Shadowing Practice: Extra English episode 16 Uncle Nick - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This is the story of Bridget and Annie who share a flat in London and the boys next door, Nick and his friend Hector from Argentina.
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Annie loves Hector, and Hector loves Annie.
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And Bridget and Nick are going out, most of the time.
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So will the happy couples stay together?
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Find out in Extra.
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Mmm, chocolate mousse.
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Mmm, peanut butter.
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Mmm, strawberry yogurt.
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Nice.
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Ooh!
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Oh, sorry,
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Annie X-Sams.
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I forgot.
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I won't make a sound.
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Oh, sorry,
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Annie.
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Hector!
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Stop.
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Do not eat that apple.
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Oh, sorry.
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You want the honey?
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No, Hector, it's too noisy.
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I am trying to revise.
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My exams are next week.
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Oh, I need some classical music.
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Sorry, Annie.
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Oh Annie?
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Annie!
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Why is Hector hanging out of the window?
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Oh, poor Hector!
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Oh, Hector, are you OK?
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The window is dirty.
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Well, then it's a job for a window cleaner, not a cleaner.
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Well, then it's a job for a window cleaner, not you.
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Hey guys Look at these.
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It's pictures of my makeover What is a makeover?
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It's it's when they use makeup to turn this into this Just joking
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Bridget, they're fantastic.
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You look like a film star.
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Cameron Diaz, watch out!
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Yeah.
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Were you wearing lots of make-up?
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No. Um, anyway, what are they for?
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Well, Nick wants to be a Hollywood movie star.
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And if he can do it, I can do it.
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Really?
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You are going to tell George Dukas about me?
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What?
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THE George Dukas?
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The Hollywood director?
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You're going to tell him what a great actor I am?
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Oh, Victoria!
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Thank you so much!
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How can I thank you?
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Oh.
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Can't anyone else do it?
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Yes!
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Of course I want you to tell George about me.
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No problem.
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See you later.
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Ciao.
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That was my, er, friend, Victoria Yallop, the really good actress.
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Yeah, she's a really good actress.
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Neeeeeeek!
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Door away!
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Well, guess what?
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She's going to tell George Dukas, the Hollywood director, all about you.
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Yeah, how did you know?
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Lucky guess.
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And what do you have to do for her?
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Nothing.
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She wants me to look after something for her.
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Victoria Yallop, Nick is expecting you.
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Nick, darling!
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This must be so much trouble for you.
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No problem, no problem at all.
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Sweet.
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OK, three rules.
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No meat, clean underpants in the morning, and in bed by eight.
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Now meat... Where are you?
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Come here!
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Nick, Nick Lucas.
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Lucas, say hello to Uncle Nicky-Wicky!
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Hi.
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Good joke.
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Well, I must dash.
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George is waiting for me.
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Don't worry, Nick.
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I'm going to tell him all about you.
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What's up?
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Lucas, be a good boy for Uncle Nicky Weeky.
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Oh!
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Don't tell me.
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Nightmare on Elm Street.
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Goodbye, darlings.
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Goodbye!
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I'm hungry.
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Nick?
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What is going on?
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Hang on.
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Huh.
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Um, Victoria's au pair has run off with the person. So?
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So, she's got no one to look after Lucas.
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So, why can't she look after her own son?
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Because she's going to meet George Dukas. Where?
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New York.
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New York!
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She'll be back tomorrow.
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Tomorrow?
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He's very sweet, but what about my exams?
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It won't be a problem.
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You won't even notice him.
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You'd better not.
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My exams are next week and I'm trying to revise.
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Oh, but this place is so noisy.
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Hector!
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Stop, I don't believe it.
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There is a seven-year-old boy staying with us.
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It's all Nick's fault.
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Say hello to Uncle Nicky-Wicky!
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I think there's trouble with the head.
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Annie!
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Have you seen these?
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You showed me earlier.
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No. Look.
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It's that.. that child!
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What's that noise?
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Oh, Lucas is playing ball.
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Oh, is he?
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Who is he?
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Oh, you've made me do that.
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He's on my bike.
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I know.
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Just don't go in the bathroom.
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I said
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don't go in the bathroom.
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And I don't know what he's done with the toilet paper.
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Oh, poor Charlie.
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I'm hungry.
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Nick, where have you been?
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Shopping for Lucas.
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Nick, you must take control of him.
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Maybe I'm trying.
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Nick, I'm trying to work.
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I'm trying to revise for my exams.
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Oh!
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OK, OK.
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Very nice, Lucas.
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Maybe later?
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I know.
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Let's play games.
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Oh!
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I've got Twister.
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Oh, great.
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Oh, OK.
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Boys versus girls.
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So, I'll just move my left foot over to you.
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It is stuck.
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Okay, I'll move my hand.
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Hey, I can't move.
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Nor can I.
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What's happening?
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Lucas?
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What have you done?
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Lucas.
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Come here.
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Lucas.
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Come on.
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Lucas.
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Oh, please.
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Oh, please.
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Oh, please.
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Oh, please.
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Oh.
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The good news is Victoria is going to tell the Hollywood director George Dukas all about me.
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I'm going to tell him all about you.
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The bad news is her seven-year-old son Lucas is staying with us.
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He's cute, but he's always hungry.
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I'm hungry.
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I'm hungry.
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He likes playing tricks too.
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I knew Lucas would be trouble.
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My bathroom is a mess.
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He ruined my makeover photos.
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And he plays the violin.
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Badly.
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Oh!
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Hi, Lucas.
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Where have you been?
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To the zoo.
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Oh, where's Nick?
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He had to take the penguin back.
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The penguin?
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Yeah, it must have fallen into my bag.
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Oh.
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What are you listening to?
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I said, what are you listening to?
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Dog Puffy Dog.
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Oh, can I listen?
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Hey!
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This is good!
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Here we go!
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Sorry.
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Hector?
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Lucas, come here.
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Lucas, why are you so...
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Hey, that's me.
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Lucas, do you want to be like me?
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A news reporter?
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Well, to be a good news reporter, you have to do everything exactly as I do.
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Hey!
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Master!
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All good news readers, brush their teeth...
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Check!
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Comb their hair...
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Check!
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And say goodnight.
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I'm hungry.
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Check.
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Goodnight.
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Goodnight, sugar plum.
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Haven't you got a girlfriend, Lucas?
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Oh, girls are wonderful.
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Especially Bridget.
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Girls are yuck.
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Especially Bridget.
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Yeah, well, anyway, time for bed.
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Nick, thank you for a lovely day.
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Well, that's OK, little fellow.
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We'll have more fun tomorrow.
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Night-night.
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Sweet kid!
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Ha!
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Ha!
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How.. does he do that?
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How.. does he do that?
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How did you do that?
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You ready?
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You ready?
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I've had enough of you, you Lego!
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Now, sweetie, that was very good, but Auntie Bridget thinks you should stretch more like this.
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Would you like a cup of tea?
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MUSIC Er...ha?
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Oh, hi, Nick.
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This is Joe.
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No, he was just telling me about window cleaning.
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So, I see.
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So, you want my girlfriend, do you?
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Aha!
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Thanks, Lucas.
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Nick, Joe, stop!
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No, he started it!
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Nick, what are you doing?
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Electric socks.
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Jack!
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How do you do that?
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Oh, poor Joe.
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Oh, I haven't paid him.
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Joe!
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Has Bridget just run off with the window cleaner?
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Yep.
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Yep.
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Coo-coo!
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Anybody home?
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Lucas, my darling, I'm back.
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Give your mummy a hug.
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How was George?
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Wonderful.
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So, did you tell George about, you know?
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You know?
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What?
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Did you tell George Dukas about me?
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What a good actor I am.
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I'm so sorry, darling.
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I completely forgot.
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It was all so exciting.
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Lucas, you're going to have a new daddy.
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George and I are going to be married.
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I'm going to be Mrs George Dukas.
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Hey, that means you are going to be Lucas Lucas.
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Lucas, come with me and meet your new daddy.
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See?
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Goes a yacht.
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Next time in Extra.
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Bridget gets a new computer, the boys get competitive, and Annie gets a surprise.
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Extra, don't miss it!
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 290 sentences and 1249 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:53. 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| exam verb | /ɪɡˈzæm/ | Shortened form of examine |
| darling noun | /ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/ | Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one. |
| actress noun | /ˈæk.tɹɪs/ | A female who performs on the stage or in films. |
| daddy noun | /ˈdædi/ | Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father. |
| reporter noun | /ɹɪˈpoɹ.tɚ/ | Someone or something that reports. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| penguin noun | /ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/ | Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual… |
| noisy adjective | /ˈnɔɪzi/ | Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound |
| trick noun | /ˈtɹɪk/ | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
| badly adverb | /ˈbæd.li/ | In a bad manner. |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| stretch verb | /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ | To lengthen by pulling. |
| reader noun | /ˈɹi.dɚ/ | A person who reads. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| run off with verb | To steal or abscond with. | |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. | |
| make up verb | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | To constitute, to compose. |
| stay together verb | To remain loyal in times of stress or difficulty; to avoid separation despite pressure to do so. | |
| watch out | Used to warn someone of an imminent danger. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 40 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brush /bɹʌʃ/, dash /ˈdæʃ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like hungry, exam, darling.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has run · you've made · haven't paid |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are going · am trying · is expecting |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | are going to tell · You're going to tell · She's going to tell |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will the · won't make · She'll be |
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.