Shadowing Practice: Extra 1. Bölüm - İngilizce AltYazılı Dizi - Learn English Speaking with Video

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This is the story of Bridget and Annie who share a flat in London.
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They have a neighbor, Nick.
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Nick fancies Bridget.
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But Annie fancies Nick.
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That's the way it is until Bridget gets a letter from Argentina.
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Stand by for Extra.
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Gigi, did you get my message?
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Please call me Love John.
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P .S.
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Did you get the flowers? Is he stupid?
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I told you last night it's finished.
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Sorry, B.
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And don't call me Gigi.
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Yes, John.
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Yes, I got the cards and the flowers and the chocolates.
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Yes, and I got the cushion as well. But it's finished.
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Sorry.
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But please don't leave me.
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Don't cry.
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Oh, goodbye.
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Oh, and happy birthday.
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Ah, men.
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Come on, Charlie.
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Come on.
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Post, Bridget.
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Charlie and I have the post, don't we, Charlie?
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Give me the post, Charlie.
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Give me the post,
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Charlie drop it Charlie oh telephone
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bill gas bill electricity bill oh oh what's this a parcel for you, Bridget.
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Oh, good.
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What is it?
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Oh, it's from Mother.
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Oh, Bridget, darling, this arrived for you.
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And I made you this.
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Love for money.
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Oh.
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Oh, very you, Bridget.
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Mother.
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Oh, this is from Argentina.
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Argentina? Who from?
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What does it say?
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It says, hello, do you remember me?
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No. Seven years ago we was pen pals.
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We was, we were pen pals.
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Oh yeah, now I remember.
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It's Hector.
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Who's Hector?
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He was my pen pal seven years ago.
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I speak English good now.
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I speak English good.
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I speak English well now and I am coming to England Latin Americans I would like to sleep with you
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Do you have a bed for me?
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Oh, he wants to stay here But, um, what about the rules?
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Oh, a Latin American here.
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Oh, like Ricky Martin.
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Tall, handsome, rich.
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So, um, when is it coming?
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Oh, um, let me see.
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It says November the 5th.
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Oh, November the 5th. But that's...
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Today...
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Ah!
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Oh, it's you, Nick.
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Hi, babes.
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Hello, Nick.
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How are you?
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Great.
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Nice muscles.
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Here's your milk.
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Our milk?
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You mean our milk you borrowed three weeks ago.
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Oh, thanks, Nick.
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Now forget now, Fred.
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Would you like a drink, Nick?
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Would you like a drink, Nick?
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I said, would you like a drink, Nick?
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Oh, sorry.
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No, thanks.
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Oh, um, Bridget's friend is coming.
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Oh, yeah?
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Uh -huh, from Argentina.
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Wow. From Argentina.
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What's she like?
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She is a he.
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Huh?
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Not a girl, a boy.
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Oh.
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Tough guy, eh?
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Why don't I show you how to do it properly?
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Nick, I've told you before, nobody uses my bike.
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Nobody.
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Is that clear?
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Why not?
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Why not?
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If you touch my bike again, you are out.
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O -U -T, out.
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Clear?
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What?
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I said...
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hello hello i am called argentina i am from hector you mean i am called hector you are called Hector?
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Oh, no, no, no. I am called Annie.
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I am called Annie.
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No, she means I am called Hector.
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I am from Argentina.
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You are from Argentina.
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Oh, come on.
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Hi, Nadia.
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Bridget's pen pal arrived this morning.
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Hello.
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He is, hmm, strange.
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Hi, babes.
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Hello, Nick.
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Oh, and Nick from next door is so funny.
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He bought our milk back from three weeks ago.
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I forget nothing.
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Chrissy.
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Nick is so stupid.
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He touched my bike.
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Men.
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Nobody uses my bike.
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Nobody is that clear?
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Why not?
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Why not?
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Also Hector is here from Argentina.
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His English is not very good.
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I am called Argentina.
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I am from Hector.
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My cars.
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You play with cars?
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Yes.
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You play?
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No. I play with cars.
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He plays with cars.
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I read.
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I love the library.
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Fascinating.
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We go to the library too, don't we, Bridget?
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Yes.
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It's great.
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good I live here you live in a museum full
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of old things old things yes I have lots of old
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things I live in a museum okay I live in a museum Oh, thank you, Hector.
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And now we'll show you the flat.
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This is the bedroom.
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Thank you.
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One, two, when do you sleep?
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Er, no, you don't understand.
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We only have one bedroom one i have 20 20
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yes he lives in a museum with 20 bedrooms oh very funny 20 bedrooms
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well you can sleep here oh thank you
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oh no no no hector it's a bed a bed oh
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here's a cushion oh thank you oh this of course is the tv just relax i must go to the bathroom
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Psst!
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Annie!
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Bathroom!
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Now!
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Oh my goodness!
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What are we going to do?
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He plays with toy cars!
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He is not a sexy Argentinian.
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But he is sweet.
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And he is polite.
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But those clothes, oh, he is so old -fashioned.
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He must go.
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Room service.
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hello who are you oh you are quick good hey my luggage is downstairs
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bring it up please what are you doing
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i pull you come you are the butler the butler
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i am nick i live next door oh i am hector oh hector from argentina yes from argentina Where are the girls?
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The girls?
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Yeah, Bridget and Annie.
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Oh, they live here.
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Yeah, I know.
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Where's Bridget?
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Does she know you are here?
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Bridget, she gave me this.
