it's yours.
70
Maybe she cheated on me.
71
We can only hope.
72
It's Georgie.
73
What?
74
I know I was a little freaked out the last time I was here.
75
You should be.
76
But I had some time to think.
77
And there's something I need to ask you.
78
Yeah?
79
Are you sure that baby's mine?
80
She did not like that question at all.
81
All right, I know what I need to do.
82
Tell your parents?
83
Do the right thing and marry her.
84
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
85
Georgie, no one has to get married here.
86
Well, my dad got my mom pregnant and he married her.
87
Rushing into marriage with someone you hardly know is a bad idea.
88
Maybe we could be happy together.
89
How does she feel about you right now?
90
Pissed.
91
But she's pregnant, so it's probably just chick hormones.
92
Well, tell her that and see what happens.
93
Hey, what are you doing here?
94
I just had to talk to Del.
95
You all right?
96
You look like you saw a ghost.
97
Yeah, I'm good.
98
Look, I know I've been busy, but if you ever want to talk, come around.
99
Actually, I...
100
I...
101
I...
102
I got a...
103
I got a girl pregnant.
104
What the hell's the matter with you?
105
Hello?
106
I said if you ever want to talk, I'm here.
107
Thanks.
108
Gotta go.
109
You gotta tell your dad.
110
Well, I will eventually.
111
Well, if you don't, I'm gonna.
112
I just need more time to figure things out.
113
Well, your dad's sniffing around here.
114
He's asking a lot of questions.
115
What kind of questions?
116
Like, why are you talking to me instead of him?
117
Why does he care?
118
His feelings are hurt.
119
That's weird.
120
I know.
121
But talking to you ain't great.
122
Can I get a hand with something?
123
Yeah.
124
Oh, got to go.
125
I love you, Mom.
126
Bye -bye.
127
Your mom's still alive.
128
Huh?
129
Hey.
130
Your mother said you wanted to talk to me?
131
Yeah.
132
Come in. So, what's going on?
133
It's kind of hard to talk about.
134
Whatever it is, I'm here for you.
135
I...
136
I got a girl pregnant.
137
You realize you have to tell your mother.
138
Well, I just told you.
139
Maybe we let it sit a while.
140
I can't know this to keep it to myself.
141
Dale did, like a champ.
142
Georgie, you have to tell her.
143
Fine.
144
We could at least be there.
145
Yeah. And tell her.
146
What's going on?
147
Everything okay?
148
You might want to sit.
149
Now you're scaring me.
150
No one died.
151
Tell her the opposite, actually.
152
Tell me.
153
I'm...
154
I'm...
155
I'm gonna...
156
I'm gonna have a baby. Are you kidding me?
157
It's true.
158
Okay, now I do need to sit.
159
What do we even know about this girl?
160
Well, that's the thing.
161
Buckle up.
162
She's 29.
163
Years old?
164
Guess we're standing again.
165
What kind of 29 -year -old date someone your age?
166
Obviously the kind that was lied to.
167
What are we gonna do?
168
That's what we're figuring out.
169
You're gonna have to marry her.
170
I think so, too.
171
Hell no!
172
What do you mean, no?
173
He got her pregnant.
174
Mary, she's 29.
175
Well, what choice does he have?
176
She's not gonna marry him.
177
What's wrong with me?
178
You're an idiot.
179
You're irresponsible.
180
You live in a garage and use a sink as a toilet.
181
Care to jump in?
182
Hello?
183
Yeah, baby?
184
I was just wondering where everyone was.
185
Uh, we're just in here talking.
186
We'll be out in a little bit.
187
Everything okay?
188
I'm fine, but Missy's watching a movie called Porky's.
189
I don't know what that is.
190
That one's rough.
191
Not good.
192
I'll be right back in, baby.
193
You're gonna have to introduce us to this girl.
194
Why?
195
Because she's having a grandbaby, you dumb son of a bitch.
196
George!
197
But what he said?
198
I'm gonna ask her.
199
She's not very happy with me right now.
200
Yeah, I like her already.
201
Something bothering you?
202
Well...
203
There are some things going on that are... of concern.
204
Morning.
205
Good morning.
206
Everything okay?
207
Yeah, you bet.
208
Don't seem like it.
209
Well, it is.
210
Go get ready for school.
211
Carry on.
212
Before I say anything, I owe you an apology.
213
Love him.
214
Hit me.
215
Just thinking about the hell I put you through Mom, have you seen my Thursday socks?
216
I looked in my drawer and I can only find Wednesday and Friday.
217
Thursdays are in the dryer.
218
Oh, here's the little rascals.
219
You were saying I was just thinking about when I was pregnant with Georgie and...
220
How hard that must have been for you.
221
I'm sorry.
222
Georgie got that girl pregnant?
223
Keep your voice down. And yes.
224
Ah.
225
That girl is like ten years older than him.
226
Because he lied to her.
227
I told him from the start that he needed to come clean and be honest.
228
Morning.
229
I know everything.
230
Dang it.
231
Why'd you have to tell her?
232
She is my mother.
233
Taking the kids to school.
234
Bye.
235
Have a good day.
236
I see it now.
237
Mm -hmm.
238
Okay, in my defense...
239
You have no defense.
240
You're an idiot.
241
That was a big part of my defense.
242
When do we get to sit down with her and talk this through?
243
Uh, yeah.
244
Here's the thing about that.
245
She ain't really eager to meet y 'all.
246
Why not?
247
Did you want to meet George's parents when he knocked you up?
248
I was not knocked up.
249
I was with child.
250
I need to run now.
251
