Shadowing Practice: FERDINAND Clips + Trailer (2017) John Cena - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Ah, it's going to be a good one.
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Well, I can feel it in my horns.
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Hey, Maria, you ready to put those wings to work?
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Hey, hey, hey, I just finished herding those chickens.
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Launch!
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Maria?
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Oh, no. Maria?
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Well, congratulations.
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Maria!
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You shot Maria into the sun.
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Oh, way to go, Maria.
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Who says a chicken can't fly?
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Uh, the laws of nature say it.
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i say it chickens are chickens here we go dogs are dogs and bulls are bulls yeah right normal
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hey if i was a normal bull i would never found this farm
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and we wouldn't be brothers a dog and a bull can't be brothers
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that would be weird really then why does your tail wag
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when i call your brother brother hey stop that looks like weird with the new normal buddy
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stop the truck stop the truck there's been a mistake
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he's going to tear that truck apart get the calming goat where's the calming goat
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real classy guys way to treat a lady who's
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that hey big guy name's lupe i'm gonna be your calming goat my calming goat
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that's right i'm here to soothe you now so you can maim
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and gore things later let's try some deep relaxing breaths in out
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you're not helping oh yeah well maybe you're not helping you ever think of
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that no because no one ever wants to help the stinking and calming goat, right?
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Okay, now I got to calm myself down.
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I need to get down!
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Oh, oh, sorry about that.
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So sorry, so sorry.
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Here you go, here you go.
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Hey, I'm John Cena.
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Check out this clip from Ferdinand and get the film from Fandango now.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh Don't go into the light!
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Live, buddy!
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Live!
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Sorry, I almost killed you.
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Ow.
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Wow.
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You weren't kidding about the bugs.
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He saw us, but he's still.
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Why would you stop?
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We have to do something.
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All right, let's do it old school.
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Um, are you trying to steal my stuff?
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Oh, no, we'd never do something like that.
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Nope, not us.
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You have offended us, sir.
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I'm sorry, little guys.
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I feel terrible.
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Don't fall for it, Fern.
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They're filthy weasels.
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Hey, we're not filthy weasels.
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We're filthy hedgehogs.
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She knows what we are.
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Yeah, beady -eyed little thieves.
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We're not thieves, we're survivors.
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Balls!
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Let's roll!
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Oh, wait!
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Hold up, the flower!
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I can't wait to show you off to the rest of the guys.
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Ferdinand, is that you?
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Hey, guys.
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Little Ferdinand, you've had a growth spurt.
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Suddenly, I regret every time I called you weirdo.
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Don't sweat it, Bones.
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We're good.
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My gosh, what have they been feeding you?
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Oh, hey, guapo?
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That's right.
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The one and only.
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Ah, I get it.
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You try to come back here and intimidate us?
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Because let me tell you something.
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I am not intimidated by your freakish hugeness.
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Oh, mama.
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I don't know you, but I'm not scared of you, you sorry sack of meat.
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You're an affront to my nostrils.
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Angus, you're talking to his butt.
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there you are you ready to go I'm sorry Nina Ferdinand can't come to the festival this year
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but he goes with us every year I know
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but he's not a little calf anymore then I won't go either listen honey it's for his own good but Dad,
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it's just Verdinand.
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But outside this farm they don't know him like we do
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Sorry little big guy I'll bring you back to the prettiest bouquet in town, okay?
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Hey, cheer up buddy flowers are overrated anyway, huh?
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You couldn't pay me to go to that festival
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Hey, why don't we bring Paco?
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Fun, right?
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I guess.
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I am not stoked about this.
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Not stoked at all.
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This doesn't make any sense.
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I'm not a little calf anymore, so what?
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More of me to love.
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And besides, bigger bull, bigger helper.
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I'm going.
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nope no no Juan said no Juan said no I'm not going it's settled
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but Nina will be miserable without me she needs me
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but I need to go but I need to stay
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and go stay
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and go what do I do what do I do what do I do what do I do
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if that orange doesn't fall by the time I count to three I'm going one
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If that rock is still there by the time
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What could you possibly need that for?
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Okay, if that egg doesn't hatch by the time I count to ten I'm going one Didn't hatch flower festival
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Hey, you forgot your bike.
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I'll leave it right here.
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Wow.
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Oh, wow!
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Whoa!
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This is some next -level stuff. That was odd.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh
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Oh, now we act like a bull?
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Do we have a situation here?
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It's okay!
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It's okay!
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He won't hurt anyone!
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My baby!
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The beast got my baby!
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A beast? Where?
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I'm coming, little baby!
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We're out of the way!
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Gershaw!
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Oh, no. Oh.
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Okay.
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Think thin.
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Step light your feather a 2 ,000 pound feather
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Ferdinand,
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Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand,
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Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand,
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Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand,
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Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Ferdin Hey, I thought I was the good boy
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But if the world sees Ferdinand as one thing a fighter, I am here to select a bull
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My hands are my instruments as are my arms next chest and buttocks
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Nope, I'll pass.
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Thanks.
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You guys go ahead.
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I know exactly how Ferdinand feels.
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Let's go out there and give it a hundred and ten percent
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Actually, I'm gonna pass on the violence
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This is on fire
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You finally ready to fight?
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Come on!
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I am not a fighting bull.
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The movie sends a message that resonates very strongly with me.
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Don't judge a bull by his cover.
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There are places out there where you don't get pushed around for being yourself.
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Heads for one and hog for all.
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Oh, don't leave me hanging.
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Everybody in!
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Wake up me!
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from the creators of ice age and rio i'm getting out of this place
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can you just try to be a little more quiet
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The door to freedom.
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Just do exactly what we do.
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Maybe don't do exactly as we do.
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We'll be right back.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “FERDINAND Clips + Trailer (2017) John Cena”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Ferdinand, bull, Maria, calming, goat. This video has 171 sentences and 1318 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:56. The speaker talks slowly, about 88 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bull noun | /bʊl/ | Specifically, one that is uncastrated. |
| goat noun | /ɡoʊt/ | Any ruminant of the genus Capra. |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
| filthy adjective | /ˈfɪlθi/ | Covered with filth; very dirty. |
| beast noun | /biːst/ | Any four-footed land mammal. |
| thief noun | /ˈθiːf/ | One who carries out a theft. |
| hatch verb | /hæt͡ʃ/ | To emerge from an egg. |
| stoke verb | /stəʊk/ | To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace. |
| calf noun | /kɑːf/ | A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo. |
| feather noun | /ˈfɛðə/ | A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display. |
| strongly adverb | /ˈstɹɔŋli/ | In a strong or powerful manner. |
| thin adjective | /ˈθɪn/ | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| select verb | /sɪˈlɛkt/ | To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| cheer up verb | To become happier or less downcast. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| get down verb | /ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/ | To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. | |
| hold up verb | To wait or delay. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- My gosh, what have they been feeding you?
- You try to come back here and intimidate us?
- I'm not a little calf anymore, so what?
- What could you possibly need that for?
- Do we have a situation here?
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 | there's been · have offended · you've had |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're not helping · you're talking · I'm going |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | won't go · will be · I'll leave |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | it's going to be · he's going to tear · gonna be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 56 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: filthy /ˈfɪlθi/, thief /ˈθiːf/, feather /ˈfɛðə/, thin /ˈθɪn/, soothe /suːð/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, freakish /ˈfɹiːkɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/, overrated /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/, intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
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 bull, goat, flower.
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.