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Oh.
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Hello, Nick.
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Oh, this is Hector from Argentina.
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Yeah, I know isn't he wonderful wonderful are you hungry we'll
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buy your lunch what would you like to eat fish
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and chips oh fish and chips Nick Hector make friends Nick teach Hector some English.
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Yeah, OK.
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I'll teach Hector some English.
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Yo, Dan.
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How's it going?
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The chicks in the apartment opposite have a visitor.
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Hector Oh, you are quick.
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Good.
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He can't speak English.
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Man, he thought I was the butler.
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I pull you come.
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You are the butler.
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The butler?
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And even worse, I think he fancies Bridget.
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She gave me this.
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The girls have gone out, so I will teach him to speak English.
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I'll teach Hector some English.
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See what I mean?
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Stay cool, end.
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P .S.
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Big decision.
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Today I joined an acting agency.
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Brad Pitt is history.
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OK, this is the oven.
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This is the oven.
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Annie's dog sleeps in the oven.
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Annie's dog sleeps in the oven.
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So you say, Annie, the dog is in the oven.
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Annie, the dog is in the oven.
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Great.
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Now Bridget.
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Oh.
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Oh dear.
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Well, Bridget likes strong men, especially strong legs.
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I am strong.
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Yeah?
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Can you cycle 50 kilometers?
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No way.
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Well, go on then, show me.
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Yeah, look.
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Adios, amigo.
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Oh, Bridget, Annie, lunch, fish and ships.
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Yes, lunch, Hector.
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Look, Bridget, 50 kilometers.
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Oh, Annie, the dog is in the oven.
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What?
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Hi.
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Everything okay?
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Great.
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I am, uh, how do you say, um...
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Dead.
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Hot.
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Hot, yeah, I am hot.
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I need a...
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Shower.
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Yeah, I need a shower.
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Be my guest.
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Oh, thank you.
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right that's it he must go why he is
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so nice he used my bike oh yeah and he said
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that the dog was in the oven what a horrible joke
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where is charlie charlie what a bad bad boy he must go Can he stay with you, Nick?
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Uh -uh.
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Sorry, ladies.
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Oh, please, Nick.
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You have a spare room.
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No way.
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Not my problem.
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He must go now.
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But he's in the shower.
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I don't care.
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Hector!
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Please come out.
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We want to talk to you.
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I like fish as it's a...
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Hector, please come out.
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We want to talk to you.
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Okay, one moment, please.
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I like this and sit.
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Yes, you want me?
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We think...
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We...
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We...
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We have a problem.
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It's like this.
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Go on then, tell him.
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Yes, Bridget?
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Hector, the thing is...
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Stay there.
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I'll talk to him.
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Hector, can I have a word, please?
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Ricky Martin!
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Actually, is this you?
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Yes, and my parents.
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The Romero family.
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One of the richest families in Argentina. Who are these?
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My...
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Servant?
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Yeah, my servant.
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Your cars?
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Yeah, my cars.
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Hector, you are rich.
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Why stay here?
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I want friends.
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Good friends.
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People like you for your money.
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That's awful.
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Um, listen.
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Keep it a secret.
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OK.
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OK.
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Perhaps he could stay here.
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Yes, poor boy.
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Hector, come and stay with me.
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I have two rooms.
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Shut up, Nick.
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Hector will stay with us, won't you, Hector?
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Hector, come and sit down.
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Hector, please, call me Gigi.
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Oh, Charlie, there you are.
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Oh, Annie, the dog is in the oven.
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The oven?
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Yes, Nick is a good English teacher.
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Yes, a very good English teacher.
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I'd love to see your photos again.
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Oh, me too.
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Oh, your sweet toy cars.
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They are not toys.
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Today, Hector arrives and it's bonfire night.
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Let's party.
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What sort of music do you like?
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Music?
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Yeah, music.
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You know, soul, funk, dance.
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Watch me like this.
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Interesting.
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I dance like this.
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Oh.
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I'll get in!
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I'll get in.
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Hello.
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Oh, yeah, that's great.
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Sure, come up.
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It's the landlady!
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The tarantula!
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Quick hide, Hector!
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I'm off by a two weeks' rent.
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Next time in Extra, the flatmates go shopping for Hector.
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Hector goes shopping for the girls.
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But what happens when Hector goes shopping for himself?
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Extra, don't miss it.
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We'll be right back.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 334 sentences and 1542 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:19. The speaker talks slowly, about 66 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
hector verb/ˈhɛktɚ/To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
nickname noun/ˈnɪkneɪm/A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
oven noun/ˈʌ.vn̩/A chamber used for baking or heating.
butler noun/ˈbʌt.lɚ/A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
bedroom noun/ˈbɛdˌɹum/A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
arrive verb/əˈɹaɪv/To reach; to get to a certain place.
fancy noun/ˈfæn.si/The imagination.
flower noun/ˈfloʊɚ/A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
chip noun/t͡ʃɪp/A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
babe noun/beɪb/A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
servant noun/ˈsɝvənt/One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
pal noun/pæl/A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
cushion noun/ˈkʊʃən/A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.
awful adjective/ˈɔːfʊl/Very bad.
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
come out verb/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/To be discovered; to be revealed.
come up verbTo emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
go out verbTo leave, especially a building.
shut up/ʃʌt ʌp/Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)…
sit down verbTo assume a sitting position from a standing position.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've told · have gone
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwe'll show · I'll teach · will teach
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessarymust go
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowam coming · is coming

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, tarantula /təˈɹæn.t͡ʃə.lə/

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 hector, nickname, oven.

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.

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