So, Mandy, my mother mentioned that your folks don't know about the baby?
252
No, not yet.
253
Well, I'm sure they'll be excited when you tell them you're bringing new life into the world.
254
Is that how you felt when she got pregnant?
255
About the baby?
256
Yeah.
257
The guy who did it?
258
Mutual.
259
They kid around like that.
260
Yeah, it's all good fun.
261
Well, regardless of what goes on with your parents, we want you to know that we are here for you and the baby,
262
who we will love and cherish.
263
Thank you.
264
Me too.
265
In fact, if you want, I can go with you to tell your parents.
266
Yeah, and then my father could shoot you.
267
I'm not kidding.
268
Maybe it would be better if you went to your parents with good news first.
269
And what would that be?
270
Well, everybody loves a wedding.
271
Would you stop with that?
272
It needs to be discussed.
273
No, it doesn't.
274
I'm having a baby.
275
I don't need to marry another one.
276
I know I'm young now, but think about it.
277
When you're a dried up old lady, I'll be your hot trophy husband.
278
Maybe her dad should put you down.
279
What's up?
280
Why will Mom and Dad tell us what's going on?
281
Well, there might be several reasons for that, but right off the top of my head, I'd say none of your damn business.
282
Mom's having a baby and that's none of our business?
283
Huh.
284
Is that what you think's going on?
285
Isn't it?
286
No. Then what's going on?
287
None of your damn business.
288
We need to talk.
289
Kind of busy.
290
This is important.
291
I was talking to Pastor Jeff about our little situation.
292
Why would you tell him?
293
He doesn't know it's Georgie.
294
But people are going to find out eventually, and they're going to judge all of us.
295
Who cares what people think?
296
I care.
297
We live in this town.
298
I work at the church.
299
Hello?
300
Heads up, the twins were just here and they were asking a bunch of questions.
301
You didn't tell them, did you?
302
No, but I know there's a baby in the mix.
303
Actually, I thought you were having it.
304
Oh, Lord.
305
Yeah.
306
Anyway, they're going to be there any minute. Have fun.
307
What now?
308
We're home and we want answers. That. In here.
309
We want to know what's going on.
310
And we know it has something to do with the baby.
311
And we know it's not yours.
312
So whose is it?
313
This is a private matter, and it does not concern you.
314
It's Georgie.
315
You don't know that.
316
It all makes sense.
317
You were talking with him in the garage the other night.
318
And word on the street is he's sexually active.
319
Ew. So?
320
Who's Peggers?
321
Yes, who?
322
All right.
323
Family meeting now.
324
I'll leave you to it.
325
George.
326
Fudge.
327
Okay, yes.
328
Your brother's gonna have a baby. With whom?
329
Her name is Mandy.
330
Ooh, she's the one that's older than him.
331
How much older?
332
That's not important.
333
That means a lot.
334
Thank you.
335
Do I really need to be here for this?
336
Yes.
337
Double fudge.
338
Are they getting married?
339
We don't know, but probably.
340
Married?
341
It would be better for them and better for the baby.
342
And better for you so your church friends don't get down in shape.
343
We'll talk about this later.
344
Ooh, a subcommittee just formed.
345
Exciting.
346
The important thing is, is that you both need to keep this quiet.
347
This is family business.
348
I have to keep a secret.
349
I'm not good at those.
350
It's not a secret.
351
No one's going to ask you about it.
352
It's just a thing you don't need to bring up.
353
But what if I do?
354
What if you don't?
355
But now it's all I can think about.
356
What if my mouth loses control?
357
You're good at keeping promises, right?
358
Very.
359
Great.
360
Then promise you won't tell me, buddy.
361
That's an interesting workaround.
362
However...
363
You're not telling anyone.
364
Fine.
365
I'm going to be an aunt.
366
That's so weird.
367
Not as weird as Uncle Sheldon.
368
Yeah, well, we're going to be grandparents.
369
And Nemo's going to be a great -grandmother.
370
That sounds so old.
371
Please tell her that.
372
Sorry again for being distracted earlier.
373
And I'm so sorry you got locked out.
374
I don't know how that happened.
375
My brother got a girl pregnant.
376
My mom wanted me to promise I wouldn't tell, but I never did, so technically I'm not breaking my word.
377
I don't care.
378
Thank you, but it's a secret, so please don't tell anyone.
379
Don't you have somewhere to go?
380
So that's it?
381
Nobody else said anything?
382
Good.
383
Because her parents still don't know, and if this gets out, she's going to be more pissed than ever.
384
Everything's going to be fine.
385
Let's just eat.
386
I kind of told
387
Heather I'm at school.
388
I told her to keep it a secret.
389
Did you keep it a secret?
390
No. Unbelievable.
391
Actually, I told someone at church today.
392
And I might have told Wayne.
393
I can't believe y 'all.
394
I know.
395
You'd expect it from me, but from them, it's a shocker.
396
I ain't hungry.
397
So, if you haven't told your parents yet, you might want to.
398
Because my family blabbed and it's out there.
399
I know.
400
I know you're angry.
401
I'm angry, too.
402
Please don't hang up.
403
Come in.
404
Hey.
405
Hey.
406
I just want to say I'm really sorry.
407
Forget it.
408
You have so much to deal with right now, and I made it worse.
409
People are going to find out eventually.
410
Do you think you're going to get married?
411
It ain't looking good.
412
Do you even want to?
413
Well, I do like her.
414
And I'm trying to do the right thing.
415
Whatever that is.
416
I can't believe you're going to be a dad.
417
Join the club.
418
Is that weird?
419
More terrifying than weird.
420
Yeah?
421
I don't know what I'm doing.
422
What if I mess this kid up?
423
You won't.
424
You sure?
425
I'm a high school dropout living out in his parents' garage.
426
Manny's right to not walk me around.
427
No, she's not.
428
She'd be lucky to have you. So will the baby.
429
Don't make me cry more.
430
Sorry.
431
It's the last nice thing he'll ever say to you.
432
So I told my folks about the baby. And?
433
They told me I'm on my own.
434
They want nothing to do with me.
435
Sorry.
436
Give it a minute.
437
They still might come around.
438
I didn't even get to the part where the father's 17 years old.
439
Something fun for next time.
440
When Mary told me she was pregnant, I reacted pretty much the same way that your folks did.
441
Not my finest moment.
442
Let me guess, they got married and suddenly you were okay with it?
443
Hell no. I don't want my daughter to marry that fat dumbass.
444
I shouldn't have said that.
445
He got fat later.
446
I'd laugh, but my mom gained 70 pounds when she had my little brother.
447
But I'll tell you something.
448
Georgie's gonna be there for you, whether you like it or not.
449
You may not know, but your feet are gonna swell up.
450
And your boobs.
451
I'll rub whatever you need rubbed.
452
I'm getting that impression.
453
Does you really think my folks will come around?
454
I don't know them, but babies have a magical power over people, especially grandparents.
455
Is that how you felt when Georgie was born?
456
Oh, it was love at first.
457
What's going on?
458
What's going on is people are talking about my brother behind my back instead of saying it to my face.
459
She's talking about Georgie, not me.
460
People talk about me behind my back, but it's about how smart I am.
461
I'll say it to your face.
462
Your brother's going to hell.
463
No, he's not.
464
Primarily because hell isn't real.
465
My mom said they should kick your whole family out of the church.
466
How about I kick your ass?
467
I'd like to see a try.
468
How about I help her?
469
How about I go get Pastor Rob?
470
Say one more thing about my family and see what happens.
471
Y 'all are white trash.
472
Whoa, what's going on here?
473
People are talking about Georgie.
474
Bunch of holy rollers with no lives.
475
Well, we are a tight -knit community, and sometimes that means what happens to one of us affects all of us.
476
Whether it's their business or not.
477
As Pastor Rob helped me realize, if I were in their shoes, I would have been judgmental myself.
478
Well, it's a mess, and something needs to be done.
479
I'm glad to hear you say that,
480
because I was thinking that maybe you could give a sermon reminding the congregation what Jesus said about judgment and forgiveness.
481
Making a teaching moment.
482
I like it.
483
That's a way to go.
484
But I was thinking, you've got a lot going on right now.
485
Maybe take some time off, focus on things at home.
486
Hold on.
487
Are you firing her?
488
No, no. Just a little leave of absence till things settle down.
489
Is that really necessary?
490
I believe it is.
491
As leaders of this church, we are held to a higher standard.
492
Are you asking us to leave the church?
493
Of course not.
494
Y 'all talk a big game about community and then turn your back when things get a little messy.
495
Okay, let's just take a breath.
496
You do that.
497
We're leaving.
498
Come on, Mary.
499
George, let's talk this through.
500
I've heard enough.
501
I'll be in a truck.
502
There must be another way.
503
It's all right.
504
I'll, um, clean out my office.
505
What are you doing?
506
Go to your room.
507
She's fine, Mary.
508
She needs to be punished. For what?
509
Sticking up for us?
510
She punched a boy in church.
511
I'll just go to my room.
512
Don't you move.
513
What are you watching?
514
MTV.
515
Watch MTV.
516
George.
517
I'm not punishing her for doing the right thing.
518
Violence is never the right thing.
519
I'm sorry, are we in California?
520
Sheldon was in my office earlier and was pretty upset about the situation at home.
521
What did he tell you?
522
Nothing much really, just that his parents were fighting all the time his older brother got a girl pregnant,
523
and his sister punched a little boy in Sunday school.
524
Oh, well, it's been a busy couple of days.
525
Just, you know, life, one thing after another.
526
Oh, ain't that the truth.
527
Anyway, I'm sure that you know this university has invested quite a bit in Sheldon's progress, and, well, not to be critical,
528
but he didn't come to you complaining about me.
529
What are you saying?
530
Are you saying that I'm not doing a good job as his mother?
531
Because I am doing the best that I can to hold this family together.
532
And I am tired of everyone blaming me.
533
I have half a mind to get in my car
534
and drive until I run out of the road and then start my life over again with a different name.
535
Okay.
536
Sure.
537
So, uh, sounds like you've got a handle on this.
538
So good to talk to you.
539
Have a lovely evening.
540
You too.
541
Oh.
542
It's okay.
543
Thank you.

Download App

Everything you need to speak fluently

AI PronunciationScore every sentence
IPA PracticeMaster every sound
VocabularyBuild your word bank
Vocab GameLearn while playing

Same Channel

FOR YOU

Recommend Video

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Every Time Georgie and Mandy’s Pregnancy Was Found Out”. This video has 543 sentences and 3125 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:48. The speaker talks at a steady 137 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 117 of its 543 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
marry verb/ˈmæɹi/To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
folk noun/foʊk/People, persons.
bedroom noun/ˈbɛdˌɹum/A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
garage noun/ɡəˈɹɑʒ/A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
knock verb/nɑk/To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
punch noun/pʌnt͡ʃ/A hit or strike with one's fist.
shoe noun/ˈʃu/A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
punish verb/ˈpʌnɪʃ/To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action…
primarily adverb/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost.
regardless adverb/ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.
rush verb/ɹʌʃ/To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
ghost noun/ɡoʊst/A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
trash noun/tɹæʃ/Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
come around verb/kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.
get out verbTo leave or escape.
bring up verbTo mention.
clean out verbTo clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.
drop out verbTo leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.
dry up verbTo become dry (often of weather); to lose water.
figure out verbTo come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • You're going to talk to me about big hair?
  • You think it's big now?
  • Are you sure this kid's even yours?
  • Are you sure that baby's mine?
  • Why'd you have to tell her?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itare hurt · was not knocked · be discussed
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've seen · I've been · haven't told
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwas just wondering · were saying · was talking
Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certainmight want · might be · might have

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 150 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, breathe /bɹiːð/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, heather /ˈhɛðɚ/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/, shoe /ˈʃu/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, trash /tɹæʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: primarily /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, apology /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, congregation /ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/, irresponsible /ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like whoa, marry, folk.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →